2016 Chateau Mouton Rothschild

Château Mouton Rothschild 2016 comes from the legendary estate in Pauillac and is a milestone vintage, composed of approximately 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The 2016 growing season featured a cool spring, warm summer and ideal autumn conditions, delivering small yet ripe berries and very strong concentration and structure.
On the nose this wine presents intense aromas of blackcurrant cordial, blackberry compote, graphite, licorice and crushed stone. On the palate it is full-bodied, tightly structured with ultra-fine tannins, a deep mid-palate and an amazingly persistent mineral-tinged finish. Designed for long-term cellaring, it promises decades of evolution. 

Selected Reviews & Notes

• “Dark ruby, purple colour. Aromas of blackcurrants, black truffle, crushed stone, licorice and hints of tar. Full-bodied, deep and vertical on the palate, drawing you in and down. The structure is very tannic and powerful, yet the tannins are folded into the wine. One of the most powerful Moutons ever for me.” — James Suckling (100 points)

• “A towering, thrilling wine … remarkably vivid and powerful, and yet a gentler, more feminine side emerges with time in the glass. The intense, mineral, savory profile recalls the 1986, but the 2016 has more grace, inner sweetness and sophistication than that wine.” — Lisa Perrotti‑Brown MW (100 points)

• “Full-bodied, concentrated, bold and totally seductive in the mouth, it has very fine-grained, silt-like tannins, while jam-packed with tightly wound fruit layers, finishing in this wonderful array of mineral sparks. Magic.” — Neal Martin for The Wine Advocate (100 points)