Chateau Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac 1er Grand Cru classe Red 2012

Grape

85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc.

Tasting notes

The 2012 Château Mouton Rothschild, a Premier Grand Cru Classé from Pauillac, is a wine of balance, vibrancy, and refined power, with graceful aging potential. It presents a deep, near-black hue with subtle, shimmering reflections.

The nose is complex and inviting, blending blackcurrant and crushed blackberry with layered aromas of cigar box, spice, and a hint of graphite. On the palate, it is full-bodied and structured, with dense, velvety tannins and a core of cocoa, vanilla, and dark fruit. The wine finishes with seductive freshness, aromatic intensity, and a lingering mineral tension.

A beautifully composed Mouton that reflects both the house’s pedigree and the distinctive elegance of the 2012 vintage.

Expert Ratings

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96/100

"Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2012 Mouton-Rothschild clearly has the upper hand over the 2011, if not quite at the level of the 2009, 2010 and what I envisage will be the 2015. There is obviously greater fruit intensity here, as if the contrast has been dialed up a couple of notches. It is quite showy on the nose, preening in its infancy with pure black cherries, graphite and hints of cold slate-like scents, later that hint of seaweed I observed when tasted blind a few months earlier. The palate is beautifully balanced with great vim and vigor. This is a Mouton that will not be put down - vivacious, vivid and delineated with wonderful focus and crucially, impressive persistence on the finish. Do not underestimate this Mouton-Rothschild, because I can see an upswing as it matures in bottle. Tasted April 2016." Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate

More about Chateau Mouton Rothschild here...