Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2021

WEINWISSER: "89 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Merlot, 1 % Cabernet Franc, pH 3.73, 13.1 Vol.-%, 100 % neue Barriques. Dicht verwobenes Bouquet, Waldhimbeere, betörender Irisparfum, frischer Schattenmorellensaft, erkalteter Earl Grey-Tee, Bergpfeffer, Heidelbeergelee. Delikat mit seidiger Textur,, rahmiger Fülle, balancierter Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und komplexem Körper. Im katapultartigen Finale schwarzer Johannisbeernektar, ungemein «sapid», da läuft einem das Wasser im Mund zusammen, so Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy lächelnd."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A firm and compact Mouton with a powerful tannin frame for the vintage, yet it remains fine and precise as it opens to a velvety texture. Black fruit with tar, pencil lead and tobacco. Driven and firm. A little angular and tight at the moment. 89% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot and 1% cabernet franc."

DECANTER: "Gorgeous deep pink purple rim to the glass. The nose is bright and intense, heady with perfumed aromatics and edges of graphite, cocoa and sweet red cherries. Such clarity on the palate, excellent tension from the get go with beautifully expressed cherry and strawberry fruit that has a soft, ripe fleshy core. The tannins are fine but plentiful, coating the mouth providing the structure and frame. This has such a sense of quiet confidence - it's not shouting so much but gently showing off its many layers of fruit, acidity, minerality and freshness. This really grows on you, expanding and deepening as the flavours travel across the palate, coming in waves. Understated and introverted at the moment but still harmonious and classy. I love it. Just 41% of grand vin."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Deep garnet with purple accents around the rim. Asian spice, cedar, tobacco leaf, cocoa, licorice, flowers, and blackberries, with black cherry and light notes of espresso show up with ease on the nose. The wine is full-bodied, with incredible polish, plushness, and supple textures, yet it remains classic in style and character. Balanced on the corners of freshness, length, character, and complexity. This is not a Mouton Rothschild that is about concentration, flamboyance, and power. Instead, it is focused on ist purity, energy, and refined, silky tannins. It is also not a vintage that will demand decades to develop into maturity. It should be gorgeous to drink with perhaps a decade of age and will evolve for at least 2-3 decades after that with ease. The wine blends 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, 13.1% ABV. The harvest took place on September 25, finishing October 6. Drink from 2030-2060."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "95–97. Barrel Sample. Big, rich and sumptuously smoky, this has density and power. Its blackberry tones are structured, with a core of tannins. This very fine wine has all the classic attributes of a Mouton, just slightly lighter."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Mouton Rothschild is a terrific wine in the making, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cherries and wild berries mingled with notions of violets, espresso roast, pipe tobacco and mint. Medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, it's a layered, enveloping wine that's ample and concentrated, with succulent acids, melting tannins and a long, resonant finish. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc that attained 13.1% alcohol, this is a demonstrative, sensual Mouton that's the fruit of extreme selection, and that may well make my score seem conservative with further élevage. Bravo to the talented Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy and his team."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Feine Edelholzwürze, schwarze Waldbeeren, zart nach Cassis und kandierten Orangenzesten, etwas Nelken, typisches Bukett. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, feine, seidige Tannine, mineralisch und frisch, ein ausgewogener Wein, bereits zugänglich, finessenreich und mit recht guter Länge ausgestattet, feiner Nougatnachhall."

VINUM: "Ein besonderer Mouton von ungewöhnlicher Rasse, nicht wie so oft der Opulenz verpflichtet, sondern der Frische und Ausgewogenheit, von grosser, sehniger Länge, mit fruchtig-pfeffrigem Finale."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2021 Château Mouton Rothschild is terrific, and while it plays in the more medium-bodied, elegant style of the vintage, it's perfectly balanced and has plenty of richness as well as texture. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, brought up in new barrels, it's a charming, balanced, elegant, forward Mouton."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Blackcurrant and cranberry notes indicate the dominance of Cabernet in the blend. Meaty but fresh on the palate, the tannins silky and dense. Plenty of substance here, the fruit generous, the tannins firm, providing length on the finish. Rich, within the context of the vintage, but fresh at the same time. Looks to have staying power. (JL)"

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2021 Mouton Rothschild is composed of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, harvested from 25 September to 6 October, and aging in 100% new oak. Deep purple-black colored, it needs a little swirling to unlock classic notions of warm cassis, pencil shavings, and ripe black plums, leading to hints of lavender, cracked black pepper, and crushed rocks. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound with layers of black fruits and mineral undertones, framed by fine-grained tannins and bags of freshness, finishing on a lingering iron ore note. pH 3.73. IPT 59."