chateau mouton rothschild 1er cru classe pauillac

Château Mouton Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2005

Destination

vintage

portfolio

2005

3x1.5L

£4,429.22

Château Mouton Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2005

2005

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Château Mouton Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2005

A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, showing on the nose some of the exoticism more prevalent in the Petit Mouton. Quite restrained aromatically, with delicate vanilla and hints of tobacco leaf, but a very different story on the palate: immediately obvious is the wine’s scale and body, full, broad, and deep, with a firm structure and every cubic millimetre packed with flavour: toasty oak, buckets of blackcurrant, mocha complexity. The tannins are very fine and well integrated and the finish is long, fine and balanced. A very impressive Mouton indeed.

Maturity:

Keep/Drink

ABV:

13%

100/100

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

This is pure pleasure, with tiny pulses of electricity, brushed leather, sulphur, loam, truffle, blackberry, black cherry, with touches of silky tannins, smoked caramel and black chocolate. A wine that makes you smile, so much depth and power, barely out of its primary phase, but we are starting now to get the whole picture of what it will become. There is a lush edge to the tannins now that was not the case even two years ago. Such a different expression from the 2009 and 2010 Mouton, with this a little more old school in its charms, and for me you can now project yourself foraward, more like the 1986, a little dry and strict at first, but finessed and gorgeous, delivering grip, punch and magic. Eric Tourbier and Philippe Dhalluin on the technical team. 63% first wine, extremely low for the time (lowest since 1975, whereas today they are regularly below 50%). If you are going to open this anytime soon, think of it as a bottle to enjoy very slowly over four or five hours seeing the nuances develop. 100% new oak.

Date Reviewed:

09/2022

98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent

The 2005 Mouton Rothschild is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-brick in color, it soars from the glass with an opulent, flamboyant nose of blackcurrant cordial, black cherry preserves, and violets with licorice, espresso, and clove oil in the background. Medium to full-bodied, this is a more structured face of Mouton, delivering a firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and decadent. Still so youthful, this is just the opening act for this show-stopper, but what an entrance! Drink it now to 2060+. Philippine de Rothchild was still in charge of the estate at this time and Philippe Dhalluin, who started in 2004, was the winemaker.

Date Reviewed:

07/2022

98/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

One of the real highlights on the Left Bank, the 2005 Mouton Rothschild is a dark, potent Pauillac. Black cherry, plum, chocolate, spice and leather all take shape in the glass. The 2005 is a dense, powerful and explosive wine endowed with tremendous energy and pure power. The fruit is just starting to emerge, but Mouton remains a very tight, super-classic wine. With time in the glass, some of the natural richness and radiance of the year starts to emerge. Even so, the 2005 is still very young and closed. A few more years in bottle will only be beneficial. Impressive. Tasted two times.

Date Reviewed:

04/2021

specifications

country:

France

region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Pauillac

Producer:

Château Mouton Rothschild

style:

Red

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

Allergen Information:

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.

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Château Mouton Rothschild

Viticulture at the Mouton estate dates back to the early 18th century when Joseph de Brane purchased the estate from the Segur family. The wines’ reputation grew, but following the sale to a Parisian banker, Isaac Thuret, the estate’s fortunes took a turn for the worse. The estate gradually fell into a state of disrepair. Although Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild purchased the estate in 1853, it was too late to turn the estate around in time for the 1855 classification. Originally entered as a 2nd growth, years of investment by the Rothschild family saw the property elevated to 1st growth status in 1973.

There are 75 hectares rising to an altitude of 40 metres just to the north of Pauillac. Plantings are dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), with 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot and just 2% Petit Verdot. The estate also produces a white wine, Aile d’Argent from their plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. Herve Berland, responsible for much of the estate’s progress over the past decade has recently moved to Chateau Montrose, but Philippe Dhalluin remains in charge of the cellar and will no doubt continue to push the qualitative bar ever higher.

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