Bordeaux 2025: Château Mouton Rothschild and family

MAGNIFICENT MOUTON

Made almost exclusively from Cabernet Sauvignon, the Mouton Rothschild 2025 is a rare and spellbinding creation from Jean-Philippe Danjoy and his team. Intense, luxuriant and ultra-refined, this is classic Mouton with its broad and expressive aromatics, waves of lavish fruit, wrapped in distinguished, detailed tannins. Whilst already remarkably attractive, this promises to be a serious, long-terml Mouton that will age gracefully for many decades.

We would also highlight Mouton’s excellent white wine, Aile d’Argent, released today at £660/6 IB and their second wine Le Petit Mouton at £732/6 IB. Furthermore, if you want to experience the Mouton family without having to pay First Growth prices, both d’Armailhac (£184/6 IB) and Clerc Milon (£310/6 IB) offer exceptional quality at a fraction of the price.

CRITICS' NOTES

“A blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, the 2025 Mouton Rothschild is a dense, powerful wine, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crème de cassis, blueberries, espresso roast, cigar wrapper and violet. Full-bodied, deep and dense, it's rich, layered and concentrated, with prodigious mid-palate presence and a long, youthfully structured finish. Small berries in Cabernet Sauvignon, below one gram even in the older vines, explain this Mouton's remarkable intensity of flavor. The grand vin represents 52% of the production and checks in at 13.1% alcohol.”

97-99/100 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

“The 2025 Mouton Rothschild was picked between September 5 and 20 and matured entirely in new oak. It contains the highest Cabernet Sauvignon ever, at 98%. This has a very pure and controlled bouquet, "cool" black fruit, a light estuarine influence (oyster shells shucked down on the beach in Arcachon?) that filter through the blackberry and cassis fruit. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that feel a little more rounded and suppler than the 2025 Lafite Rothschild tasted just prior. There is a luxuriant aspect, the signature of Mouton Rothschild that differentiates it from the other First Growths, not plush but perhaps a little more flattering at this very early stage thanks to its patina of creaminess. In a sense, it is quintessential Mouton Rothschild and should age extremely well in bottle. 13.1% alcohol. Drink 2035-2065.”

95-97/100 Neal Martin, vinous.com

“A glamorous wine for the vintage, with mesmerizing perfumes of flowers, al dente fruit and citrus flowers. Black currants with some mineral and stone undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and an endless finish. The tannins lead you on a great trip. It is the most cabernet sauvignon ever used in the blend in recent memory. Balanced and structured. 98% cabernet sauvignon and 2% merlot.”

99-100/100 James Suckling, Jamessuckling.com

“Highest Cabernet Sauvignon on record (since 94% for the 2010 vintage), stately and reserved at first, then totally joyful. The right austerity, coupled with squid ink character and fabulous hidden depths that are going to take their time to fully unroll, with the incense of the oak coming through only after a good 10 minutes in the glass, you barely perceive it on the first tasting. What a beautiful Mouton, great stuff from wine director Jean-Philippe Danjoy. 52% Grand Vin, basically pure old vine Cabernet. And an interesting side note - in September there was no weekend picking, a clear indication that there was no stress about the harvest dates. 3.76pH. Harvest September 5 to 20. 100% new oak. 2036-2055.”

98-100/100 Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com