2015 Aile d'Argent
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The 2015 Aile d'Argent Blanc has a lively, quite fresh bouquet with scents of pear, melon and touches of yellow flowers; there is plenty of energy here. The palate is well balanced with a spicy, lemongrass-tinged opening, not deep or voluminous but displaying a pleasant sharpness toward the finish. Enjoy this over the next decade, or possibly more. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
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James Suckling
Tim Atkin MW
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Tasted blind. Mid straw. Light, green-fruit and lanolin nose. Good fruit impact on the palate and real vivacity. Long and very lively and youthful. Lemon cough sweets. (JR)
55% Sauvignon Blanc, 43% Sémillon, 2% Muscadelle. Yield 37 hl/ha. 8,500 vines/ha. 34% skin contact for 12-18 hours. 7% malolactic conversion. Aged in 225-litre French oak barriques (45% new) for nine months. Cream, natural yoghurt, wax and a little hint of honey. Lovely grainy texture with long persistence and soft acidity. Finishes with a heavy step, but it isn’t overweight by any means. Yet there is perhaps just a little lack of zing, and I’d prefer to drink this young, I think. (RH)
About the producer
Pauillac-based Ch. Mouton Rothschild is one of the five First Growths, producing some of the finest wine in Bordeaux and the world. Known for its flamboyant style, the label for the Grand Vin is designed by a different artist each year.