2023 Aile d'Argent
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Bright, just-ripe fresh pear and a fresh, herbaceous note, alongside more classically tropical fruit and chalky minerality. There’s a core of intense, generous mango and pineapple on the fruit, driving on to a lemon-sherbet freshness, textured and round. Fermented and aged in 45% new oak, with 13.5% alcohol and 3.2pH. Blend : 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 44.5% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Gris, 0.5% Muscadelle.
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James Suckling
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
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Grated ginger, preserved lemons against sharper citrus zest, juicy white peach, elderflower, white pepper, sage, pink peppercorns, balanced and mouthwatering. This is such a clever mix of bright vivid fruits and creamy brioche notes. 3.3ph, harvest August 22 to 31. 45% new oak for ageing, 16hl/h yield, no malolactic in this vintage, Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy director. A single point upgrade from En Primeur.
This château makes a fabulous white. Their 2023 Château Mouton Rothschild Aile D'Argent Blanc is based on 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 44.5% Semillon, and a splash of Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle, raised in 45% new oak. Ripe pineapple, crushed citrus, white flowers, and hints of toast all emerge from this beauty. A richer, medium-bodied, vibrant white that will shine on the dinner table, it should also have well over a decade of prime drinking.
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.