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Tasting notes
FINE+RARE, Apr 2024

In 2023, Mouton Rothschild’s Grand Vin has the second-highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon after the 2010 (which had 94%). It’s precise and pinpoint with a brooding depth to the fruit, cut by a herbal line that brings additional freshness. There’s an impressive, creamy mouth-feel, with wave upon wave of crunchy fruit. The tannins give a velvet grip, framing the powerful fruit. It’s long, intense – a serious Mouton that should develop beautifully in the cellar. Aged in 100% new oak, 13.3% and 3.79pH. Blend: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot

Critic Scores

Critic scores
98
98/100

Average Score

99
98-99/100

James Suckling

95
94-96/100

William Kelley, Wine Advocate

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96 - 98 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 96-98/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, May 2024

Pulled from just 40% of the production, the 2023 Château Mouton Rothschild is based on 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Merlot that will see 18 months in new barrels. Tasting like the blood of Cabernet with its smoky red, black, and blue fruits, tobacco leaf, graphite, and cedar-driven aromatics, this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a pure, polished, layered mouthfeel, beautiful concentration, and ripe, velvety tannins. Not the massive style of the 2022, it’s more in line with the 2016. This rich, elegant, seamless 2023 will need a decade to hit its prime.

98 - 100 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 98-100/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2024

Cuban cigars, blackberries, flowers, smoke, espresso, spice, fruitcake, licorice, roasted nuts, and currants are a treat in the perfume. The palate offers layers of energetic, long, deep, fruits with a racy edge. The wine builds as it lingers with the fruit moving from red, to black, and back to red, with a refreshing sprig of mint, a touch of chocolate, and a dash of spice, adding to the complexity. The key to the vintage initial heat spell in August helped propel the grapes to phenolic ripeness. The ability to wait for the moment of their choice, allowing for a longer hangtime for the Cabernet played a major role this year. The wine blends 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 7% Merlot. Only 2010 had more Cabernet in the blend. 13.3% ABV, 3.79 pH. The harvest took place September 7 - September 30.

98 - 99 points
James Suckling
Score 98-99/100 · James Suckling, Apr 2024

This is the most structured Mouton since the great 2016, with tannins that start slowly and then take off. It’s muscular and toned. It’s full-bodied but doesn’t come across too heavy. It builds up in intensity and goes on and on and on. It just keeps expanding. I took a double take here. 93% cabernet sauvignon and 7% merlot.

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Mouton Rothschild

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.

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