Château Mouton Rothschild 1998

Pauillac

First growth of Médoc

France - - Red wine

75 cl - 12.5% vol.

Price/btl: €462.90 inc. VAT

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Press review

Parker # 134 (4/23/2001) : 96 Maturity: 2012-2050

Like many of its peers, the 1998 has filled out spectacularly. Now in the bottle, this opaque black/purple-colored offering has increased in stature, richness, and size. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc (57% of the production was utilized), it is an extremely powerful, super-concentrated wine offering notes of roasted espresso, creme de cassis, smoke, new saddle leather, graphite, and licorice. It is massive, with awesome concentration, mouth-searing tannin levels, and a saturated flavor profile that grips the mouth with considerable intensity. This is a 50-year Mouton, but patience will be required as it will not be close to drinkability for at least a decade.

The Wine Doctor # web : 16,5+/20

This is a less intensely coloured wine than some others, with a dense core but a wide rim. There is already plenty of interest here, notes of truffles and smoke over the gravel, all tinged with dark fruits. This vintage doesn't have the density of some vintages served. It is somewhat leaner, although it is elegant with rather firm tannins. It builds substance in the midpalate, showing a little marrowy flesh, but it has a more austere character towards the finish, and it seems rather stretched out here. But overall it has a good substance. Plenty of potential here.

Vinum (3/1/2001) : 18/20 Maturity: 2008-2020

Wine Spectator (1/31/2001) : 90

Cigar tobacco, cedar and red fruit aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a delicate finish. Elegant, seductive Mouton. Best after 2006.

The property in brief

Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and her children, is regarded as one of the world’s greatest wines. The story of Mouton Rothschild is that of a magical combination of soil, climate and devotion of one man, Baron Philippe de Rothschild (1902-1988), Baroness Philippine’s father. In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, from the English branch of the family, bought Château Brane-Mouton and immediately renamed it in Mouton Rothschild. Baron Philippe de Rothschild, when he took over the estate in 1922, decided to devote his life to it and to make Mouton unique, producing the very best wine. In 1924, he was the first to introduce entire chateau bottling. In 1926, he built the majestic 100-metre barrel hall. In 1945, to celebrate the liberation of France, he had the idea of crowning the label of that year’s vintage with a V for Victory. Since then, a different label is created for each vintage by famous painters. In 1962, he opened the Museum of Wine in Art. In 1973, he obtained the revision of the 1855 classification so that Mouton would be officially recognized as a First Growth.