Château Mouton Rothschild 2000

Pauillac

First growth of Médoc

France - - Red wine

75 cl - 12.5% vol.

Price/btl: €1,034.60 inc. VAT

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Press review

Bettane & Desseauve Carnet # 18 (2/10/2003) : 9,5-10/10

Decanter (4/1/2003) : Highly recommended

Rich, ripe fruit. Ripe mouthfeel of lime with fruit that is soft and good. Very good.

Parker # 146 (4/1/2003) : 97 Maturity: 2015-2050

The 2000 Mouton Rothschild is at its best with about 24-48 hours of decanting. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, the wine offers a saturated ruby/purple color in addition to reticent but promising aromas of toast, coffee, licorice, creme de cassis, and roasted nuts. Dense, chewy, and backward, with tremendous purity and density in addition to obvious toasty oak, it is full-bodied, powerful, tannic, and backward. Twenty-four to 48 hours of aeration only hints at its ultimate potential. This blockbuster will be exceptionally long-lived. It is not as expressive as the other first-growth Medocs, but give it time.

Stephen Tanzer # May/Jun 03 (5/1/2003) : 94

The Wine Doctor # web (2/1/2008)

This has a very dense colour, fading just a touch at the rim. The nose, surprisingly, is showing some development. The fruit characteristics are fading, and there are some secondary elements coming through. There are some dense, sunbaked black fruits, with a little smoke. This has a wonderful, classic, Cabernet-dominated left-bank style, with a little pickling spice depth. It has a cool and broad style, and a lot of substance. Weighty and yet fine, this has a very beautifully composed style, although not as elegantly styled as the 2005. It shows a little trace of maturity, which is surprising. Nevertheless, excellent.

Vinum (6/1/2001) : 18/20 Maturity: 2012-2030

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.