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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97.4 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DrELW on 5/11/2024 & rated 96 points: We celebrated our friends 24th anniversary tonight at a steak restaurant. We opened the 2018 Mouton Rothschild along with a 2018 Haut-Brion. They were both opened and decanted at the restaurant. They spend about 30 minutes in the decanter while we finished some champagne. I like to make these top end wines compete, and this was a heavyweight battle. There were no surprises in terms of the flavor profiles of these two wines - both varietal. The Mouton was bigger and more tannic than the Haut-Brion. The Haut-Brion was very elegant and much more enjoyable at this early phase. The complexity of the Haut-Brion was a standout relative to the Mouton. There was an explosion of blackberry compote in the mid-palate of the Haut-Brion. Both wines will have a long shelf life, but the Haut-Brion is drinking better now. Mouton - 96 : Haut-Brion - 99 (542 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 2/7/2024: NobleRottersSydney - Bordeaux night (Glass Brasserie, Sydney): {cork, 14%} [Andrew] First time with a 1er this young. And it’s very young, although quite drinkable. Beautiful nose of currants, dark chocolate and polished oak. And an exotic spice twist somehow. Less obviously Bordeaux than the older wines, that’s for sure. Intensely packed palate, medium/full in weight, with fine medium chalky tannin, medium acid, with a long, black-edged, even finish. Even at this age, it’s a ‘wow’ wine. Current retail seems to hover around A$2000 so value-for-money isn’t much of a consideration in recommending this, sadly. But, well, ‘wow’ again! (1558 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 10/5/2023 & rated 97 points: Soft, elegant, long, with signature soft Pauillac tobacco and earth, wrapped in fine cedar. Long persistent finish brings more of the same with a deep and re-emerging punge of earth that spells a little bit of Lafite in a very soft way. Will definitely become more elegant with time, but for every one of these, you should own 3 CPL, if this is your thing. Really nice example of Pauillac and the regal feel of a fine Bordeaux. HOLD_ (2696 views) | | | Tasted by Cristal2000 on 9/16/2022 & rated 97 points: Doubled decanted about 3 hours before dinner. Thankfully, the wine never shut down and seemed to be at its sweet spot with about 4 hours of air. The 18 didn't quite have the opulent flare of the 19 I had a couple weeks ago, but it was still fantastic.
Aromas of creme de cassis, menthol, tobacco, violets and fragrant earth. This is big but firm, with regal tannins and prominent energetic layers of fruit. It doesn't fill up the mid palate like a similar Napa Cab might, but stays totally composed and tight knit, with building complexity and a super long finish. Clearly this was an infant, but that is really how I enjoy my wines. Total class in a bottle. (7352 views) | | | Tasted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine on 8/30/2022 & rated 96 points: An Amazing Arizona Tasting: 30 min decant - I typically never drink young Bordeaux, and there is absolutely no doubt this will be even better than it was today,,,,but OMG was it delicious today! This wine should flirt with perfection in about 20+ years.
Nose showed lots of diverse aromas, including dark fruit, charred meat, violets and cigar, with hints of vanilla bean, cedar and cocoa bean. Palate showed lush black and red fruit, asian spice, and dark chocolate with lots of earth, tobacco, tar and leather, with hints of anise and eucalyptus. Tannins were fine grained and smooth, and the finish was luscious and long. This is already a seductive wine, but will be so much better down the road!
96+ points today, but a chance perfection with an additional one or two decades of bottle age! (5319 views) | | | Tasted by LiteItOnFire on 8/30/2022 & rated 96 points: No notes and only fleeting impressions as it was an epic night with both old friends and new before the Chateau Angelus dinner at Anhelo in downtown Phoenix tonight (8/31). All wines were split between 6.25 of us and unless noted, minimal decant (max 30 minutes).
Was very curious to taste this wine as most of the ‘18s I have had recently are still open for business but others are starting to go night night. This wine while super young is pretty damn delicious. You can 100% experience the warmer vintage yet realize all the goods are there. While drinking well now, it will be fantastic in 5-10 as this is not the vintage that requires a lengthy 20-20 year rest. Would have loved to stay with it but my glass was empty. (5957 views) | | | Tasted by Montesquieu on 4/13/2022 & rated 98 points: Undeniably great even with no real decant and young age. Noticeable peat and char flavors. Loved it. (5774 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 11/30/2021 & rated 97 points: Not too expressive aromas yet, but has a lovely mass underneath just waiting to jump out of the blocks. Lovely aromas with smoke, tobacco glaze, concentrated licorice, violet and dark sexy fruit. Wine that just grabs and spreads immediately in a sexy and fresh way. Beautiful in the fruit picture with leather, licorice, tobacco and chalk that builds beautifully around. Fabulously long and complex finish. Sublime wine with further development potential over the next 30 years. (7371 views) | | | Tasted by wineappellation on 11/28/2021 & rated 98 points: Immediately revealing its pronounced intensity with deep and complex aromatics. Fresh flowers, blackcurrant, eucalyptus, wet stone, tar, fresh vanilla, cedar, sandalwood. Medium to full body, extremely focused mid palate melting away the big scale flavors rippling thru the long finish. Muscular and fresh. More extrovert then the 2018 Lafite. Bravo! (3988 views) | | | Tasted by nwebstar on 11/23/2021 & rated 96 points: Bordeaux 2018 - Langtons tasting (Virtual with samples sent): A very complete wine. Classic Bordeaux. Black currant, black berries, lead pencil and cigar. Everything in place and delicious even now. (3871 views) | | | Tasted by iobtoel on 11/7/2021 & rated 98 points: Refined complex nose - tobacco, cigar, dark chocolate. Hints of graphite and dark berries. Textural palate with the addition of black tea notes. Long finish. Elegant with not a joint out of place. (3822 views) | | | Tasted by BAJRiley on 11/4/2021 & rated 98 points: Taste with Langton's 2018 Top Chateau of Bordeaux - virtual event. Decanted two hours prior.
Appearance: purple/mulberry. Nose: enchanting, refined, intense and complex. Blackcurrant, blackberry, dark chocolate, cedar, violet, graphite and pencil shavings. Palate: medium to full bodied, concentrated, luscious mouthfeel, has the structure to last many years. Persistent dry finish. Outstanding - for me the best wine in the flight. (2366 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 9/1/2021 & rated 97 points: When you sniff the glass, you know that this is Bordeaux! Elegant earth and tobacco laden nose with nuances of flowers dancing around. Mid weight body, with nuances of cedar chest, bell pepper, violets, earth, and shade grown cigar wrapper. The mid palate seems to miss one last tick before the finish, as this wine may be slightly off balance at the moment, but the finish is incredibly dry, fairly long, and expressive of the the wine as a whole. The 2018 Mouton came across as feminine, soft, and under sweet for the vintage as a whole. A nice wine with lots of class. HOLD (3662 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/9/2021 & rated 100 points: Dark red ink in color, the wine exudes Asian spice, espresso, smoke, cigar box, walnuts, cocoa, blackberry and red currant aromas. If you can pull yourself away from seeking additional nuances in the perfume, the wine hits your palate with waves of sensuous, decadent, velvety, dark red fruits and spice that clock in at over 60 seconds. Think of 2018 as a better version of 2009, with more concentration, silkier tannins, additional levels of purity and opulence. Even with all this voluptuousness, the wine is energetic and intense. The blend comes from 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, 13.8% alcohol. (5957 views) | | | Tasted by PanosKakaviatos on 1/26/2021 & rated 98 points: Bordeaux 2018 from bottle (Bordeaux and Strasbourg): Utterly gorgeous wine, a Top Ten to be sure: the 100% new oak is well integrated with 3.7 acidity lending freshness, verve and tonicity. As at other estates this year, less pumping over and more care so as to avoid too much tannic extraction, and the proof in bottle surpassed my expectations from barrel. The blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc included “highest ever” alcohol content for Cabernets that director Philippe Dhalluin had seen, at 13.8%. But here the balance works so well, with much impressive density and power, and the expected seduction from this estate! Lots of deep, dark ripe fruit, blackberry and dark cherry, with graphite and black tea. Very expressive indeed. The barrel aging has calmed things down a bit and we have a wine that is not as imposing as it was from barrel but with plenty of cellaring potential. (98+) Full notes in wine-chronicles.com (6600 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/19/2019 & rated 99 points: Opaque in color, the purple black hue is gorgeous. The perfume with its sea salt, lead pencil, blackberry liqueur, black currants, tobacco, spice and smoke is a knockout! That will keep you busy enough but it is on the palate where you'll really experience the wine as it hits and coats every nook and cranny in your mouth. The wine is lavish, dense, concentrated and showy. The naturally flamboyant nature of Mouton Rothschild comes though loud and clear. Even with all this voluptuousness, the wine is energetic and intense. The finish remains with you for well over 60 seconds. Clearly, the 2018 is going to be one of the great vintages of Mouton ever produced. The blend comes from 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc and reached 13.8% alcohol. The harvest took place from September 10 to October 3, the Grand Vin represents 66% of the harvest with very low yields of only 28 hectoliters per hectare. 98-100 Pts (17601 views) | | | Tasted by dvansteenderen on 4/3/2019 & rated 96 points: Geproefd op Château Mouton Rothschild op woensdag 03.04.2019.
Rijp fruit in de neus. Sappig. Goede frisheid. Zuren. Maar mist iets de dikte van het sap van Le Petit Mouton dit jaar? 95-97 (5888 views) |
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Vineyard mapRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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