2018 Mouton Cadet
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Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 20211009 Tasting 2018 Mouton Cadet vs. 2019 Thevenet & Fils Bourgogne “Le Clos”
I first tried Mouton Cadet in Eindhoven in the mid-1980’s. I was on a business trip to Philips Lampen and I went out to dinner with a colleague. He suggested we order a bottle of wine. I had never ordered a bottle at a restaurant before and it felt sort of decadent. I ordered a bottle of Mouton Cadet and it cost the equivalent of $2 at the time. I was stunned that we could get a bottle that good for $2. Of course, it has gone up a little in the meantime, but it is still a great bargain at $10.99 less the 10% case discount. A true table wine. Our wine guy, Bobby recommended Thevenet & Fils Bourgogne “Le Clos” as a good comparable to try. It goes for $16.99 a bottle.
We did a blind taste test… well actually it wasn’t blind at first. We did that later and it changed the answer for Trel. We tested them in unlabeled glasses initially and then I did a blind taste test for Trel.
Trel’s comments:
• I like them both.
• The Mouton Cadet is darker. And it’s thicker. The Le Clos tastes watered down.
• I’d better not drink any more if we’re going to have cocktails tonight. …to which I replied, don’t worry about it, I’ll clean your glass for you. [That’s just the kind of guy I am. I’m generous like that.]
• I like the Mouton Cadet better.
• On a second test after the first tests, but not a full glass later, Trel said she couldn’t tell the difference between the two wines.
My thoughts:
• She’s not wrong about the relative color and flavor of the two wines.
• For the money, the Mouton Cadet seems to be a great choice.
• I finished all the samples of both with some cheese. A fine Muenster in a plastic wrapper (hahaha).
• I think I like the Mouton Cadet as well.
Conclusion, we like the Mouton Cadet better. At least as far as these vintages.
I went further to try to analyze the MC with the weak tools I have on hand. I have some essential oils and I tried comparing the nose of the wine to those. It was almost a bust… and I don’t have the blackberries and ??? that the maker suggested would be there, so I couldn’t really test against what they were saying. I found it had citrus, I couldn’t distinguish which one, mint, vanilla and tea notes. Definitely not clove, cinnamon or patchouli.
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