Very expressive on the nose with notes of violet, leather and tobacco but what was so striking about this wine was how incredibly complex and long it was while retaining a very light touch and perfect balance. Beautifully aged Bordeaux.
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Showing some age, (might be storage, not my cellar ) but still a very nice cigar box note and sun-dried tomatoes. Quite supple. This bottle needed to be consumed
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Low neck level. Cork removed intact with about 1/8 purple stained and some crumbling of the cork but no evidence of any seepage. Initial nose (and taste) of sour cherry and some funk which took a couple of hours to blow off and see the wine settle down. Color - deep to opaque ruby garnet/translucent edge/no bricking. Slow ox. After about 3 hours beautifully balanced 'bordeaux' nose with dark fruit, spice, forest floor, tobacco/humidor, and mint. Palate showing dark fruit, lead pencil, and spice with medium length, silky mouthfeel, and ending with soft but grippy tannic finish. Wine is very good -> excellent, with elements in balance, but not exceptional. Overall, one point better than last year. Better, more complex, nose noted versus prior bottle.
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CdB MN Spring Event (Minneapolis Club, Mpls, MN): Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over 90 minutes plus. Double decanted and recorked, then later slow-O for 2 hours. Tighter, sweet French oak, cassis, wood spice on the nose. The palate is dense, woody, purple fruits and tart black cherry, but it's more the wood and austerity that shows right now, very firm but not aggrerssive tannins. Like many '95's these can be recalcitrant; but based on previous bottles, I suspect that more air would have made some difference here.
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PNP and then decanted and tasted over 5 hours. From other notes I assumed the wine would open up after 5 hours but it never did. Light throughout and disappointing for what it is.
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Dark, forest floor, juicy, sauteed shrooms (maybe cuz they just served a big plate of them??)beefy, with a light tang in the finish. Nice stuff. Guessed '99. DD Blind 1982-2005 Bordeaux 1st Growth dinner at BOA steakhouse. Classic but this 2nd flight of 3 really wasn't that interesting (88 and 95 Mouton, 90 Latour). DD Blind 1982-2005 Bordeaux 1st Growth dinner at BOA steakhouse.
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Took some work to coax the best out of this bottle and vintage. Upon opening (@ 12:30) bottle presented well with excellent cork, fill and color with slight bricking around the edges. Very fine sediment, but not alot. Aromas and flavors very closed with sour cherry and cedary flavors and big tannins. 5 hours later decanted and the things started to happen. In glasses around 7 30 and by 8 30 or so became the wine of the night against and impressive lineup of 95's and other goodies. Detailed, broad, precise and lengthy with plums, currants, herbs and spices all intermingled from start to finish.
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This was barely in its drinking window, I will hold remaining bottles for 5-10 (20?) years before opening another.
Slow oxed for 6 hours then decanted 4 more. Drank over 2 hours. Was indeed a very special and silky Mouton. But, also, an adolescent. Was far from peak. Stil delicious but the best is yet to come.
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- I haven't had enough time to taste this Mouton 1994 in all details. In the nose fully ready, cabernet spices, pepper, more red frutit and meaty aromatics. This bottle was storde really well and thus are just first signs of tertiary aromas like forest floor and foliage. - On the palate it was not totally on spot, it felt a lot thinner and less complex compared to the nose. Tannins were still medium, aciditiy is great and leght amazing. Just to early to drink this well stored bottle. I would recommend to decant this vintage for at least 1-2 hours. - 94P
Mouton Rothschild Vertical: First time drinking 1995. Still have many years ahead. In its peak drinking window with notes of charr wood, spices, chocolate, vanilla, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Did not decant. Pop and pour.
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Deep ruby color Full dark fruit nose on first pour Fainter nose when aerated Full flavor fruit cigar box and flinty After an hour nose relaxed nice fruit and tasted dark fruit and cherry with layers of cigar box, flint earth Continued changing over next couple hours What a treat!
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10th of 24, opened 3 then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level - disappointing, purple rim of youth and attractive, nuanced and classy bouquet, but the palate is feeble with a pinched and slightly dilute middle, ok length but poor persistence, obtrusive dry tannins insufficiently well covered, upside hopefully but needs to round out significantly, 20+ years in hand! VGI (17).......poor relative to recent bottles and to the other firsts, LLC, Pichon L, Ducru, etc., hinting at poor selection for the Grand Vin after 4 duff vintages, ie too many mediocre barrrels in the assemblage.
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Beautiful wine and drinking really nicely and yet still oh so young which is crazy. Surprising to see how much more time this wine probably needs. Especially obvious next to the 1985. We all split a case of these and it was just a sign that our wines need to continue to rest.
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28 yrs and still at its prime. No decanting just a 30 min bottle opening. The entry nose of the first glass was awesome and full of dark sour cherry. However as the luck went on the wine calmed down and rested on a more elegant flow than a power Puillac which was not expected. Tannins were grippy and lively which was great and the acidity was there to make this a 35-40 yr wine to be. Quite frankly I have had a much better 1996 Montrose than this. So it does not hit the 95 mark and it costs double that other wine.
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Enjoyed at Le Hatley Restaurant at Manoir Hovey (North Hatley, Quebec). Decanted for 3.5 hours prior dinner and drank over 2+ hours. Still dark colour despite 1995 vintage. On the nose its flamboyant and you smell this melange of classic Mouton characteristics. On the palate, tobacco, cigar box, cassis, black currant, leaf, spices. Concentration was remarkable and the structure suggests this could go on for another 15+ years.
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tasted blind, missed the vintage by 3 years and basically nailed the profile. Slight garnet but still hues of ruby, full of life indeed. Rather elegant and definitely a Grand Cru. Lots of mineral and a tad on the light side. Did not feel any oak at all. Very well made!
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Not decanted. Initially, fairly closed with little fruit on nose but showing ,as described here on another review, (a not unpleasant) charred wood, forest floor, with pencil shavings, and a hint of mint. Some fruit on palate, full body, and mild tannins. This Mouton improved significantly with time and with being poured via an aerator (Swirling in the glass also helped coax this wine). After a couple of hours the nose showed more with cherry and dark fruits noted above the glass along with notes of wood/pencil shavings (hint of mint seemed to come and go). Increased fruit on palate over time with an increased sense of tannins as well. Medium length of finish. Reviews here have noted the need for patience with this wine to open up - and I have to agree.
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Tasted blind. The bottle was in a decanter for four hours but was still too tight and unyielding. Dusty, inky, concentrated but not overripe. This needs another decade…
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Mouton dinner (La Chaumiere in Georgetown): Expressive nose displaying concentrated black fruit, crème de cassis, blackberry concentrate, mocha, dark chocolate, lead pencil, dark spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of generous black fruit, rich and generous, bright acidity, strong mineral, still noticeable tannins and a long concentrated black fruit driven finish with mocha and lead pencil at the end. As expected, this shows more roasted fruit than the 96. It expresses the 95 vintage well, i.e. concentrated roasted fruit and strong structure.
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Perfect cork and level. Can't believe how closed this is upon popping. Hints of red cherries and lead pencil starts to float out the glass after 15 minutes, but tannins still big on the palate which covers out all the fruit underneath.
Decanted for 2 hours, sweet nose of blackcurrents, cassis, mushrooms, leather and a hint of violets. Medium body but silky smooth on the palate with fading tannins. medium-ish finish but seems to not have the typical strength of a Mouton (maybe bottle variation?). Perhaps will not try another bottle any time soon, still have quite some life left in it.
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Clear deep garnet. Clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of charred wood, forest floor, dried blackberry, eucalyptus, mushrooms, flint. Wine is fully developed. Palate: dry, medium plus acidity, mild tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium flavor intensity of minerals, cured meat, farmyard. Finish is medium. Good wine but it didn't live up to my expectations. Drink now.
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Still remarkably youthful, 95 Mouton is in a terrific place after a good decant. It’s rich, dense and dark fruited, layered with classicism of cigar box, cedar and spices. The palate shows impeccable concentration, power and balance of its attributes and a finish that keeps on going. While I’ll never be a real Bordeaux guy, it’s definitely great to see what makes these first growths special.
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Initial scents are red fruit forward with hints of graphite, pencil shavings, and new leather. On the palate this hits beautifully with medium body, medium acidity, and a chalky tannin pricks that creeps up on the finish. I anticipate this will open up nicely over the next few hours and advise decanting for a few hours before enjoying. The wine has at least 20 years left and I will hold off another 3-5 before trying this again.
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I purchased en premier and stored carefully since. Stood 3 days and when I removed the capsule there was faint seepage and the cork was soaked but there was no TCA or other flaw when opened. It stood 8 hours prior to decanting and had gorgeous aroma of fruit and spice emanating from the decanter.
At service (lamb curry) it was beautiful with layers of pepper and christmas spice and deep dark fruits and forest floor cedary aromas. This was truly outstanding
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Another big structured ‘95 full of chewy tannins. For my palate, I would have given this much more time in the decanter. This had a double decant and then consumed a few hours later. Opened up more in the glass. Rich fruit and spices with classic tertiary notes of tobacco and hints of savory. Finish was long and overall an excellent compliment to the Waygu beef course. My WOTN (my table preferred the Comtesse)
This was a perfect bottle purchased on release and the first time I've rated the '95 ahead of the '96 head-to-head. It's exuberant and fresh with superb dark fruit richness and classic Mouton opulence and intensity. Yes, the tannins are a bit more rustic than the '96 but managed very well for the vintage. The finish is crunchy and complex with notes of cedar, tobacco and graphite minerals. This is getting better and better as it ages and is one of the superb successes of this often maligned vintage.
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deep garnet in color; black cherry, blackcurrant, vanilla, leather, mushroom on nose, very earthy; full- bodied, pronounced black fruit and blossom, oak, cigar box on the palette, soft and silky tannin, good structure and well balanced. 95pts
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Scored a close third place in a horizontal threesome with Margaux and Lafite. Decanted 4 hours. Beautiful color, nice nose. Fruit is somewhat muted by the astringency, suggesting further improvement.
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Doubled decanted with 6 hours between. Drank over 3 hour dinner. It kept getting better. I will say that it needed steak. Of course we served it with 2 inch thick grilled ribeyes. Also had a 98 Grange. The Mouton was classic claret. Cedar, cigar box, cassis which did fade as time went on. Some spice notes that really went with the beef. Incredibly rich and savory and long finish. Has plenty of life left.
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Jim's Retirement Party (Libertyville, IL): Small glass. Lots of big black fruit with both sweet and savory spice, supported with big, meaty notes. Very intriguing combination of both ripe and tart notes that I particularly enjoyed. Thanks for sharing, Winefool!
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Jim's Retirement Party (Libertyville, IL): I remember being quite unimpressed with this wine almost a decade ago. The bottle today was much better. Quite a bit of quintessential Pauillac on the nose, with those pencil shavings thing. A hint of pyrazine and a mix of fresh and dried stone fruit. On the palate, this still feels a little young and in need of more time to soften the tannins.
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Should have heeded the latest tasting notes from Jeff et al. Tight and shut....even less enjoyable than a Lascombes '04 & Magdelaine '98 tasted alongside.....at this point in time 🤞
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Classic, firm, old-school, tannic-edged, full-bodied, almost stoic wine, the fruit is bright, crisp and edgy, with savory, herbal nuances, peppery spices, cedar and tobacco to boot. It is not a lot of fun to drink today. If you have the wine and patience, you should give it a decade in the cellar before opening a bottle.
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Had blind, difficult to rate. Clearly not in the primary stage anymore, but this is angular, tannic and closed. Warm vintage, left bank, cigar box and graphite = Pauillac. 1995 high level or something like 2007 lower level. Kept perfect, perfect level and cork. I guess kept too well if you want to consume it now. Leave 10+ years
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Short note. Had this bottle back in 2019, rated it 92. This bottle - bought at the same time - was much better. Pure, unadulterated Bordeaux nose, graphite, earth, cassis, and cedar. Wonderfully integrated tannin. Drank undecanted, didn’t need it in my opinion. At peak right now.
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Drank with Kelly on our 10th anniversary. Cork was saturated but intact and removed with a Durand. Decanted for 3 hours, re-bottled, and decanted another hour before dinner. Nice color. Wonderful nose of red and dark fruits, earth and leather. This was a good wine, but not great. It lacked fruit and body, seeming almost one dimensional or flat. Unremarkable. This was consumed over 2 hours with little change. Don’t get me wrong; it was a nice wine but I was hoping to be wowed and I was not. Don’t see any upside here.
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cork came out in great shape, 80% stained. very little sediment in the bottle. a quick sip and then decanted for 3+ hrs. first with cheese/charcuterie and then beef tenderloin for dinner. it performs better in glass on hour 6 imo. nose is elegant, gorgeous. some nuance of black and red berries but it's more wood, mineral, iron, tobacco. it improves with each passing hour but overall, the palate is more linear, angular, leaving me wanting a little more depth and fruit. some tannic grip on the backend and a lovely lengthy finish. very very good and i would say this may be better with another few years on it but i do wonder with so little fruit on the flavour profile now...
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9th of 24, decanted 2 hours, perfect level, cork half worked, in line with bottle noted in Feb 19, needs more generosity and nuance mid palate to offset angularity of vintage, however persistence undeniable as is youthful colour and fruit attack so upside possible and long life ahead. F+ (18).....the least of the firsts in this vintage (and most others) on this showing and behind Ducru and LLC.
Carafé quatre heures, ce qui était judicieux car il était encore meilleur au deuxième verre.
Il exhibe un nez très classique de boite à cigare, de cèdre et de cuir. La bouche est soyeuse, avec une texture légère, très élégante pour un 1995, un prince! L'équilibre est idéal et il fait merveille à table, sur le bœuf. Un style un peu plus austère pour un Mouton il me semble, en raison du millésime au style "sérieux". La longueur est adéquate, sans être exceptionnelle. 94 pts
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Decanted 4 Hours. Upon decanting a beautiful aroma of tight leather & heavy grapes. Initial pour showed excellent legs w/pronounced full Bordeaux nose. Flavors of soft leather, bramble bush, soft tar & rich plums. Cries to be paired with Lamb Chops & Steak and so we obliged!
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Much better than the last magi! Didn’t decant this time! Just opened about 1/2 hour before dinner. More fruit and better Bouquet than last bottle. I’m thinking my final bottle can age a bit more and may be as nice or even better! Will not decant!
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Tasted next to 1995 Pontet Canet. Very dark in colour still. More generous, layered on the nose showing exotic spices, cedar, tobacco, dark fruit. On the palate at first a little underwhelming and muted, more generous and balanced compared to Pontet Canet, but also a little drying, showing impressive length, but only medium or so depth. Definitely improving in the glass though and showing best at the end of the evening. 92-94+
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Second Sunday Group: 1995 Beaune (Eagle Brook CC): Crimson color. Notes of saddle leather, red fruit, tobacco and horse blanket. On the firm side, with flavors of red and black fruit and iron. Medium finish. (A&L)
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M&PD Covid coming-out party of 14 epic bottles of wine. This wine paled against some of the other Bordeaux (e.g., 1990 Haut Brion, 1990 Margaux). The group consensus was that it was too early to drink this wine. Don't get me wrong, it's delicious with that classic mouton mix of dark fruit and sous bois (especially the mushroom notes); but it was simply not as complex as some of the other wines. I would put this back in the cellar for at least five years. Probably a 93 now, with a 95+ potential.
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A very good bottle of this with excellent purity. There are notes of blue/black fruit and a violet spice which is intriguing but the wine is pretty closed down today with a firm, tannic finish. I think this is a wine that will emerge out of its shell one day so worth holding onto. 93+ Double-decanted 5 hours.
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From a magnum, double decanted for two hours and then took to a restaurant. Not a wow wine, nose was not the pronounced MRC nose! More subdued. It became slightly more open at the restaurant but still muted. The wine grew in body and mouth feel after decanting but flavors were never very pronounced. Some slightly roasted plum was detected and it made me think it may have been slightly cooked along the way! It may just be past it prime…26 yrs? Nevertheless we enjoyed it and found it elegant and pleasant to consume with our French dinner of veal chops. Two more mags to go, think I wil try the next one sooner than later.
Double decanted, taken to restaurant. Colour deep red, nose on opening stronger than after a couple of hours. Nose dark fruit. On the palate it was multi flavoured with only a medium long taste. Not sure that it needed longer decanting as it did not change much during the evening
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Aromas of wet tobacco, wet tea leaves slightly stewed blue fruit, tight black core. Big and brooding, grippy tight tannins, quite youthful, plummy, and must need 5-10 years before it would be more approachable. Forever finish. Me thinks this may be hit or miss in a decade but if it hits will be sublime.
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I’ll start by saying we need to try wines like this more often to get a better feel/comparison of where they’re at. Tonight we tasted splits of three 1995 1st growths - Lafite, Margaux & Mouton. All were opened 1.5 hours ahead of time. Then we poured a taste of each prior to double decanting. All three notes below.
1995 Lafite - purple hues with red raspberry, beef carpaccio and wet truffle followed by cherry liqueur, subtle violet and some dusty, earth flavors. Red currant with some warm carmel and pretty vanilla oak. Bright, young and light on the palate, but still showcasing firm structure. Was our favorite of the three midway.
1995 Margaux - light, clear ruby color. Somewhat of a muted nose at the beginning, but evolves to subtle coffee, rose petal, black fruit and vanilla cherry. Interesting notes of roasted chicken skin with herbs followed by tart plum on the nose that turns ripe on the palate with some astringency. Initially the palate was not very expressive, but with time in the glass the wine gets soft and silky on the palate and bigger fruits come forward. This wine took some time to open Our favorite at the end of the tasting, but started in 3rd place.
1995 Mouton - clear, bright garnet color. Light perfume, black fruits, anise and tart red fruits followed by layers of blueberry, wet leather, earth and rhubarb. Big and expressive palate with a long finish. One of the more expensive moutons we’ve had. Layers of flavor and complexity that eventually turned more jammy at the end. This wine was initially our favorite, but fell off toward the end.
p.s. pot roast with roasted potatoes.
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Double decanted 2.5 hours before drinking and that was essential to unlock this wine for me. Leather, black plum and cedar upon opening, including very raw and blocky tannin, the wine settled down to be a superb drop.
After 2.5 hours of decanting, the nose took on a tobacco and black cherry notes. The body evolved to being far more balanced, consisting of black cherry, cedar, tobacco but there was excellent freshness, thanks to the Cabernet Franc. Excellent mouth feel and a smoothness indicating the Merlot was in good health. Oak was there but never primary and the acid was still there to ensure it has a few more years to go yet.
Drink now or 6+ years.
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First of a case bought at auction but with great provenance. This had a great fil (as the full case does) and solid cork with some saturation about 1/2 way up but cork in great shape. Dark red and blue fruit on the nose at open, but clearly needing a decant to open on the palate. At 90 minutes it was better but needing more air. At 3 hours it was in a sweet spot of open, dark fruits, earth, secondaries, "classic" fruit/tannin profile - very nice. At hour 5 it had dried out and/or closed just a bit. Concerning but overall I really enjoyed this. Not sure it is worth the premium but certainly a really enjoyable wine and very 1995.
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Bordeaux Blends Smackdown (Zoom): Drank double blind, I felt this wine was definitely Bordeaux. The wine has rich tobacco, anise and other spice along with a peppery finish. Savory and well-fruited, really nice, but it's a struggle to assess a wine when you don't have the perspective of what it is. In hindsight, this drinks young, has good complexity now but should gain more with a few years time.
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Virtual Double Blind Bordeaux Blend Smackdown (Home): Very dark red/purple color with a 4mm transiitonal edge. I think this was splash double decanted at 12:45pm and then slow-O'd until poured into vessels for transport at 4:30pm. This starts out somewhat muted on the nose and it didn't flesh our for an hour; damp earth emerges, brooding dark fruits that develop slowly to show more ripe cassis and dark berries, exotic spices, graphite and tar as it opens. The palate changes dramatically too, more wood and spice with introverted and non-descript black fruits to start. As this finally opens you see the purity here, ripe cassis, plum, tobacco, pencil, and wood spices with a caressing texture. This drank young and it had to be Bordeaux. 93-95(+)pt potential. Ranked 4th.
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Red Wines + Cigar (NiQ's House, Hong Kong): Still very tight on the nose and sullen on the palate. None of the length or head-expanding experience one expects of a First Growth. Needs more time or a very long decant, like 6+ hours.
NiQ had generously opened this in advance on a dark balcony and poured it without saying what it was and I couldn’t see the label. I was quite shocked when I found out. In hindsight, it had many characteristics of the vintage. Will they ever unfurl?
To put this in context, all four of us significantly preferred a well-decanted Tignanello 2004 even though we normally prefer 1980s and 1990s Bordeaux.
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During an exuberant wash down the 2020 Covid year with some good Bordeaux Lunch&Dinner. Big and brooding, earthy structured with lots of dark fruit. More of everything palate, amplified. Good in need for some more refinement. This felt actually young still. So no hurry to drink up.
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Showing well from this half bottle. Decanted and had just the right balance between a little evolution with hints of tobacco and mature stewed fruit, with freshness and acidity.
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terrific. side by side with the 89 latour. this immediately had a much brighter bouquet - more stuffing and perfume. raspberry, brighter red fruit notes with plenty of tobacco, earth. similarly in the mouth this was bright and full - plenty of fruit with acidity and a long vibrant finish. i could have drunk this all night and am sad this was my only bottle!
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Second time around with this edition. Decanted 5 hrs. Gorgeous garnet color. Initially overwhelming scents of cassis, cherry, blueberry. As the wine opened up the berry aromas were complemented by sharp cinnamon, thistle, charred wood. The palate is less pleasing than the bouquet: tannins are gritty and pretty hard. Tastes more like a too-young northern Rhône than a 25 year old Bdx. Some out of balance acidity starting to show, so I don’t think this is just a matter of letting it cellar. It’s my experience with the 1995 vintage across the Medoc fwiw. I don’t think this will integrate or mellow with time. Not a bad wine at all - in fact, much more pleasurable than other 1995s I have had - but I have had more memorable Mouton. Score: 93. Relative to expectations: 0
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Last tasted 30 months ago, I was curious to see if this had finally started to be ready to be fully enjoyed, (bearing in mind that one critic gave this a potential perfect rating back in the day). I gave it a 6 hour decant, and ideally it should have had a full day. At the age of 25 it is finally starting to drink well, but with evolvement still ahead of it. The nose is packed full of smokey beefy aromas with the palate showing blackcurrant, blackberry, and plum with earth, leather and cedar dominating towards the end. The tannin is possibly a challenge and is old school Bordeaux, but is exquisitely balanced. The finish likewise is in perfect balance and pushes 120 seconds. The wine at this stage possesses a surprising delicacy mid palate which is almost overwhelmed by the overall robustness of the rest of the experience and could almost be missed. This is certainly going to get much better with a few more years, but if you have a few bottles, it is worth starting to drink it preferably with 12+ hours in the decanter. 95+
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Decanted and poured. Powerful nose (could pick it up a foot from the decanter), black fruit, earth, tobacco, graphite, cut grass. Palate is initially more red fruit with lots of graphite, some pepper, hint of toffee...tart with a bitter wrapper. Black fruit filled in with time in the glass. Moderate complexity, depth and relatively well-integrated. Paired with a Hawaiian kalua pork, with lots of smoky rich flavor, and it was a nice match. Closer to mid-weight than full-bodied, silky, decent finish. Definitely improved with time in the decanter and glass. Had one of these about 3 years ago with a similarly quick decant and it was a much more impressive drinking experience. I feel like I occasionally drink first growths in hopes of that elusive sublime bottle, but the "center of the bell curve" is a very nice bottle that is disappointing relative to the price point.
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Tasted vis-a-vis the Comtesse 1986, this just looses out; strict, vertical, well buid, dry, smoky a tru blue Old World Cab - just coming around with plenty of life ahead. Very aristocratic and dry. #JesperHelmuth
Tasted blind with a 2-hr decant. Dark ruby color turning candy red at the rim with a reflective edge. It has abundant fragrance that’s ethereal and mesmerizing. The palate displays very rich, powerful concentration of meaty, chunky tannins coupled with vibrant acidity underpinning the massive structure that balances the ripe dark cherry, blackberries and plum with secondary flavors of cedar and leather. The intensity is sustained throughout the nearly two-minute finish. Drink now until 2045. Wow!
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Normally we don’t like smokers, and cigarettes and cigar smoke are intolerable to many including myself, but I can smell this Mouton 95 smoke all day and all night without being bothered by it. The smoke was healthy, elegant, and with great finesse, which was similar to the wine body itself. Superb complexity and great finesse with the palate, it may not be immediately noticeable to beginners, but I can taste the potential. In 10 years time this vintage is going to taste great. Potentially 5*” more tasting note in finewines.com.sg
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Nose is nice but is very indicative of '95 in terms of dryness and austerity, and more similar to Haut-Brion in terms of red cedar wood and cigar box spice. Decanted for about three hours and there was some Mouton-like opulence, although not as dense, rich, or perfumed at the 750ml of '96 alongside. Good damp coffee ground and forest floor too. I like Mouton more than most. 93-93.
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Opaque, slightly faded purple color, mild separation. Nose was currant, lead-pencil and smoke. Palate of dusted blackberry, spice/pepper, cedar notes, graphite. Medium/full body (by BdX standards), medium finish.
Fully mature, classic first growth. Showing was good but not great on this day. Would like to have spent more time with it
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Immediately approachable, showing excellent development with dominant secondary characteristics. Nose of leather and spice. Notes of sweet red fruit, violet, graphite and black pepper, seamless and creamy mouthfeel, and a very long finish. Sweet, fine-grained tannins. Outperformed all expectations.
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Mouton in a first window of drinkability. Needed 5 h of decant. Very fresh , cool, structured wine. Lovely tertiary aromas wave after wave. The whloe Paulliac thing in a medium body with good finish. Will wait min 5 years for the next bottle. There will be more in the glass 95 +
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Tasting with some crazy geeks (@Private location, Solingen): *** Brief notes for my own memory, no CT rating. Points expressed are only rough guidelines *** Popped and poured. Still young, would have benefitted from decanting. Glimpse of Mouton nose with cigarbox and leather. Very young on the palate, sexy and seductive. Beautiful, silky texture. Long and lingering. 94-95
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Paired with the main course at NYE dinner - beef rib roast. Nice bottle, but not great, and not nearly as good as either my last bottle of the '95 or the '96 Mouton drunk alongside it tonight. Both were given about a two hour decant before dinner, but the '95 never developed as did the '96, remaining a bit austere throughout dinner.
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We celebrated the 1995 vintage with this magnificent Mouton, a Cos d'Estournel and an Insignia (magnum). Of the three this was the best. I believe that this wine has gotten better since the last time we enjoyed it. Once it opened up (yes, it still needs a bit of decanting), the beautiful dark fruit was evident on the nose. as was the cedar, earth, graphite. On the palette, it was stunning - with that perfect hint of sweetness. And the finish - it went on and on and on. This was a beautifully balanced wine that screams out superlatives. The Insignia was really, really good but sadly faded in stretch. The Cos was darn good but not up to the standards of the Mouton. Had this been a horse race, the Monton was Secretariat. I believe the Mouton has better days ahead of it, and might even merit the term "other worldly." We look forward to enjoying the remaining bottles.
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Bright red and youthful in appearance. Nose of graphite, black tea and cherry. Started off with tart cherry, as it opened up the nose deepened and more savory flavors of grilled herbs and dark fruits. Integrated tannins. Drinking very well now
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Yep that’s the stuff. Tart tart cherry. Started out a little muted due to temperature then really came alive. Nose was all violets and floral notes. Intoxicating. Dark raspberry, finish will last a lifetime. Touch of dark cherry, earth, and savory grilling spices. Rosemary.
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This bottle seems to be just entering its drinking window. Served blind after a few hour decant the quality here was very evident but I feel this will only be getting better. Revisit in 5 years.
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this was good but surprinsingly needed some time in the decanter to really open up. perhaps its in a bit of a close down phase? nevertheless this really came out with a bang once it opened up. tannins were relatively soft and the finish nice
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There is a bit more strictness and severity to the wine that is becoming more apparent over the years. The wine has power, loads of tannin, and the fruit is ripe, but the increasing austerity that is an issue with many 1995 Bordeaux wines is something to take note of.
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This was a difficult bottle, not as good as the one tasted in 2015 from the same cellar. The tannins were on the drier side, and the aromatics didn’t shine like they should in a Mouton. It was a meaty, masculine wine with good Pauillac typicity and some generosity and warmth, but tasting blind I did not guess that this was a Premier Grand Cru Classé.
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Agree with most of the recent comments which generally describe this wine as a little on the austere side. Still showing decent color with a fairly solid medium to dark purple. Nose is complex and the best part: graphite, earth, pencil, tobacco, all the nice elements there. But the wine strikes me as just a touch too soft on the fruit side, and a touch of acidity crept in toward the end even if drunk undecanted (though I had it open for about an hour). A very nice bottle to be sure, but I am rating this as having tasted blind, with no uplift for the name. I've tasted a lot of the 1995s and think they are generally 1) an underrated year but also 2) definitely approaching maturity, and this wine is not exception in that sense.
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This might be a great name, but it seems to me to be perfectly pleasant wine, well made, well balanced, plenty of life left, nose OK but not great. Colour red, clear and translucent. Taste OK but not phenominal. This was bought many years ago, is it worth the price it is now? I think there are plenty just as good for half or quarter the price
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I have always found Mouton rather austere with inky concentration and this was no exception. Served blind, I mistook it for a Right Bank Merlot in a cool vintage given its green notes. Seems a bit hollow and simple, and the finish was short. If I was cellaring the 1995 for enjoyment, I would sell them.... For me this is past its prime by a many year...
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Decanted 2 hrs and more time would not have hurt. Decanting is an imperative for this one at this time. This is a typical 1995 : tannins that are not yielding at all. Lots of fruit to balance though. Heavy on dark stone fruit, some rare beef, loads of graphite. Very masculine. I have my doubts about this ever hitting perfection- like I have my doubts about all 1995s- but this is a great success for the vintage. It is not going anywhere any time soon so if you want to wait a decade or two to see if it mellows out, have no fear. This is in zero danger of falling apart any time soon. Score:94. Relative to expectations: +
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Year of the pig dinner: On 1995 Bordeaux bottles: 1995 Haut Brion Was my WOTN out of the 10 bottles that night. On the nose, violet, gravel, dark cherries and plum, mineral, smoke, and modest cigar, on the plate, it showed great strength yet balanced with nice and long acidity, strong minerals and modest spices. Very long finish with great layers, very complex, offered firm tannin and round texture. A great bottle. It was a Cabernet/merlot blend, partially explained why the wine was balanced with power and elegance.
1995 Mouton Certainly a much more powerful and richer version of mouton vs 83. Can still age 5-10 more years to enjoy it at better maturity level I think. Dark purple colour, crushed dark currants and black berries on the nose, on the palate, strong character with great minerals, some spices, smoke, liquorice and slightly higher tannin, not at my preferred drinking window yet but can see its ageing potential. In 1995 vintage, Cabernet Sauvignon grapes seemed having tougher tannin to resolve, so they also blended the wine with slightly more merlot (same reason for haut Brion 95 I guess).
1995 Cheval Blanc Seductive and classic style of Cheval Blanc in my view, bouquet of purple flowers, light lady cigarette, plummy and modest toffee sensation, on the palate, it was silky and smooth on texture with slightly higher tone of acidity vs 83, body was richer and fuller too. Beautiful wine and can still age 5-10 more years to enjoy it at even better drinking window. The 1995 had higher percentage of Merlot in the final blend - 50% Merlot/50% Cabernet Franc.
1995 latour Opened 4 hours in advance and was still tight when we started dinner. Decanted for another 1.5 hours before serving, and the wine showed a lot better. This wine was still quite young to enjoy now and I would wait for the next bottle to be consumed 5-10 years after at least, or it really needs proper decanting before serving it. It showed the best ageing potential for all the bottles we had that night (also the vega sicilia we had on the same night). On the nose, cigar, smoke, freshly rubbed herbs, basil, cassis, liquorice, on the palate, lots of dark berries yet also very mineral and offered freshly cut herbs. Still young but can see its potential to evolve more layers and even more complexity.
1995 pichon lalande Not because I drank this along with 95 Mouton/Haut Brion/Latour that I don't like this wine, I really think the wine was lack of balance on the palate, too rich in structure with strong vanilla toffee and jammy berries fruits on the palate. Nose was quite perfuming and nice but I didn't really enjoy the palate, but could be due to personal style.
Wines we had: 1983 latour, 1983 mouton, 1983 chavel blanc; 1995 mouton, 1995 chavel blanc, 1995 haut Brion, 1995 latour , 1995 vega sicilia, 1995 ridge monte bello, 1995 Pichon lalande
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Much more open than the previous bottle. A bit muted and leafy on the nose. Palate had good density with black fruit, pencil shaving, cedar and tobacco. Still a bit tannic which needs more time to resolve. I imagine a 90 mins decanting would open up the bottle significantly.
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Chez W, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, flavour profile as set out in my note of October 16, now better integrated, nice lifting acid edge, same flavour profile as 86 on same night, just a little less depth and dimension particularly on palate with the difference widening as the dinner progressed, still on upward trend. F+ (18) with scope for upgrade...….fine example of Mouton developing, just a little less interesting flavour profile than other firsts in this vintage (and most others).
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Dégustation comparative de deux Pauillac 1995 : Latour et Mouton Rotschild. Le Mouton est presque trop parfait, équilibré, délicat, féminin. A peut-être dépassé son apogée. Le Latour, à l'unanimité est préféré. Il aurait pu encore attendre de nombreuses années. Belle et puissante présence. Une vraie personnalité. Epicé, boisé, léger parfum de fruits, belle longueur.
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Kleur: Diep donkerrood met een smalle oranjebruine rand. Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig verfijnd bouquet. Minder 'aards en gronderig' dan voorheen en vooral hetgeen wat ik verwacht van een gerijpte hoge Pauillac. Een restje donker fruit in de vorm van Mon Cherie-kers maar vooral gedroogde pruimen en dadels, chique hout, Smaak / Afdronk: Indrukwekkende concentratie in een ultieme balans. Frisse zuurgraad, (nog steeds) krachtige tannines, laurierdrop. Indrukwekkend lange afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Prachtige, chique wijn! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 92/100
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Color: Deep dark red with a narrow orange-brown edge. Aroma / bouquet: Beautifully refined bouquet. Less 'earthy and earthy' than before and especially what I expect from a matured Pauillac. A remnant of dark fruit in the form of Mon Cherie cherry but especially prunes and dates, chic wood, Taste / Finish: Impressive concentration in an ultimate balance. Fresh acidity, (still) powerful tannins, laurel drop. Impressively long aftertaste. General / potential: Beautiful, chic wine! 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Taste / Finish: 17 + General / potential: 8 = 92/100
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From half, the 95 Mouton is finally starting to come around. Beautiful cassis, cedary, sandalwood, thyme-filled, plush nose. Will the mint and lavender notes that make the best Moutons so special emerge with time? Another 5-10 years is probably required before one can know for sure.
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Acker BYO 2018 (Tribeca Grille): Still just a very young wine. This was a bit tightly wound. There's some oak and black fruit poking through, but it's not as expressive as I think it will be. Gave it some time in the glass, but never quite opened up.
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I've owned a case of this since release, and this was our first bottle. For me either this vintage is still years (decades?) away from enjoyment, or like many bdx of the 95 vintage may never justify the initial accolades. Time will tell, although I'm more pessimistic than optimistic.
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In a word, gorgeous. The 1995 Mouton Rothschild was one of those experience wines that could make a believer out of anyone who doesn’t understand its First Growth standing. Here I found a classic display of mature Bordeaux, showing dusty dark red fruits with sweet dried florals, earth tones, hints of animal musk, savory herbs, and stone dust. On the palate, velvety textures maintained a wonderfully fresh and vibrant expression, as ripe dark red and plummy fruit glided across the palate, leaving licorice, mineral and herbal tones in their path. The finish was long, with a twang of acid and residual tannin, as dried wild berry and cherry tones lingered.
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Full-bodied, firm and classic in style, there is a lot of freshness, brightness and cedar, lead pencil, cedar and tobacco notes that coincide with the cassis and cherry here. Tasters that prefer Bordeaux straddling old school, classic Bordeaux and softer, more modern wines will really dig this wine.
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Cassis, earth, wet stone, spice, young and vibrant. Pretty fruit ... not sure how it will evolve but high hopes. Drank out of a .375L. Trying the remainder of the bottle tomorrow.
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Drank wc. 2 hr decant. Obviously a 1st with the structure. Ultimately lacking the intensity and impact you would expect from a Mouton. Good but not great.
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(at Magdalena – Baltimore) A deep, masculine wine. Pronounced cassis / purple berry fruit accented with tobacco leaf. Should age for a long time. Precise, impactful and stern. Thank you Dave for the glass! (93)
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This renowned Pauillac was the best of the night for sure. Don’t get me wrong - I preferred a more subtle Margaux, but I couldn’t fail to appreciate this wine’s glory.
Thick, middle aged gentleman at the top of its prime, with leather, tobacco, ripe dark berries, well groomed and stately built. Complex and juicy.
Maybe it lacks the nuance and acts too straight, too direct, but that’s the right kind of straight!
WS 94, RP 95, Vinous 95, JR 18.5/20
The Big Five 1995 at Mechta / 6 March 2018
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Last tasted almost a year ago, this has certainly moved forward and starting to drink, (albeit with an 8 hour decant,). However, this still has years of evolvement ahead of it, and indeed even after the lengthy decant, it continued to develop in the glass. The nose is a little reticent at first, but eventually gives off deep aromas of blackcurrent and red cherry. On the palate the tannin is still in evolvement, but the depth and balance are excellent and bodes well for the future. Even with the harsh tannin, the wine is velvety on the palate and it completes with a good finish. Definitely a wine for the future, but one that can be drunk now.
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Pales next to the 1996. It's a nice pauillac, sure, but it lacks the depth of other vintages of Mouton. And yes, the 96 is substantially richer and has more depth. For 1995, my take is a Pichon Baron 1990 will outclass it.
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Not quite up to the level of the 95 Lafite tasted alongside it but a very nice wine nonetheless. This took a while to open up even after a 2.5 hour decant. Typical Mouton roundness. Velvety body with fine tannins in the background. Dark and saturated.
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Arômes évanescents, moins d'éclat que j'aurais anticipé. Cassis, bleuet, graphite, truffes. Finale sur les feuilles mortes me laisse croire que le vin est à son appogé, ou passé... Décevant vu les attentes.
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Closed at first. Gradually opened up. Suggest decant a couple of hours. Dark fruit bouquet. Gives impression of young wine will last anther 20 years. Well balanced, dark fruit
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Fully mature to my taste. Still has graphite and minerals with the dark fruit on the nose. Needed an hour to open up. Red fruit, cranberries, red currants ,stones, and subtle savory notes on the long finish. Creamy and elegant in texture. Everything I expect in Bordeaux . Cork was still in excellent shape, I was relieved because my last bottle was corked.
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Vinetasters- Dominus from 1983-2014 (Holiday Inn, Skokie IL): Nose: This is electric and sexy from the get go with deep tones of red cherries, cranberries, cedar, herbs, licorice, violets, leather, and spice notes just meld beautifully and in perfect harmony.
Taste: The feel is Full bodied with medium acidity and youthful, medium+ tannins. The tannins feel like they are resolving but they are still letting themselves be known. The feel is deep and elegant with red cherries, cranberries, cedar, leather, spice notes, licorice, and violets.
Overall: This was my #1 and the group's #7. This was a ringer in the lineup and it certainly did the trick there. It was also a great showing for me and really showed off its class. This will be a long-lived wine and there is a lot of stuffing for lots of greatness for years to come.
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Vinetaster's does Dominus 1983-2014 (Holiday Inn NorthShore): Dark sweet concentrated plummy red aromas. Chewy and dense texture with expressive black cherry, espresso, and scorched loamy earth. Finely detailed and spicy finish. Well integrated although firm tension throughout.
I tossed this in as a blind ringer against 10 vintages of Dominus. Only 1 person guessed this as the ringer of 14 tasters. I rated it #2/12, while the group rated it #7/12. My guess difference explained largely do to the leaner style of Bordeaux in general and perhaps this more structured vintage.
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Decanted for four hours and rewarded generously for the preamble, The novel that followed was classic and award winning-Layer after layer of a rich and textured, plush in the swirl, classic Pauillac. The deep, royal purple color entices and entreats one to relax and enjoy this marvelous manifestation of Mouton. Fresh earth with tuffles and subtle spices are enveloped by blackberry, blueberry, and cassis. Smooth and oh balanced smooth allows this pure beauty immediately to seduce the drinker to surrender and savor. Drinking as good as it gets!
50ml by the glass in 67 PM - part of a small 1st growth line-up that we selected to taste. Gave 1 hour to air in the glass and tasted over ~30mins. Visually starting to show its age. Saddle leather and slightly herbaceous nose. On the palate quite diplomatic. Classic, enjoyable claret, in its drinking window but will hold. Was the least enjoyable in the line-up of 1st growth (but also the cheapest). OK but doesn't quite pack the wow factor I would need to be buying 1st growth at today's market prices. I had the benefit of a Mouton vertical 2005-2015 last year, and in my view this 1995 is going to be (clearly) bested by recent "off"-vintages 2008, 2012 and also by 2011 - I prefer those for the additional concentration the 1995 is lacking to be a truly great wine.
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Deep, dark, inky purple. Crème de cassis, cedar, and graphite on the youthful, expressive nose. Impressive concentration, nicely polished, with resolving but still noticeable tannins. This finishes long with flavors of cassis. The 1995 will continue to improve for at least another decade but is excellent today.
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Guys Night Out Part II (Jason's House): Decanted 1/2 hour. Drank about 1/4 of the bottle over 1.5 hours. Completely old world Brodeaux, magnificent nose of saddle leather, clean funk, strawberry, pipe tobacco and smoke. The balance here is gorgeous. Tannins are smooth and elegant. This was one of the best Mouton Rothschild that I have had.
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Only a 30 minute decant due to time constraints. Was a bit surprised how dark color was given the age. In the glass it starts with fragrant, if somewhat subtle nose, then follows with a beautifully integrated and seamless wine. Fruit is still going strong but in an elegant way. Stylistically this is classic Bordeaux with more good years ahead.
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Mouton Rothschild Vertical Dinner (Vaucluse): Austere nose, bulletproof tannic palate. Tight cranberry and lead pencil in the core. Concentrated and meaty. Consistently prefer the 1996 over this as there always seems to be dryness to the fruit here and lacking the classic forest floor terroir kiss.
Very pretty wine. Cherries, red fruits very prominent. Really nice and more approachable now vs the 96 in the next glass. Classic leather and saddle notes. Consistent notes with some bottles I had about a decade ago. Just a great wine.
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Mouton dinner with Philippe Dhalluin and Bernard Burtschy (Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.): A lot more black fruit compare to the 88 and 89. Youthful nose displaying crème de cassis, roasted black fruit, mocha, lead pencil and dark spices. Excellent concentration, unctuous yet silky and polished, beautifully layered dark fruit, bright acidity, noticeable but silky tannins and a long cassis driven finish. The roasted fruit and the tannins are telltale signs of the 95. It has reach the youthful peak but certainly can improve for another decade or two. Excellent showing but slightly overshadowed by the 96.
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Bordeaux Wimps, Benoît Chamoux table (La Trompette, London): A completely different level of power and density in the glass cf the previous flights, even the 05 Gruaud. Some graphite emerging under the power and weight of crème de cassis fruit. Ripe, rounded, very confident and comely, and it knows it. It does tighten with air and start to show some of its vintage's character. Palate doesn't quite have the complexity or perhaps more importantly, the development yet. ***(*)
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Some great wines with the boy Scouts - Year 2 (BSA Fundraiser): Great wine. Maybe unfair right after the 07 Maybach as that is so ripe but this held its own quite nicely. Purple in color. The nose has cassis, dust, cigar tobacco and a slight funk. On the palate, this is showing a nice layered complexity. I would think this is at peak given the vintage and this bottle. No hurry though, plenty of fruit with some tannic structure. Nice finish. A real treat.
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Cherry, Raspberry, spices, salty mineralogy, clean and crisp refreshing acidity, very chewy tannins. Starting to show better, but still needs 5 years at a min to resolve the tannins.
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Still a baby this had a faint nose to start and a tight constricted profile of bright cherry soft subtle vanilla and spiced pear. Supreme elegance but needs much more time to develop.
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Bordeaux dinner at Ripple with live rendition of the Star Spangled Banner (Ripple Restaurant in DC): Youthful energetic nose displaying cool blue and black fruit, cassis, ink, milk chocolate, a hint of jalapeno, lead pencil, cedar and dark spices. Excellent concentration, silky and polished, nicely layered cassis fruit driven palate impression, noticeable but not obtrusive tannins, bright acidity and a long cool cassis fruit and cedar driven finish. Not as opulent and profound as the top vintage Moutons. Nevertheless is has the structure and concentration to age gracefully for another couple of decades, if you wish for the 59 or 61 like experience. As usual, this seems a lot more youthful than the 95 Cheval Blanc.
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Fit for a wine loving Groundhog: Bordeaux back to 1970, by way of a 1982 trio (Ripple Restaurant in Washington D.C.): Well, at first - this was popped and poured - the aspect was steely and tight but from the get go, the aromatics had such precise and clean notions of cassis and graphite, vivid notions and not dusty in any way, giving off the impression that the wine was much younger than its just over 20 years. With time in glass, the palate came across as quite concentrated and intense, and then burgeoning notes of thoroughly pleasing crushed tobacco. Later on, at the end of the dinner, I went back to this and it was comparatively tight - and almost uninviting - after we had had the wines from the 80s and 70s... Give it (lots of) time in your cellar :-)
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Another stunning performance by this wonderful Mouton - expressive nose, balanced, dark fruit, graphite/pencil, cedar, fully integrated tannins, great mouth feel and a long finish. Poured side by side with a 2008 Scarecrow, which resulted in a spirited debate. I really enjoyed both wines, and when asked, I could not really choose between them. I rated both the same. They were different but similar - balance, complexity, purity, long finish.
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A lot of money for not as much wine. Red berry. No great finesse. A lot of pressure. On the palate just as well with a great finish but without the finesse of a really great Bordeaux.
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My first mid 90's Mouton, surprisingly young feeling. My first impression was mid 00 Napa cab, purple in colour, no signs of age. Warm style with violet, plums, oak, cigarr box, dusty dry tannins. Totally different from the MR 80's I've tried before. Huge energy in this wine!
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Drank blindly with all 5 Premier Crus and another pirat from the same vintage, guessed Bx, typical cassis, pencil and cedarwood, soft tannins, the weakest for me 92-93, again not convinced from Mouton 95
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Red fruit, earth tones, faint white pepper and light tannins. Nose became more perfumed with air time, taking on floral notes. Palate lacked true depth
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Magnum. Cool mint over juicy blackberry on the nose. Reading younger and certainly more opulent than the '95 Cheval Blanc. Boulders, big gravelly minerality. Green nose still. Big structure, tannin actually not too tough. Lead pencil. Quite enjoying this.
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2nd bottle in recent months. Drank with roasted whole Pyrenees leg of lamb. More approachable than the 86 Cos, this was initially dominated with cherry fruits, but the body built up over the course of the 3 hour dinner, and culminated to the toffee-coffee unmistakeble Mouton taste. Again, the last glass is the best syndrome.
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8th of 24, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, previous notes fine to very fine - youthful glossy garnet; more mature nose and palate with classical cassis, cedar and some graphite; medium full bodied, long and persistent, nicely integrated fine if slightly dry tannins, just lacks the wow factor of the other firsts, eg a very fine recent Margaux, and no better, and more evolved, in this vintage than DB or LLC, should have more to offer in 5 years though. F+ (18).
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Opened three bottles of 95 mouton today. Very young. After 2 hrs of aeration, the chocolate, lead, tobacco, and black fruit. The wine is very 95 with a tannic palate. Palate is quite complex but the depth and length are not what I expect for a first growth bordeaux in a good vintage. The acidity is high. Needs a lot more time. I wouldnt open the next one within the next 5 years. If you open a bottle today, I would suggest a 3 hour decant. 92-93 for me today.
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French and Italian wine gathering (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Another excellent showing. Although the 95s are still young, I like the ripe fruit and firm structure. Expressive deeply toned nose displaying cassis, strong presence of lead pencil, ink and dark spices. Excellent concentration, bright acidity, good mineral presence, noticeable but unobtrusive tannins and love long finish. Reaching the youthful peak but will improve for the next twenty years. It really reminds me the 86 Mouton but not as much finesse.
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Granato cupo. Grandissima eleganza al naso, con mirtillo e ribes a testimoniare la freschezza, assieme ad una parte agrumata e speziatura di pepe rosa. Ci sono anche legno di cedro, menta e cacao amaro. Bocca intensa, tannica, di grande scioltezza. Buonissimo
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Drank togather with the 83 Mouton. Initially muted nose. About 45 minutes later in glass (not cecanted nor breathed), it started to sing. Still quite black in colour, the signature coffee, stewed black fruits' nose and palte of Mouton were found in abundance. Very full reaching and tannins still a bit firm. Could do more time. The 83, whilst far softer and more approachable in the beginning, lost out in the end.
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Tasted during the World Congress of the Commanderie de Bordeaux and Fete de Fleur 2016. Medium-dark ruby. Expressive nose of dark fruit, barnyard and eucalyptus. Very pleasant entry on the palate with excellent balance, freshness and drinkability. A round and pleasant Pauillac, ready to drink now. Aromatic finish. A bit too much oak for a higher score. A solid Mouton.
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Mouton Vertical (Li Garden, IFC Hong Kong): Profound and complex--layered of flavours. Need time to properly aerate, we did not allow proper time--only an hour or so. Tasted closed at first but could feel the promise. After 2 hours, beginning to open and flourish. Advice is to open the bottle 3 hours ahead.
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Verticale du Château Mouton Rothschild: Un beau nez, mine de crayon, cèdre, très classique, avec une pointe mentholée intéressante. Bouche légère avec une belle finesse. Pas très long, mais charmant, avec un style austère qui me faisait croire au 1998. 91 pts
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Concentrated, full bodied, youthful and powerful, yet this lacks a refined elegance. At 21 years of age, the wine retains a massive wall of hard tannins that will need 10-15 or 20 more years to soften. This lacks the special something found in the 1986, but stylistically, they share much in common.
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The chameleon wine of the evening. At first, there was an enchanting nose with loads of fruit and complexity. With time, this also shut down in the glass. Lighter on the palate than the 1995 Haut-Brion, but with a nice silky mouthfeel. The tannins aren’t overbearing, but there is need of more integration. Excellent concentration. Good acidity on the finish. This wine appears to be in an awkward phase, and I would probably hold off for a few years. I still feel there is potential for this to turn into an impressive wine. Perhaps it’s showing a bit of the character of the 1995 vintage.
Looks and tastes magnificent. Exceptionally consistent through the palate from start to finish. Clean, earthy and limestone resonance. Needs a 3hr decant from experience of having drunk too early once before.
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My first Mouton from a great left bank vintage. Without the possibility to decant, went the Audouze way and opened a half bottle in the morning to take it to birthday dinner in the evening. Worked perfectly as the wine that had barely any nose in the morning smelled beautifully in the restaurant with a mix of red and dark fruit, sous bois and earth. Then a luscious and sweet attack of raspberry followed by darker fruit and a firm structure with very fine tannins and a dense, balanced body. Medium plus finish. Seemed a point to me from the split with a long plateau ahead. An excellent wine and among the very best 95/96 I have had, at the same time not really that remarkable to truly justify the status in the Bordeaux hierarchy and price.
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What a difference from the previous bottle from the same case less than 3 years ago. Opened 6 hours in advance. Drank together with the delicate and extremely elegant Lafite 95. Rich, broad, almost voluptuous, which is a special accomplishment for this somewhat severe vintage. Approaching full maturity. Classic textbook Pauillac with - pleasant and well integrated - tannic backbone. No need to finish the last of the remaining bottles in the case before 2030+.
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Anniversary Dinner (Café De Klepel, Prinsenstraat 22, Amsterdam, NL): Richer and more exotic than the Lafite, deep and cedary, firm tannic structure, rich and exuberant, very youthful and lively, belies its twenty years of age, powerful and complete, an essence of Cabernet and of Pauillac. Mature but with time in hand.
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Tasting Group Holiday Party (Mouton, Laurent, Essencia, Hundred Acre, Staglin, +++) (University Circle): Really nice showing for this. Of course, it is always a pleasure to drink a First Growth. This got more than a few votes for WOTN. Purple in color. The nose is outstanding. Plums, cedar and red berries. Also some cigar box. On the palate, it is not as expressive as the nose. Cassis, some damp earthy/forest floor qualities. It unwinds in the glass to show a nice complexity. Still, blind I might have guessed a decade younger. Its best days should be ahead for well stored bottles.
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Had this alongside a 1995 Chateau Ducru-Beaucalllou and a 1993 Angelus, at a Steak night. The Angelus was double decanted, the Ducru popped and poured and the Mouton was opened, but not decanted, for two hours. All three wines were poured into decanters at the restaurant. We drank the Angelus first, followed by the Ducru, and the Mouton was drunk last.
For me this was the WOTN, the nose was still youthful, and it was a well balanced wine that went great just drinking it, or with the food.
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The Fourteenth Stonefields Dinner (Guelph, Ontario, Canada): This was still quite young, but definitely a wine that is on the way up. Nose was packed with cassis, graphite, earth, black currants, black cherry, truffle, cedar, and dark flowers. The palate is packed with dark fruit and augmented with cedar, leather, graphite, lead pencil and cassis. My only critique was that I found it a touch hollow on the transition to the finish...but this is a very minor critique. The finish is long. Great wine...one for the future.
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Double blind tasting... It had been decanted for 2 hrs prior to tasting. The nose is rich, concentrated with aromas of black fruit, cassis, licorice, and cedar. It was easy to pick it out as a left bank Pauillac wine. This is a noble wine with extreme purity. However, it is still a baby needing at least 10 more years in the bottle to shed its baby fat. The tannins are grippy, grainy, and chewy. This was the best showing of this wine vs all of my prior tastings, indicating it is just now entering adolescence. Patience will be rewarded. I expect it will warrant a higher score as it ages.
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Bordeaux 1995 tasting. Some vanilla, light easy drinking, somewhat neutral; tasted with other 1er cru + CB & Ausone and lost out; a good wine but just did not match the other wines
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Seth's 40th Blowout (Cumming, GA): Darker garnet core with lighter rim; ripe fruit, red currant, plum, mushroom, black currant, incense, rich and full, green pepper in the back; firmer palate, grainy tannin, ripe fruit, tart red with some black currant, chewy, almost blueberry, lacks a bit on the palate for me but has good potential for improvement; was not on Mouton as this didn't scream tobacco, also had this a week prior and this seemed fresher; 94+.
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2015 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/19/2015-10/27/2015 (New York City, NY): This youthful wine (a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc) has a deep-to-opaque red/garnet robe and flashes an alluring nose of plum, cassis, pipe tobacco, graphite and saddle leather. It is full-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (12.4%) and sports substantial firm tannins. Perhaps more than any other Mouton tasted, this wine has an impressive mid-palate presence and closes with the lengthiest, albeit tannic finish. This is a wine in need of more time in the cellar. That said, it could turn out to be one of the best Moutons ever. This is because, unlike many other 1995 offerings, it retains enough fruit to go toe-to-toe with the tannins over decades. Drink 2025-2065.
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Absolutely loved this wine. Decanted for about an hour and then served. The nose hits you in the face like a 2x4! Wonderful bright red fruit and a little forest floor...tobacco as well. Amazing wine to sit and savor each and every smell. On the palette it didn't disappoint. Lots of cherry, currant, and finally mushroom. Tannins were smooth with a strong hint of sweetness. What a wonderful wine.
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Classic Pauillac with the cow pie, wet earth, green and maduro tobacco, slight green pepper but secondary to the ripe cherry and red currant; palate is structured and solid showing nice balance; not a wow Mouton but very classic.
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Tasted several bottles in the past but not an outstanding showing this evening (although tough to tell in a '95 v. '96 First Growth showdown). Somewhat perfumey nose, violets, some stoniness, and red cedar. Not a brooding, meaty, cassis and black currant Mouton. Slightly grippy tannin.
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The fruit takes a backseat on the nose, with more delicate red apple and redcurrant notes dominated by mint and other sweet herbs, dark chocolate, and loamy earth, along with a suggestion of gravel. Medium-bodied and very light on it's feet, the palate is very pretty with smoothed out tannin and flavors of redcurrant, cherry and mushroom, ending on a slightly ferrous note.
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°°° Bordeaux 1995 °°°: Deep garnet in color. Dark berries, and for a Mouton, very little leather notes. Elegant, long, powerful and multilayered. Smooth tannins and a wonderful sweetness. This is a nice wine to drink now and over the next 20 years.
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We brought this to The Modern and paid the $35 corkage fee. Decanted about an hour before drinking. Deep purple core, turning to ruby at the rim. Extroverted bouquet, offering up notes of cassis, lilly, with hints of roasted meat and truffle. Medium-bodied, with layers of flavor, impressive depth, good focus and grip, and a long and heady finish.
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Urban Heights - 03 Cathelin, 90 LP, 97 Rayas, 07 IX, 11 LPV & etc. (Urban Heights - Bethesda, Maryland): I completely forgot that I had a bottle in January. So remarkably consistent as the last bottle, ie displaying the 95 vintage character of youthful fruit and incredibly firm structure. Expressive nose displaying intense youthful black fruits, cassis dominates, lead pencil, cappuccino, ink and dark spices. Excellent concentration, unctuous yet silky palate, strong presence of acidity and still noticeable tannins. It certainly has very good concentration but it is not the most complex Mouton. It will improve for another twenty years minimum. A bit masculine and very structured Mouton. Once again a bit 86 Moutonesque.
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Deep ruby / purple with minimal sediment, this wine is fully mature. Nose of black cherry, mushroom and a hint of spice, tasting is ever so slightly one-dimensional. Enjoyable but not sensational and not in the same league as '82 or '86/ '96.
If a date, this was a perfectly pleasant 21 year old where the date was cordial, respectful, but lacked sizzling chemistry.
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John's Birthday Degustation Dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Museum Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand): Tasted next to the Leoville Las Cases of the same vintage, this came across as much further developed. A classy (and classic) nose of oak, cedar cigar box and refined blackcurrant fruit. This feels pretty new-style and open knit (comparatively). This is both gorgeous and correct but ultimately not sublime. An outstanding and refined example of the vinatge.
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First Growths, Yquem, 100+Madeira (John V.'s): The groups WOTN. Gorgeous wine just this side of peak I would think. Inky purple in color. The nose has cassis, earth, vanilla and pencil lead. Juicy acidity. Great fruit on the palate. Still firm tannins. Long finish. This is a powerful wine but has some elegance to it as well.
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Great color, very youthful. Not the most giving nose but nice plum and dark berry. Palate is very light. Drinking great. Long finish of tart dark cherry. Tasty but certainly not a star vintage for Mouton. I would not overspend here.
Note: after posting here, I see others' comments about this being "massive" and not ready. My experience way different. Maybe a shite bottle? Bought at auction; I have others. Time will tell.
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Trang nese, noe rødfrukt, blomster og treverk. Har en ørlite rustikk munnfølelse. Litt hard og vanskelig å ha med å gjøre. Kjenner at det ligger mye her. Litt brutale tanniner for øyeblikket. Vanskelig å score. 92p for nå.
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Mouton Rothschild 90's flight Oslo 16. Feb 15: Dark, dense colour. Slightly closed on the nose, just a hint of blackcurrants and Vicks. Gives the very false impression of a light palate, but this is really powerful. Massive, fruity, compact, lots of dark berries, and very high on the tannin meter. A bit more "square" than the '96 with had alongside it, but still a great wine that should be kept in the cellar for quite some years
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Solid black ruby color. Gorgeous nose of smoky graphite, black currants and Asian spices. After. 2-hr. Decant, this just showed beautifully and really surprised me. The wine is opulent and fresh with fabulous black fruit flavors, lots of acidity and great notes of graphite minerals. Such a good, full mid-palate with such a silky texture. The finish is rich and complex with dry, raspy but ripe tannins and a lovely spiciness along with more smoky graphite and melted chocolate.This is turning into a fine Mouton perhaps without the perfectly ripe tannins of a better vintage but it really shows the terroir beautifully and the wine is absolutely delicious right now.
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The wine was closed. Only breathed it for 90mins in the bottle. It definitely required decanting for at last 2 hours. The wine is way too young. I would wait 10 plus years.
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Dinner with Charles M - 96 DP Oeno, 96 Dom Rose, 90 Margaux, 90 Mouline, 93 Ponsot Chambertin & etc. (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Charles mentioned that he tried a bottle last year which was completely shutdown. This initially showed dark fruits, cassis, lead pencil, vanilla and dark spices. With air, it actually shutdown showing mostly mineral, cedar and lead pencil. Very good concentration, polished silky palate, sweet slightly dry dark fruit driven palate impression, good acidity, slightly angular and noticeable structure. This clearly displayed the typical 95 structure with a hint of dry tannins. It will require at least ten years of cellaring. Perhaps a bit like the 86 in structure as Paul mentioned but not as pure and layered.
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Huge blackcurrant nose gives way to cedar, pencil lead and mint. Endless length. Still has the tannic structure typical of the vintage. Touch bitter in the finish. Manages to be both big and masculine and deep with subtle notes. Drink now and keep some if you have enough. Decant carefully. Bought en primeur and always stored in temperature controlled conditions.
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Drank as part of a big family celebration. As such the scores are probably inflated. We compared the '95 MR to th '94 Insignia. Both drank well. We did it blind. Half like the MR, half like the Insignia. I was on the side of the Insignia. MR was a beautifully mature bordeaux, but just didn't have a 'wow' moment. However we certainly got better service from the restaurant, when they saw what we were drinking.
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Real pretty nose of truffles and spice. Palate is a bit young but it has this fresh mint to it with loads of graphite. As the night went on the texture started to soften and it started to open up with a rich more full bodied fruit. Very nice wine.
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"International Business & Wine Mouton Dinner, Nomad, NYC." Less expressive on the nose than most of the other vintages. Ripe, juicy and earthy but tastes a bit less expressive and more diluted than the other vintages tonight. In the end, a very lovely and elegant Bordeaux that doesn't compete with the best Mouton has t offer.
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On the nose, in addition to the fruit, slight menthol, dark/white pepper, dry savory herbs. On the palate, integrated tannins but they stand out even though not aggressive, and the fruit is hidden. May not age particularly well given the current acid and fruit profile, but ok for now. Drinking well but not overly complex. Could benefit from more time but will mellow and not dramatically improve with age. Nose superior to the palate on this occasion.
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Fantastic aged bottle of bordeaux. Minerals, earth, spice and a little tanic which settled after being open for approx 1 hour. Drinking very nice right now but has structure to last many more years in the bottle.
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Winos Event @ Glenview: 1995 Chateau Mouton Rothschild (contributor DB)--Tight. Restrained nose of lead pencil, black fruits and earth. Good balance on the palate, and a decent long finish. Needs time. 94 points
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This has "first growth" written all over it, with its depth of fruit, powerful structure and ability to age. This was a pristine bottle, purchased on release and perfectly stored. The fill level was well into the neck. The color was surprising youthful. When first opened, the intense nose of creme de cassis, spice and florals overwhelmed the nose. The palate however was not as pleasurable as the tannins were ample, severe and harsh. After about seven hours of decanting, this softened up a bit, but still remained primary and firm. This will be fabulous some day and the underlying material is so strong. Probably will not touch this again for another 20 years.
Another powerful, immensely structured wine that feels much younger than its 19 years. This spent a few hours in a decanter before we got to it, but still needed a lot of time in the glass to open up. When it did though, it was worth the wait, eventually showing a beautiful aroma combining cedar, dark fruits and graphite with more exotic smoky and sandalwood-like notes, and very pure, bright fruit on the palate framed by more savoury and spicy accents. The tannin still lingers on the back end though, suggesting this definitely needs some more time in the cellar, but I imagine this will turn into something quite compelling with enough time.
Double decanted 4 hours before dinner. Very dark in colour, almost no discolouration, very youthful. Intriguing and complex nose - blackcurrant, cherries, bramble, herbal with a lovely minty touch. Some forest notes and lead pencil, too. On the palate dark fruited, creme de cassis with a firm tannic frame, quite grippy, a little drying and fresh towards the long finish. Very persistent but rather masculine. Approachable but should be even better in a couple of more years. 95-96+
Still youthful. Very much enjoyable but not as complex as I would have expected. Fairly dry tannin's at the end. Needs more aging. The day after, in the decanter, the wine smells of sweet fruits. To me this confirms this wine can age a lot.
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2 hour decant. Was smooth and very balanced. Reminds me of the first one I popped a couple years ago not the second one last year. Had with a Bond and Marcassin and it was the WOTN.
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Nose - earthy, cherry. More fruit on the nose than the 95 Latour mouth - well balanced, lighter juicy fruit, dry back end tannins, very elegant. No reason to hold this, drink now. Good but not great.
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Mouton Dinner (Ritz Chicago): This was my surprise of the night. Immediately open with red and black fruit on the nose, very floral. More dark fruit on palate. Much lighter in body than the 82 or the 86, but very pretty, forward and fresh. Medium+ finish. At times this reminded me more of a right bank than a left bank with the serious floral notes.
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in the nose: pencil, earth, typical Bx, only few fruit aromas, subtle dark berries, coleur shows some riping signs, in the palate multi-faceted, cool and earthy, long finish, more discreet, reluctant concentration, maybe in a closed phase because the fruit is missing, but I think it is not getting much better, 4 hours decantantion
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decanted it 11 hours before, coq au vin and veal filet , bacon, tobacco, smoe chocolate, licorice, earth, coffee, aciidity too high, tannins too smooth, animalic, for me it seems to be over the top, not comparable to 1955, 1982, 1986, 2006, I missed the density and length,
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Westchester Wine School - Premium Wine Tasting (Bar Lees, Mamaroneck, NY): Drank blind at WWS tasting. Medium garnet in color, some bricking so knew it was an older wine on site. Nose of soft dark berries--plums, and feint cedar. Medium bodied, tannins soft and mostly resolved, some muted dark fruit here, a bit of cigar box and tar. I liked this wine, especially as it opened after pouring, though I felt the fruit had faded somewhat leaving a bit of a void in the mid palate. I didn't notice any appreciable change on this aspect of the wine even as it sat in glass for awhile. A pretty, elegant, fairly complex wine but just not of first growth quality, (or at least what 1st growths strive to be). This was voted the #3 WOTN by the crowd, although not by me.
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Tasted side by side with the 96 and 97, this seemed a little more closed and reserved on this night. After some coaxing, the nose gave up some beautiful aromas. Classic Pauillac notes on the palate with silky fine grained tannins. This was a real treat but still felt very young. This is going to age beautifully and will be a classic in the future.
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Great mouton from a solid vintage. Medium body with acidity and tannin structure suggesting another 10-15 years potential. Lovely mouthfeel and a wine that invokes romance in a sensual manner. Cassis, chocolate, cigar box. Slight brick edge at 19 years but if I had it I would drink it constantly. Highly recommended.
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Very impressive wine! Opened 2h before and drank it slowly. Amazing complexity and wonderful texture. Will love to try it again in a few years, as it seems that it will age slowly and beautifully !
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Sitting in a good place right now - between secondary characteristics and still has the flush of youth. Dark fruits, fine grained tannins and classic Paulliac notes. This still has a latent potential that will take a good 10 years to realise itself. Impressive - probably the best Mouton I've had.
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Served at a Society of Bacchus dinner. I did not take notes. From memory: This was an excellent Bordeaux, but was not in the same class as the 1986 Mouton. This wine seemed very youthful. It reminded me of the '04 Mouton in nose, power, depth, and tannins.
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Great bouquet with dark fruits classic perfume and slight oak. This is a beautifully mellowed effort. The length goes on. Would have scored better but was slightly shown up by a 96 cheval blanc.
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Second Sunday Group: 1995 Pauillac vs. Pessac (Rich's & Dana's): Garnet color. Aromas of iron, tobacco, red fruit, plum and dark fruit. Medium-bodied with softened tannins and flavors of red fruit, plum, spice and iron with a long, balanced finish. Develops aromas of incense and perfume/florals. Tannins firm up as this sits in the glass. Lovely; nice complexity; lengthy finish.
My #4, Domino's #4 Group #4, 52 pts
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(2t vid dekanter) Klar, mørk, dyp rød. Generøs, nydelig parfymert og forførende nese med toner av søte solbær, bjørnebær, krydder, lær og trøfler. Hint av vanilje. Tett og konsentrert frukt, men fremstår samtidig slank, fokusert og med elegant struktur. Innsmigrende fruktsødme. Nydelig balansert. Frisk, presis syre. Milde, finstemte tanniner i avslutningen. Sitter svært lenge i. Klassisk. Vedig ung, men kan drikkes om den får godt med luft.
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Had with a CH Margaux as well. The Mouton showed better initially, but the Margaux lasted longer. Mouton was better color and heavier than the Margaux. Most of us enjoyed the Marg. more.
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I would almost call this a flawed bottle, but still pleasant to drink. The cork was soft and mushy for entire length. Good fill, no leakage, initial nose I thought I detected a bit of cork. Very tight on palate with good amount of tannin remaining. Three hours after decanting it opened up a bit with hint of cork gone and became enjoyable. Just hard to tell if it needs more time or slightly corked. A previously consumed bottle from same case and storage had been great.
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Manresa Graduation Dinner (Manresa, Los Gatos): Medium ruby color with very little bricking; nose has fantastic complexity with mint, bell pepper, earthy, green but with good mature red fruit; palate is less complex but balanced, full bodied but not rich, elements of maturity, roasted vegetables; medium-long finish. This is a lovely classic Bordeaux with an exceptional nose and a balanced palate. This is ready now with a long plateau. (Lasted 4 hours in a decanter before declining.) 96
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These 95 Moutons are in a strange place right now - a kind of halfway house between being shut down and tipping over into the next stage of their life. Muted fruits that take some time to open up with some dried red fruit, spices and silky tanins. There is no doubting the quality of the wine although it struggles to truly express itself at the moment. Will be very good given time.
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Extremely young, tannic and unapproachable. Even 9 hours after opening the wine did not really open up. Everything seems to be there though remote and not integrated at all. Green, grassy, herbacious notes suggest that the wine will never really get fully mature, but time will tell. Today the Mouton 1995 was blown away by the fabulous Angelus 1995!
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With close to 3 hours of decanting, 1995 Mouton Rothschild developed a nose of tobacco, espresso bean, earth, crème de cassis, ash, herbs, spearmint and spicy cherries. Still tannic, this is a big, powerful, refined, but masculine Pauillac. Once the wine started softening, the spicy, boysenberry filled finish fleshed out, becoming a lot more fun to drink. From a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, the wine needs at least another decade or more to soften before it's fun to drink. . You can drink this now, but it's still young and on the brawny side.
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Opened, but not decanted, for roughly 4 hours before serving. Amazingly, this does not seem to have changed from when I had this on New Years Eve three years ago. The same words dominate my notes. Red currant and plum, coffee, cocoa, cedar, tobacco leaf. Still quite structured and while delicious now, it could use a lot more time.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Big and bold nose. Very classic bordelais (and dare I say Mouton) nose with an emphasis on ripe black fruit. However, the palate fails to live up to the immense allure of the nose. Like a novel where several key chapters in the middle are missing, the palate seems to have a gaping hole in the middle. On the other hand, the attack is powerful and tinged with a bit of bitter cherry, and the finish is medium length and carries some sweet red fruit flavours. Tannins have started fading away. Perhaps this is at an awkward stage, as I have a seriously difficult time imagining why people would pay the prices that Mouton commands for something like this.
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Nose: Initially limited. Some tannin. Palette: Relatively refined. Less tannic than shows in the nose. A tad thin. Not sure that that this will have a long life. Closed down by end of evening.
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Purchased en premier from Specs in Houston and meticulously cellared since. The fill was normal but the cork showed faint leakage when the foil was removed and it was stained 2/3 way up. On opening it was hard, bitter and acidic. I aired it for 3 hours ithout improvement. I decided it was not servable so I decanted and later double decanted. Some fruit emerged but not enough. I corked it and tried the next day and it was more fruit forward but still with a mean hard edge. I did not get TCA nor did my wife so it was not 'corked' but I do believe it was a cork failure
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Rich, still quite young nose where oak and dark fruit have equal place. It is also almost "creamy", with plums among the black currant. Sweet tobacco and cigare comes along. Does it lack some elegance? 100% Bdx character: Dark berries and minerals. Plum and cedar. Still very, very tannic but the tannins are very pure and mixes well with creamy sweet fruit on the palate. Rich but a little vulgar. Still rather un-developed even though it drinks well now. Can definitely be cellared at least 10 more years...
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All Five First Growths Tasting (Kevin's (Minneapolis)): Not as good as the Latour. Dark purple. Leather, minerals, blueberries, spice and red currants. Decanted three plus hours and may just need more time to open up. An elegant wine and concentrated. Hold.
Big Bordeaux IV: All 5 First Growths (including '96 Margaux, '95 Mouton and Latour, plus '89 Lynch Bages and more) (Rocknroller's (Kevin's)): Very dark red-purple color. Decanted for 4.5 hrs and drank 1 glass over 1.5 hours. Nose has cedar, blueberries, cassis, mint, graphite, earth. The nose is more reserved here, and the palate is what stands out. Very concentrated, black fruits of cassis with cherry and blueberry, pencil lead, licorice, soft tannins, and a long finish. This was on the borderline of 94 to 95pts for me. Clearly a step down from the Latour though.
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Amazing wine. Very voluptuous, earthy with notes of coffee bean, pencil lead and black berries. Will leave my other 2 bottles in the cellar for a few more years to see how this great wine evolve.
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Wow, what a wine! A monster. If I had tasted this blind, my guess as to vintage might have been off by 10 years. This still tastes so young. That being said, it's wonderful now. Wish I had 20 bottles to drink 1 a year to see how it develops over the next two decades.
Drank on the same night as a 1972 Chateau Haut Brion (which was also very good). What a contrast between the two. Really shows the reason why great bordeaux is still the creme de la creme.
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Required at least 3 hours decanting before opening up. Eventually had a lot of fruit, acid and tannin. Should be fully mature in at leat another 10 yrs.
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dinner @ ann colgin's home. again, i'm a mouton fan, and this is sweet for different reasons than what i liked in the 86. this wine is a bit raw and unrefined, and while it hardly slaps you in the face, it's a little slutty. if there is such a thing as a first growth quaffer, this is it. drink or hold.
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"The Dinner" Featuring Six Bordeaux Luminaries (Ann Colgin's and Joe Wender's Home): Dark ruby color. Flavors of blackberry and charred oak. Perfumed nose of flowers. Well balanced. Nice freshness and acidity. Excellent depth and complexity on the long finish. Simply outstanding. I slightly prefered the 1995 over the 1986 this evening.
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Served alongside a Latour 78 and an 86 Mission Haut Brion, may not have put this wine in its best light. Was decanted for about 2 hours and was tasted initially besides the Latour and then later alongside the Mission Haut Brion. Still young and could have benefitted from a few more years in the cellar. Initial bouquet was tight and little hints of blackberry and wood. As you drink the wine the flavour evolves with the berries coming out and then flvouring with minerals. The finish was decent but as siad it was unfortunate to be paired with two other ones which were more in their prime, as opposed to this which felt more of infancy. Would love to revisit this wine in 2-3 years.
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just didn't seem ready to me yet. didn't knock my socks off and probably needed to be more patient in letting it open up. had it at a friend's house and wasn't able to do much about how it was served
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Served tonight at Society of Bacchus dinner at Jean-Robert's Table. Decanted several hours ahead. Opaque purple with a garnet rim. Nose of blackberry, cassis, graphite, leather, autumn leaves, and licorice. Full palate of spicy blackberry, fig, and plum. Incredible mid-palate and amazing length. Pleasant acidity. Sweet tannins. Integrated oak. Paired extremely well with the lamb (duh...), but delicious on its own. Very approachable.
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Dark with a few bluish hints. Intense bouquet of slightly sweet dark fruit, some animal, iron, blood and game. Nice roasted wood, well integrated. After a while some licquorice, pencil shavings, earth, sous bois and truffle. On the palate silky smooth mouthfeel and great texture with medium acidity and tannins. Big bodied with consentrated dark fruit, but the balance is exquisite, this really combines lightness and elegance with power. The proverbial fist in a velvet glove. Absolutely lovely, one of the best reds I've had the pleasure of drinking. However, it's not very typical for Cabernet or Bordeaux. I'm not sure I would have been able to place this blind. It's up to personal taste whether this is to be regarded as a negative or not.
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From memory drank a few night earlier.... Opened and decanted for 2 hours+, initially still quite closed, revealing little nose of berries. Wine started to evolved after sitting in glass for about half an hour, giving scents of cherries, cassis, caramel and coffee, it is big and smooth on the palate with a lingering finish.... very typical long-living Mouton which is still a baby and will definitely last for at least 20+ years
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1995 Bordeaux Retrospect: Alcohol :: 12.5% Tight on the nose, intense and deep with sweet cassis, menthol, spices and pencil lead, not expressive but certainly very healthy. Medium – Full bodied. Sweet entry, very rich, the acidity is low but was sufficient to keep the wine in focus and shape. Expansive mouth feels and the juice gained better power and depth towards the finish with coffee and dark chocolate after taste, slight heat and evident of oak too. My first thought, Mouton? The wine continued developed in the glass and display layers of seductive, sweet dark fruits that blended so well with the tannin and acid which form the lush texture of the wine and good sense of harmonious and elegance. Savory and mineral lingered at the very long, complex finish. Lovely juice. I thought this was Lalande, oh… so wrong… 91-93
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An Explosion of flavor with mild, dusty tannins. The structure and acidity are clearly there and there is plenty of longevity in this powerhouse. Floral hint on the nose and the cassis dominatesnthe palate with some dark fruit on the finish.
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amazing nose, nice complexity, explosive to the palate, nice fruit and tannins showing quite nicely, indicating this wine will last another 10-15 yrs at least. very impressive Mouton.
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Textbook Paulliac nose – Pencil shavings, cedar box, cassis abound – but in a balanced manner which is driven on its fruit quality more so than its oak. The nose speaks of beautiful balance. This sense of balance is confirmed in the mouth which is confirms the wine is in very early maturity. The wine just slightly disappoints due to its finish – which is classy and certainly not short, but perhaps not as endless or involving as the greatest examples. The toast level and balance of the oak and fruit is exsquisite – and far more successful than the 2001. A sublime wine which is aging perfectly. Opened up beautifully throughout the evening.
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This wine is simply phenomenal, classic 1st growth Bordeaux. There is still plenty of acid and tannin to keep it going for quite some time. I believe it is still in its infancy. The nose wafts scents of roses and cherries. The taste is classic with intense flavors of red and black cherries, kirsch, cedar and cassis.
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A nose of saddle leather, earth and vanilla. The palate was a bit short, but its everything I like about Bordeaux on the nose. This one will go another 10-15 years, it was vibrant and yet tongue coating smooth.
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A nose of saddle leather, earth and vanilla. The palate was a bit short, but its everything I like about Bordeaux on the nose. This one will go another 10-15 years, it was vibrant and yet tongue coating smooth.
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Another cracking 95 Mouton - very shy and reserved nose at first, but over time this blossomed and gave up elegant Paulliac notes - very soft on the palate, very feminine and sexy compared to the more angular Latour 95 we drank alongside it. This is really starting to be in a good place now but obviously this has years and years on it. Excellent.
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Over the last two years the cherry like fruit in this wine has ripened and integrated with other complex flavors such as coffee, licorice, currant jam. The tannins have softened and the wine is coming into better balance. The finish is eternal on a kirsch like flavor.
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Yes it is way too young to do it justice but Wow! Nothing but cassis and vanilla jumps out of my dark crimson glass but it is all so structured and with an amazing finish. Hope I get invited again when we revisit in 10 years!
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Nose of embers, leather, and vanilla custard. Rich and full on the palate, 30+ second finish, still quite young but ready to drink. Lovely on its own or matched with lean beefsteak. Wonderful stuff.
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This particular bottle was rather closed for business. Very nice structure and a built-to-last profile this was nonetheless the weakest of the 1995 1sts tasted on the night. As with the slightly backwards Lafite however these things are relative and given time this could really blossom. Suffered in exalted company. Maybe wait another 3-4 years.
This bottle was first tasted after a 3 hour decant and subsequently followed in the glass for about another hour and a half.
Remarkably deep robe - opaque, in fact, and practically black - right to the disc. The disc showed almost no dilution and was still red, never mind brick-colored. The nose was tight. A lot of swirling brought out some oak, beautiful orange rind, underbrush, and dark fruit notes. What was there was very nice. Spicebox, more dark fruits, lots of tobacco on the palate. Very dense, very rich, but again not all that expressive.
I checked in again the next day after pouring the wine back into the cleaned bottle and taking the air out. The nose was still, infuriatingly, reticent. A bit more on the palate; espresso and chocolate especially on the finish. Checked again later that night (open to air the whole time) and barely signs of oxidation, but no real evolution either.
The hardest wine of the evening to evaluate. The nose was slightly muted and on the palate the wine was also less expressive. There are dark fruits, oak and spice there but very reticent. The wine seems to have closed down for a period as I have read positive notes about the wine already 'singing' dating back to 04/05 by Neil Martin on RP. Either that or the wine has not been allowed sufficient time in the decanter. Hard to know and possible as this was not a formally run tasting. No chance to get a second try later as it had all been drunk.
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This wine was purchased upon release and has been stored perfectly since. It had a high neck fill. Then the wine was decanted for 90 minutes before being poured back into the bottle. We drank the wine with dinner out of Riedel Vinum Bordeaux stems. The color was clear with a deep ruby garnet hue. Unexpectedly, the wine was shut down when we poured it. So we let it sit in the glass for another 30min. After this, the wine opened up to reveal a medium to pronounced nose that was well developed. dominated by earth, sandal wood, mint, medium roast African coffee, and black currants, blackberry, anise, cloves, wet leaves-forest floor, and chocolate. Medium acid levels with a full body. Palate was in line with the nose . This wine possessed a tremendous complexity and finish with silky round tannins. It's definitely what bordeaux wine is all about: sinewy yet elegant and like an autumnal Vivaldi symphony.. Loved this wine !!!
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Taste at Elysian. Dirty earth driven soil coated cherries. Rustic, young nose. Tar, cassis, tobacco and medium roast coffee. Palate displays more dark cherries, horse saddle, lavender. Elegant, well integrated tannins. Showing an enjoyable briar component on the back end of the flavor profile. Nice mid palate as well. A complete wine fueled by some really lively acid. Still many years of enjoyment in this bottling.
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We had the bottle with Lamb chops on the grill. My sons were in attendance. Deep rich ruby red color with no trace of age. (the wine is 15 years old). Nose was definitly 'Pauillac' cedar, lead pencil covered by intense cassis Cabernet Sauvignon fruit. A lovely rich texture of ripe tannins. Dense and concentrated with a noble aristocratic style. The finish was fine, but one wanted a little more complexity. A fine wine with pedigree.!
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New Year's Eve 2009 (Chicago IL): Red currant, cassis, and plum aromatics with cedar, tobacco leaf, and some coffee notes as well. Very firm on the palate and took a good hour plus to really start opening up. The same firm, dark red fruits on the palate with a mineral backbone and still quite a bit of tannin remaining. Long finish and has the materials to last for years.
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New Years 2009 (Chicago, IL): Red fruits, coffee grounds. Medium bodied, but big, firm structure takes over quickly. Opened up dramatically after an hour or so - more bold, darker, characteristic Mouton flavors. Very nice.
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Silky soft tannins and perfect fruit combine to make this stunning wine drinkable now. Long, lingering finish - velvet-like fruit and classic nose of pencil lead, cedar, dark fruit. Reminded me of an 01 Lafite somewhat.
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The Colonel's Xmas Party (The Hide, London Bridge, London, UK): Vivid purple right to the rim, a nose full of dark fruit, cassis with some cigar box and tobacco, i could have kept that glass just to keep smelling the dark and seductive nose for a long time, the only other Chateau Mouton Rothschild i've had was at the Chateau from the barrel, and this was almost as full of fruit, not quite as youthful though but smoother and more integrated, incredible length, still a long way to go with this wine unsurprisingly, simply stunning
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Mr. Mike's Odd Tasting: 1995 Bordeaux From The Vault (John's Marketplace, Portland, OR): Decanted 90 min. A tad cold, but warmer than the others, requiring less 'cupping' to get it to a decent temp. Visually, quite dark purple. Smelling of roasted meat and blueberries. Flavors are big blackberry and blueberry fruit, earth, and a tad of smokiness. This is good stuff, although I doubt I'd pay $300+ for this. My first First Growth Bordeaux!
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1995 Château Mouton Rothschild (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig bouquet waarin vooral aardse tonen de aanzet bepalen, jammig donker fruit, chique en mooi geïntegreerd houtgebruik. Smaak / Afdronk: Zwoele aanzet, ook wat gronderige accenten, prachtig zachte zuren en uitgesproken tannines. Veel lengte in de laurier-drop achtige finale. Algemeen / potentieel: Mooi klassiek glas, nu al heerlijk rijp maar met nog vele jaren te gaan… 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 90/100
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Drank from the bottle, but definitely would have benefitted from a good decant. Great nose, and a big, mouthfilling wine with cherry, spice and earthy / barnyard notes.
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Decanted 3+ hours ahead of tasting. The cork had 2 mm of black tannin crystal build up and was otherwise pristine. Visually this was inky and dark and the rim was a pink, not clear. Complex nose of earth, camphor and berries, evanescent cedar and later in the evening soft integrated funk. The mouth is full with fruit and meatiness and long complete finish. WOTN for our Last Thursday Night Tasting group. I feel that this wine -stored in a cold cellar- is just barely emerging from sleep and should wait on my other bottles. 5+14+17+8
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Dark color. Inviting, vibrant nose of berry and violets. Ripe fruit mid palate. Subtle, balanced and elegant, but still some tannins indicating this wine has a longer life. Long, harmonious finish. Delightful. Thank you Mike and Ann for sharing. (35 views)
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Some Bordeaux with Friends (Wilmette, IL): Dark opaque color. Classic, big Mouton nose. Dark currant, plum, and berry with cedar, tobacco, and earth. Very expansive on the powerful palate. Ripe fruits and good minerality and acid balance. A lot of grip; still very young. Very, very good.
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We had this as part of a Cabernet Sauvignon tasting on 10/3/09. It was truly spectacular with a slightly reserved bouquet of cassis, blackberry, truffle, coffee, spice and vanilla aromas. The palate was velvety smooth, balanced and well integrated with black currant, blackberry, black cherry, coffee, vanilla and spice flavors. Absolutely AWESOME!
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Retail purchase, held over a year. Decanted a couple of hours. Rich and rewarding, deep reserves of power, black fruit, lead pencil and a forest/mint aroma profile, confirmed on a long frame of cedar. This wine has years ahead at the top of its game. In Magnum, and in celebration. Wonderful wine and a real treat to share. Will look for a replacement if prices drop more.
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Deep rich dark purple with earthy and fragrant truffles and barnyard surrounding the black fruit and cassis. Big and bold with notes of coffee and spice, the high tannins are smooth. Be sure to enjoy the long and leisurely finish.
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Stored at 55 since purchase. Double decanted at 2:00 PM, began tasting around 8:00 PM w/beef tenderloin course. Enjoyed over the next 2 hours. Unanimous wine of the night. Deep, dark red/purple. Nose of expresso and dark fruit that became more open, complex, and accessable as the night progressed. Silky in the mouth with integrated tannins and a long finish. Yes, certainly a beautiful Mouton, but won't pop another for years.
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1995 Château Mouton Rothschild (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Expressief en complex, zwart fruit (cassis),kersen, eucalyptus, cederhout / sigarenkistjes, gronderig, koffieboontjes / chocola, Smaak / Afdronk: Vol en krachtig, krachtige zuren en dito tannines, echter wel rijp, enorme lengte, klein bittertje. Beetje gronderig. Algemeen / potentieel: Prachtig en krachtig glas, op dit moment nog een eetwijn, kan zeker nog 10-15 jaar rijpen. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Smaak / Afdronk: 18 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 94/100
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Wine and Food Society NYC BYOB at Southgate restaurant at the Essex House. Lovely notes of coffee and cassis from this deep purple pleasure spice box. Viscous, rich, pure and plush and sexy in the mouth with hints of truffles. Drank along with the 95 Lafite and many others.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Improved a lot through this. Smelled cherrys and other black fruits. Taste was also extraordinary but I think you should bury this beauty for at least another 3-5 years in your cellar.
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Blind-tasted. This is more Lafite-like. No Mouton-scent's captured. I was wrong. Anyway, back into 2005, my first time of Mouton 1995 compared with Hillside 1995, Hillside beats Mouton like father and son. Today, the texture seem to be more fuller-bodied, the structure is great and the finish is very good too. One of the best Mouton I've ever tasted. I think I must try my 1996 soon.
Drink now - 2026
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Bithday Party at Prayote's House: Deep dark ruby colour with crushed coffee, vanilla cream, black fruits and with the "yummy" smell of Mouton. Young and tough tannin, very big and very promising.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Beautiful dark garnet in color. Exotic nose of blackcurrant, woodspice, subtle licorice, and an incredible floral element. Smooth texture. A little less exciting on the palate. Coffee/Leather. Good structure & balance. A persistent finish. Will benefit from more time in the cellar but not infanticide to try one now.
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Disappointing! The bottle was open 2 hours prior to drinking. Good fruit forward early with a smooth finish and was showing much promise. About an hour later wine was tart front to back.
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. On the nose very strong earth and a sense of terroir with notes of wood, rocks, red meat, and secondary notes of cedar, tobacco, and leather. Tight tannins in the mouth with strong notes of filet mignon, followed by blood, black fruit, and cassis. A very nostalgic, wise, and comfortable, old wine, reminiscent of the old barn on my Grandma’s farm.
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Gorgeous colour, very little evolution... Nose took a lot of time to reveal, constantly evolving from a rather green, bellpepper driven nose to a more black fruit, cedar nose... The wine was very smooth, with great lenght... A little exotic touch to a classic Pauillac, that still has 15-20 years of life ahead.
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The aromatics of this wine alone were 1st growth in quality. Drank this over the course of about 6+ hours, and that gorgeous nose never disipated. Ceder, dark red fruits, smoke, and other aromas just filled the nostrils. Even the wife was taken aback. On the palate, this was medium+ body, it started off smooth, silky, but not that complex. It picked up more weight an hour and a half after being decanted. It was dry without being too tannic. If drinking blind, I probably would have thought it an excellent bordeaux maybe around 5-10 years old, and easily worth a score in the low 90's. But what really elevated this for me was how this wine has aged. It's dark purple in color, quite rich, and with a young body. This wine seems to be in the young adult stage right now. This is a great wine, worthy of 1st growth status. 93-96 throughout the course of the night.
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Host opened and decanted....poured 1/2 hour later. Dark crimson colour. Rather low key and mellow but very smooth ie. velvet. Sweet ripe fruit with a full bodied palate and a clean neat but short finish. Noticed crunchy tannins. I expected more for this price. Part of this First Growth wine experience is in the cost because I think there is much better wine for much much less. Maybe I'm just not with it.
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I must start this note with a disclaimerthat I'm not a huge fan of French wines. That beind said, I liked this wine but didn't find it to be special. Upon opening, it was dull- which I expected. Two hours later it was mostly dull. I couldn't find the "layers" of taste that people refer to. It was a pretty linear wine. The fruit notes were a little tired. Toward the end of the night (last glass) it was pleasant but not special. Either this wine needed more bottle time, or as a 1995, its about as good as its going to get. There are better Bordeauxs out there.
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Tasting Of Chateau Mouton Rothschild (At The Wine Summit 2008 – Lake Louise, Alberta): 72% CS, 19% M, 9% CF – 12.5% Alc.; Early harvest between September 12th and 27th. Dark garnet/ruby – wide rim; initially a rather odd bouquet as the cigar box comes through strongly – eases up to reveal some smoky oak and black currant fruit; nicely balanced on the palate – seamless expression of the components – good structure; persistent fruit in the finish – black currant and some mocha; lingering finish.
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There were many amazing moments at the 2008 Post Hotel Wine Summit in Lake Louise Alberta Canada, but one of the highlights was a standing room only technical tasting of nine vintages from Chateau Mouton Rothschild. The charismatic and entertaining Adrien Laurent, North American Export Manager for Baroness Rothschild led us through this barrage of big Bordeaux and explained label by label nuances of the various artists who have graced the labels over the years. My first observation was how all nine glasses appeared the same dark inky purple beautiful color. The 1995 as a true work of art. I’d have to replicate everything I said about the 96 and then some. Here are my comments from the 96,
“This babe had coffees, licorice, currants or crème de cassis (I can never get them straight), smokiness but not BBQish more pipe or cigar. Most of these aromas carried over to the taste plus leather, chewy fruits line candied cherries or berries, and you know the edges of a blueberry pie where the fruit kinda jams up a bit, well it had that. It went on and on and well, I really like it.”
Add to these comments, I finally got the truffles and mushroom aroma out of this wine a first for me. There were florals as well like orchids or hyacinth. In the mouth, the 95 was luscious and big yet tender." In addition to what was noted on the 96, some pepper, and spices like Emiril’s original essence. It had the absolute perfect amount of oak. I am not a merlot fan, but the earthiness of the 19% Merlot perfectly balanced the cab and Cab Franc. Dare I say this is one of the best glasses of wine I have ever tasted.
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The wine was purple and in excellent condition opened at a dinner with friends in Roy's of Orlando. It was matched up against 4 other firsts and some 2005's. This wine was murdered by the competition. It was fifth in popularity and maybe it was because the others we so good or that it was not decanted long enough? Not sure but this yr Mouton has never overwhelmed me. I have had great Mouton many times and this certainly is not it. Those biases all being said I enjoyed the wine but again everything is relative and this wine fell short on my point to value criteria.
Aroma was that of expresso chocholate mocha and wet clay and graphite but it was not immense. The first sip confirmed the chocolate and expresso and I also got tobacco and black fruit. the wine clearly needs more time in the cellar and the tannins are still shooting the fruit down. The midpalate reveals licorice and a spicy minerality that was nice. Cedar and oak and graphite are faintly noted. I bet these secondaries get better over the next 10-20 yrs.
the ending revealed some floral acents and I did get more cherry berry and jammy fruit with tobacco and wet clay found in many merlots.........not a bad bottle but underperformed the competiton badly. My rec is to wait longer and retry this Mouton. Love the label though and saved the bottle and made a Vinoglo out of it.
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This purple and pure colored wine is good now but gets better over time in the decanter. As the hours pass the coffee and licorice grow stonger and takeover the initial spice flavor. This full-bodied and rich wine has layers of complexity that merge into an exquisite finish that lasts and lasts.
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1285 Avenue of the Americas: Let this baby decant twice and air for two hours before drinking. Coffee and licorice grow stonger and takeover the initial spice flavor. This full-bodied and rich wine has layers of complexity that merge into an exquisite finish that lasts and lasts.
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Drank for Tony's fiftieth birthday party this purple and pure colored baby of wine is good now but gets better over time in the decanter. As the hours pass the coffee and licorice grow stonger and takerover the initial spice flavor. This full-bodied and rich wine has layers of complexity that merge into an exquisite finish that lasts and lasts. Have six more bottles.
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Taken and opened at restaurant for a friend's 40th birthday - It tasted a little young to me, this bottle was not as heavy as I'm used to from my previous experience with this wine. A bit lighter and unresolved. The elegance was present - Opened and sat on decanter for 30 minutes before reaching the glass and then consumed over the next hour 1/2.
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Popped and poured by our host. Mine sat in the glass for an hour before being consumed. It displayed an elegant perfumed nose of earth, peppers, jasmine and tobacco. What a wonderful nose!. Medium density on the palate with good stuffing and a long finish. The tannins and acids were a little unresolved, perhaps reflecting relative lack of air time. It did show super balance and finesse. Terrific stuff.
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taste: Rich and big, very weighted on the palate. Cranberry, smoke, red fruit, cassis, and a bit of woodyness on the back palate
overall: suprisingly new world in a way. THere are bits that reminds you that you are drinking a bordeaux, but this almost has a aged california cabernet feel to it. It's just so massive, powerful, and weighted and gives off a very long finish
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Nose of cherry, cedar, smoke and lead pencil. Medium weight. Still quite tannic. Ths bottle was consumed after only 30 min. in the decanter, would have likely benefited with much more air time. I won't touch another one for at least 5 years, but the promise is there. This bottle paled in comparison to a 1990 Gruard Larose we drank immediately afterwards.
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Decanted for 6 hours. This was more elegant than other Moutons I have had. Nose of cassis, lead pencil, very complex. Still has significant tannin, but seems to be well integrated with fruit. Good stuff.
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Internet forum group magnum tasting. (@ Klap): Popped and poured. And that is not the right way to treat this wine. There was cassis, tobacco and cedar in the bouquet. On the palate it was juicy, but there was no real excitement. It was drying in the finish. Both this bottle as the one of my previous note were poured blind. This time it scored so low I don't even put the score in, because the wine deserves better. (The low score is probably the result of the combination of pop and pour and the fact that the wine is closed at the moment.)
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On the nose, dense, dark aromas of plum, lead and black fruit. On the palate, dense, dark fruit, licorice, graphite. An excellent wine that can obviously go the distance in the cellar - yet is generous enough at the moment that it's not infanticide to open it up at 11+ years of age.
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Powerful and beautiful wine. Dark cherry/ruby red. Wonderful aromas, coats entire palate, spice, wood and dark berries are predominant, chewy character, very respectable finish lasting several seconds.
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Bordeaux 94/95 @ Peter V. (Netherlands): Black core. Very concentrated, tight and young. Has got a wonderful future ahead. Could already feel the class and breed of this wine. Top-effort. Would love to try it in 5 years time... 18+/20
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In my open comparison (26th Feb 2006) between Latour, Mouton Rothschild and Haut Brion 1995's, that was the order they finished in: scores 95:93:92. Unanimous agreement with six friends on this order (although as I've said the tasting was not blind). Latour: fuller, rounder, more luscious, with good fruit and nicely softened tannins, sweet vs the dryness, especially of the Haut Brion. Long finish. Drinking well now, but with the legs to improve. Mouton Rothschild: soft, wood and pencil, with pleasant acidity/tannins. Maybe some chocolatey notes? Dry finish. Well and ready to drink now?? Haut Brion: alcoholic, dry and tannic, although not unpleasantly so - a little austere. I detected little fruit flavors, although others did. Felt there was room for improvement and woud drink better in 3-5 years. All had excellent color, clarity and brightness - Latour the deepest, Haut Brion still some purple, Mouton perhaps a hint of brown. The scoring mirrored almost exactly the prices I paid for the wines - maybe there is justice in the wine business. Plaudits came from all attendees to a high class tasting - the tasting order was the reverse of the scores - it just got better and better. Surprisingly I found myself believing the money I paid was worth it for all wines!
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Southern Nights #1 (@ PVa): Full bodied, loaded with cassis, lead pencil, luxurious and well dosed oak, good acidity and powerful tannin and bitterness. Still too young. Wait another decade. 95+
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Had at marcel's on Penn Ave. w/ filet and lamb in phyllo. Gave it about an hour to open. Very big and brooding wine. Strong flavors of tar, tobacco, chocolate and dark fruit. Very long taste. Wasmuch better with the lamb than the beef.
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The nose is intense and oaky, but also shows notes of blackberry turned into more notes of red raspberry. The wine started out quite tight, but fruity and tannic. With more time in the glass though, it seemed to thin out and show a certain disunity between the nose and palate. That having been said, it was a perfectly lovely wine. I just had higher expectations for this wine. Drink after 2012.
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1995 Bordeaux Tasting - Uncorked (Uncorked, London): Light and simple nose, young, more wood than fruit, rough tannin and even a little hot on the finish. Not bad but nothing special even in this company. 12.5%.
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Only just beginning to show its potential, I'm sure, but it's already drinking quite admirably. A tightly-wound nose shows tobacco, cassis, and smoke, opening up to a lush palate of mostly blackcurrant. There's power here -- and a nice but not monumental finish -- yet I think the wine's precision is what makes it so enjoyable. A fine balance of acidity and fleshy tannins will make this a reliable Mouton for a long, long time.
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Very deep red color, a nice fresh nose with aromas of cassis, red fruits and some roasted tones. There is a good bite to it, a long midpalate and a convincing finish. Even though tannins are very present they dont seem to be a problem and the wine has a nice round balance and good depth. It drinks well now, decanting it for a couple of hours should be enough.
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Lynch Bage vs Pichon Lalande 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995 plus 3 Ringers: Group's 2nd and my last place wine of 11 Bordeaux. All wines served blind. Nose: Rich ripe red cherries with toasty carmel edge in a lusty style. Yeah Baby. Palate: Nose did not follow through on the palate as tart cherries was the dominating character. Toasty with lots of acid and tight fruit core. Good mouthfeel, but acid dominated making wine disjointed to me at this stage. Finish was nice, but drying tannins reminded me of an older style of Bordeaux. Maybe still just too young. The group felt the fruit was there and balance was nice. Maybe my stems were off or just my palate? Analysis of 10 prior wines may have clouded my judgement. I would like to try this one again in five years. Thanks to Chris H. for the experience!
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Group #2, My #1 - Opaque black/purple. Forward aroma of tight black fruit and pencil lead with a hint of briar. big rich blackcurrent fruit. Structure, but nice balance and class. Rich. Was able to pretty well pick this out as the first growth in the bunch. Will still improve substantially with time. 94 pts.4/05
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ERI Pre-Auction Wine Tasting (San Francisco CA): Wine tasting. Black cherry, cedar, pine forest and spice on nose. Concentrated dark fruit on palate, perhaps a bit less open than another bottle at a tasting a few months back, but similar in overall profile. Dense, spicy finish.
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Wine tasting. Black fruit with cedar on nose. Black cherry and currant on palate, very good concentration. Seems close to entering a good drinking window, with fruit and acid in relative harmony. More accessible than I remember from a tasting a few years ago. Very good spice on long finish.
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Copenhagen Tasting Group welcomes Tom in DC; 9/5/2004-9/10/2004 (Copenhagen): Dark red. Wonderful scents of coffee, cassis, tobacco, and blue berries. Sweet, well defined and fleshy in texture. Good, solid core of fruit with excellent purity and density. However, this wine is very closed and hard right now. It seems to be in an awkward stage and I would definitely not open one soon. Precise in structure with good clarity, and an aftertaste on notes of cran berries.
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Deep purple/black with bright clear edges. Forward aroma of black fruit and typical Pauillac pencil lead. Puckering tanin with some kirsh liquer on the palate. Still pretty tight - this wine continue to improve substantially in bottle. 93 pts. 6/04
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Wine tasting. Big black fruit with good spice on nose. Everything on palate was hidden behind massive, massive tannins with some good acidity as well. Impossible for me to fairly assess today. I would guess around "90" but who knows? Wish this were decanted way in advance...or opened 2015 or later.
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An outstanding wine. More developed and more round than the 1996. I wonder. The complexity is the same, but the structure makes it less promising than the 1996. Nevertheless a great wine.
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In NY: Deep ruby. Nose with cedar, minerals, ripe fruit. Black fruit with lots of structure, great midpalate, long finish. Classic. Accessible now, better after 2004
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Tasted at vertical Mouton dinner at the Belgian Lion. Dark ruby with red rim. Moderately intense, youthful nose of toasty oak, currants and vanilla. Hot, tannic palate with blackberry, vanilla, cassis and ceadar flavors. Long, tannic finish. This is a huge wine that needs time.
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4/21/2024 - aof wrote: 98 Points
Very expressive on the nose with notes of violet, leather and tobacco but what was so striking about this wine was how incredibly complex and long it was while retaining a very light touch and perfect balance. Beautifully aged Bordeaux.
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4/6/2024 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 89 Points
Showing some age, (might be storage, not my cellar ) but still a very nice cigar box note and sun-dried tomatoes. Quite supple. This bottle needed to be consumed
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4/3/2024 - toppcats@aol.com Likes this wine: 94 Points
Low neck level. Cork removed intact with about 1/8 purple stained and some crumbling of the cork but no evidence of any seepage. Initial nose (and taste) of sour cherry and some funk which took a couple of hours to blow off and see the wine settle down. Color - deep to opaque ruby garnet/translucent edge/no bricking. Slow ox. After about 3 hours beautifully balanced 'bordeaux' nose with dark fruit, spice, forest floor, tobacco/humidor, and mint. Palate showing dark fruit, lead pencil, and spice with medium length, silky mouthfeel, and ending with soft but grippy tannic finish. Wine is very good -> excellent, with elements in balance, but not exceptional. Overall, one point better than last year. Better, more complex, nose noted versus prior bottle.
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3/26/2024 - Fftjr Likes this wine: 97 Points
Exceptional. Perfect balance. Deep ruby. Opulent nose. Still has at least 10, if not more, years.
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3/24/2024 - Sergio Carneiro Filho Likes this wine: 94 Points
Aromas terciários
Intenso
Um pouco tanico, envelheceria mais anos
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3/15/2024 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
CdB MN Spring Event (Minneapolis Club, Mpls, MN): Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over 90 minutes plus. Double decanted and recorked, then later slow-O for 2 hours. Tighter, sweet French oak, cassis, wood spice on the nose. The palate is dense, woody, purple fruits and tart black cherry, but it's more the wood and austerity that shows right now, very firm but not aggrerssive tannins. Like many '95's these can be recalcitrant; but based on previous bottles, I suspect that more air would have made some difference here.
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3/4/2024 - shutto1992@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
PNP and then decanted and tasted over 5 hours. From other notes I assumed the wine would open up after 5 hours but it never did. Light throughout and disappointing for what it is.
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1/25/2024 - peternelson Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark, forest floor, juicy, sauteed shrooms (maybe cuz they just served a big plate of them??)beefy, with a light tang in the finish. Nice stuff. Guessed '99. DD Blind 1982-2005 Bordeaux 1st Growth dinner at BOA steakhouse. Classic but this 2nd flight of 3 really wasn't that interesting (88 and 95 Mouton, 90 Latour). DD Blind 1982-2005 Bordeaux 1st Growth dinner at BOA steakhouse.
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1/25/2024 - MarkPDG wrote:
Costed
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12/27/2023 - mtnbarry Likes this wine: 95 Points
Took some work to coax the best out of this bottle and vintage. Upon opening (@ 12:30) bottle presented well with excellent cork, fill and color with slight bricking around the edges. Very fine sediment, but not alot. Aromas and flavors very closed with sour cherry and cedary flavors and big tannins. 5 hours later decanted and the things started to happen. In glasses around 7 30 and by 8 30 or so became the wine of the night against and impressive lineup of 95's and other goodies. Detailed, broad, precise and lengthy with plums, currants, herbs and spices all intermingled from start to finish.
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12/27/2023 - essenceofreal wrote: 95 Points
This was barely in its drinking window, I will hold remaining bottles for 5-10 (20?) years before opening another.
Slow oxed for 6 hours then decanted 4 more. Drank over 2 hours. Was indeed a very special and silky Mouton. But, also, an adolescent. Was far from peak. Stil delicious but the best is yet to come.
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12/24/2023 - J_H Likes this wine: 94 Points
- I haven't had enough time to taste this Mouton 1994 in all details. In the nose fully ready, cabernet spices, pepper, more red frutit and meaty aromatics. This bottle was storde really well and thus are just first signs of tertiary aromas like forest floor and foliage.
- On the palate it was not totally on spot, it felt a lot thinner and less complex compared to the nose. Tannins were still medium, aciditiy is great and leght amazing. Just to early to drink this well stored bottle. I would recommend to decant this vintage for at least 1-2 hours.
- 94P
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11/27/2023 - bon vivant wrote: 96 Points
Same bottle as Mtnbarry the last glass was the finest - impressive and tasty!
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11/3/2023 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Mouton Rothschild Vertical: First time drinking 1995. Still have many years ahead. In its peak drinking window with notes of charr wood, spices, chocolate, vanilla, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Did not decant. Pop and pour.
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11/3/2023 - jww Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep ruby color
Full dark fruit nose on first pour
Fainter nose when aerated
Full flavor fruit cigar box and flinty
After an hour nose relaxed nice fruit and tasted dark fruit and cherry with layers of cigar box, flint earth
Continued changing over next couple hours
What a treat!
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9/30/2023 - liber Likes this wine: 90 Points
10th of 24, opened 3 then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level - disappointing, purple rim of youth and attractive, nuanced and classy bouquet, but the palate is feeble with a pinched and slightly dilute middle, ok length but poor persistence, obtrusive dry tannins insufficiently well covered, upside hopefully but needs to round out significantly, 20+ years in hand! VGI (17).......poor relative to recent bottles and to the other firsts, LLC, Pichon L, Ducru, etc., hinting at poor selection for the Grand Vin after 4 duff vintages, ie too many mediocre barrrels in the assemblage.
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9/12/2023 - Frank Schneider wrote: 96 Points
Thats bordeaux ! Pencil, cigar box, and all the forest stuff we re all looking for. Needed air ! After 5 h just beautiful
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9/1/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Beautiful wine and drinking really nicely and yet still oh so young which is crazy. Surprising to see how much more time this wine probably needs. Especially obvious next to the 1985. We all split a case of these and it was just a sign that our wines need to continue to rest.
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8/13/2023 - lexwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
28 yrs and still at its prime. No decanting just a 30 min bottle opening. The entry nose of the first glass was awesome and full of dark sour cherry. However as the luck went on the wine calmed down and rested on a more elegant flow than a power Puillac which was not expected. Tannins were grippy and lively which was great and the acidity was there to make this a 35-40 yr wine to be. Quite frankly I have had a much better 1996 Montrose than this. So it does not hit the 95 mark and it costs double that other wine.
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7/21/2023 - LB88 wrote: 93 Points
Lots of dark fruit mocha chocolates, decanted for an hour. Very much still alive and could improve with more cellaring.
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6/30/2023 - rpatel99 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Enjoyed at Le Hatley Restaurant at Manoir Hovey (North Hatley, Quebec). Decanted for 3.5 hours prior dinner and drank over 2+ hours. Still dark colour despite 1995 vintage. On the nose its flamboyant and you smell this melange of classic Mouton characteristics. On the palate, tobacco, cigar box, cassis, black currant, leaf, spices. Concentration was remarkable and the structure suggests this could go on for another 15+ years.
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5/28/2023 - danielk168 Likes this wine: 94 Points
tasted blind, missed the vintage by 3 years and basically nailed the profile. Slight garnet but still hues of ruby, full of life indeed. Rather elegant and definitely a Grand Cru. Lots of mineral and a tad on the light side. Did not feel any oak at all. Very well made!
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4/30/2023 - toppcats@aol.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not decanted. Initially, fairly closed with little fruit on nose but showing ,as described here on another review, (a not unpleasant) charred wood, forest floor, with pencil shavings, and a hint of mint. Some fruit on palate, full body, and mild tannins. This Mouton improved significantly with time and with being poured via an aerator (Swirling in the glass also helped coax this wine). After a couple of hours the nose showed more with cherry and dark fruits noted above the glass along with notes of wood/pencil shavings (hint of mint seemed to come and go). Increased fruit on palate over time with an increased sense of tannins as well. Medium length of finish. Reviews here have noted the need for patience with this wine to open up - and I have to agree.
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2/28/2023 - BLam Likes this wine: 93 Points
My first taste on this vintage and it served well.
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2/6/2023 - Rani wrote: 91 Points
Tasted blind. The bottle was in a decanter for four hours but was still too tight and unyielding. Dusty, inky, concentrated but not overripe. This needs another decade…
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1/25/2023 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Mouton dinner (La Chaumiere in Georgetown): Expressive nose displaying concentrated black fruit, crème de cassis, blackberry concentrate, mocha, dark chocolate, lead pencil, dark spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of generous black fruit, rich and generous, bright acidity, strong mineral, still noticeable tannins and a long concentrated black fruit driven finish with mocha and lead pencil at the end. As expected, this shows more roasted fruit than the 96. It expresses the 95 vintage well, i.e. concentrated roasted fruit and strong structure.
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1/11/2023 - Fftjr wrote:
Sold to Scott
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12/25/2022 - clementwolf wrote: 93 Points
Perfect cork and level. Can't believe how closed this is upon popping. Hints of red cherries and lead pencil starts to float out the glass after 15 minutes, but tannins still big on the palate which covers out all the fruit underneath.
Decanted for 2 hours, sweet nose of blackcurrents, cassis, mushrooms, leather and a hint of violets. Medium body but silky smooth on the palate with fading tannins. medium-ish finish but seems to not have the typical strength of a Mouton (maybe bottle variation?). Perhaps will not try another bottle any time soon, still have quite some life left in it.
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12/24/2022 - vpoms wrote: 92 Points
Clear deep garnet. Clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of charred wood, forest floor, dried blackberry, eucalyptus, mushrooms, flint. Wine is fully developed. Palate: dry, medium plus acidity, mild tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium flavor intensity of minerals, cured meat, farmyard. Finish is medium. Good wine but it didn't live up to my expectations. Drink now.
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12/15/2022 - finediningnyc Likes this wine: 95 Points
Still remarkably youthful, 95 Mouton is in a terrific place after a good decant. It’s rich, dense and dark fruited, layered with classicism of cigar box, cedar and spices. The palate shows impeccable concentration, power and balance of its attributes and a finish that keeps on going. While I’ll never be a real Bordeaux guy, it’s definitely great to see what makes these first growths special.
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12/4/2022 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:
Initial scents are red fruit forward with hints of graphite, pencil shavings, and new leather.
On the palate this hits beautifully with medium body, medium acidity, and a chalky tannin pricks that creeps up on the finish.
I anticipate this will open up nicely over the next few hours and advise decanting for a few hours before enjoying.
The wine has at least 20 years left and I will hold off another 3-5 before trying this again.
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12/3/2022 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 95 Points
I purchased en premier and stored carefully since. Stood 3 days and when I removed the capsule there was faint seepage and the cork was soaked but there was no TCA or other flaw when opened. It stood 8 hours prior to decanting and had gorgeous aroma of fruit and spice emanating from the decanter.
At service (lamb curry) it was beautiful with layers of pepper and christmas spice and deep dark fruits and forest floor cedary aromas.
This was truly outstanding
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11/12/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 95 Points
Another big structured ‘95 full of chewy tannins. For my palate, I would have given this much more time in the decanter. This had a double decant and then consumed a few hours later. Opened up more in the glass.
Rich fruit and spices with classic tertiary notes of tobacco and hints of savory. Finish was long and overall an excellent compliment to the Waygu beef course.
My WOTN (my table preferred the Comtesse)
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9/23/2022 - dream Likes this wine: 96 Points
This was a perfect bottle purchased on release and the first time I've rated the '95 ahead of the '96 head-to-head. It's exuberant and fresh with superb dark fruit richness and classic Mouton opulence and intensity. Yes, the tannins are a bit more rustic than the '96 but managed very well for the vintage. The finish is crunchy and complex with notes of cedar, tobacco and graphite minerals. This is getting better and better as it ages and is one of the superb successes of this often maligned vintage.
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9/11/2022 - victorzg Likes this wine: 95 Points
deep garnet in color; black cherry, blackcurrant, vanilla, leather, mushroom on nose, very earthy; full- bodied, pronounced black fruit and blossom, oak, cigar box on the palette, soft and silky tannin, good structure and well balanced. 95pts
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9/9/2022 - Hanover Likes this wine: 95 Points
Scored a close third place in a horizontal threesome with Margaux and Lafite. Decanted 4 hours. Beautiful color, nice nose. Fruit is somewhat muted by the astringency, suggesting further improvement.
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8/21/2022 - Lma1969 wrote: 96 Points
Doubled decanted with 6 hours between. Drank over 3 hour dinner. It kept getting better. I will say that it needed steak. Of course we served it with 2 inch thick grilled ribeyes. Also had a 98 Grange. The Mouton was classic claret. Cedar, cigar box, cassis which did fade as time went on. Some spice notes that really went with the beef. Incredibly rich and savory and long finish. Has plenty of life left.
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6/27/2022 - dbenglis Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent bottle.
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6/25/2022 - soyhead wrote:
nose - dark fruit, charcoal
mouth - deep , brooding dark fruit, pencil lead, some cherry. Lots of stuffing. Needs more time, HOLD.
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6/11/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Jim's Retirement Party (Libertyville, IL): Small glass. Lots of big black fruit with both sweet and savory spice, supported with big, meaty notes. Very intriguing combination of both ripe and tart notes that I particularly enjoyed. Thanks for sharing, Winefool!
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6/11/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Jim's Retirement Party (Libertyville, IL): I remember being quite unimpressed with this wine almost a decade ago. The bottle today was much better. Quite a bit of quintessential Pauillac on the nose, with those pencil shavings thing. A hint of pyrazine and a mix of fresh and dried stone fruit. On the palate, this still feels a little young and in need of more time to soften the tannins.
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5/25/2022 - apg23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
No decant due to bottle share. Lovely balance. Dark wine, full bodied, smooth finish. Excellent Bordeaux.
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5/17/2022 - NJwineguy wrote: 98 Points
best bottles yet
2 hr decant
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5/9/2022 - Goodwine4ever wrote: 90 Points
Dégustation de 30 millésimes de Mouton Rothschild
1995
Très timide a l'ouverture, fruits en retrait et plutôt mince, tannins présent, loin d'être un grand vin. Déception.
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4/16/2022 - Andice wrote: 91 Points
Should have heeded the latest tasting notes from Jeff et al. Tight and shut....even less enjoyable than a Lascombes '04 & Magdelaine '98 tasted alongside.....at this point in time 🤞
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4/5/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Classic, firm, old-school, tannic-edged, full-bodied, almost stoic wine, the fruit is bright, crisp and edgy, with savory, herbal nuances, peppery spices, cedar and tobacco to boot. It is not a lot of fun to drink today. If you have the wine and patience, you should give it a decade in the cellar before opening a bottle.
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3/25/2022 - ThomasV Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had blind, difficult to rate. Clearly not in the primary stage anymore, but this is angular, tannic and closed. Warm vintage, left bank, cigar box and graphite = Pauillac. 1995 high level or something like 2007 lower level.
Kept perfect, perfect level and cork. I guess kept too well if you want to consume it now. Leave 10+ years
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2/26/2022 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 94 Points
Short note. Had this bottle back in 2019, rated it 92. This bottle - bought at the same time - was much better. Pure, unadulterated Bordeaux nose, graphite, earth, cassis, and cedar. Wonderfully integrated tannin. Drank undecanted, didn’t need it in my opinion. At peak right now.
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12/10/2021 - jyensan wrote: 91 Points
Drank with Kelly on our 10th anniversary. Cork was saturated but intact and removed with a Durand. Decanted for 3 hours, re-bottled, and decanted another hour before dinner. Nice color. Wonderful nose of red and dark fruits, earth and leather. This was a good wine, but not great. It lacked fruit and body, seeming almost one dimensional or flat. Unremarkable. This was consumed over 2 hours with little change. Don’t get me wrong; it was a nice wine but I was hoping to be wowed and I was not. Don’t see any upside here.
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11/9/2021 - #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 93 Points
cork came out in great shape, 80% stained. very little sediment in the bottle. a quick sip and then decanted for 3+ hrs. first with cheese/charcuterie and then beef tenderloin for dinner. it performs better in glass on hour 6 imo.
nose is elegant, gorgeous. some nuance of black and red berries but it's more wood, mineral, iron, tobacco. it improves with each passing hour but overall, the palate is more linear, angular, leaving me wanting a little more depth and fruit. some tannic grip on the backend and a lovely lengthy finish. very very good and i would say this may be better with another few years on it but i do wonder with so little fruit on the flavour profile now...
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11/7/2021 - liber Likes this wine: 94 Points
9th of 24, decanted 2 hours, perfect level, cork half worked, in line with bottle noted in Feb 19, needs more generosity and nuance mid palate to offset angularity of vintage, however persistence undeniable as is youthful colour and fruit attack so upside possible and long life ahead. F+ (18).....the least of the firsts in this vintage (and most others) on this showing and behind Ducru and LLC.
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9/18/2021 - d'Artagnan wrote: 94 Points
Carafé quatre heures, ce qui était judicieux car il était encore meilleur au deuxième verre.
Il exhibe un nez très classique de boite à cigare, de cèdre et de cuir.
La bouche est soyeuse, avec une texture légère, très élégante pour un 1995, un prince! L'équilibre est idéal et il fait merveille à table, sur le bœuf. Un style un peu plus austère pour un Mouton il me semble, en raison du millésime au style "sérieux". La longueur est adéquate, sans être exceptionnelle. 94 pts
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8/8/2021 - casaallora Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted 4 Hours. Upon decanting a beautiful aroma of tight leather & heavy grapes. Initial pour showed excellent legs w/pronounced full Bordeaux nose. Flavors of soft leather, bramble bush, soft tar & rich plums. Cries to be paired with Lamb Chops & Steak and so we obliged!
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7/31/2021 - Rogershkg wrote: 94 Points
Deep red colour. Strong nose. Dark fruit with nuances and very long taste
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7/23/2021 - DWStyle Likes this wine: 95 Points
Much better than the last magi! Didn’t decant this time! Just opened about 1/2 hour before dinner. More fruit and better Bouquet than last bottle. I’m thinking my final bottle can age a bit more and may be as nice or even better! Will not decant!
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6/24/2021 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Tasted next to 1995 Pontet Canet. Very dark in colour still. More generous, layered on the nose showing exotic spices, cedar, tobacco, dark fruit. On the palate at first a little underwhelming and muted, more generous and balanced compared to Pontet Canet, but also a little drying, showing impressive length, but only medium or so depth. Definitely improving in the glass though and showing best at the end of the evening. 92-94+
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6/13/2021 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Second Sunday Group: 1995 Beaune (Eagle Brook CC): Crimson color. Notes of saddle leather, red fruit, tobacco and horse blanket. On the firm side, with flavors of red and black fruit and iron. Medium finish. (A&L)
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6/2/2021 - Brolawa wrote: 93 Points
M&PD Covid coming-out party of 14 epic bottles of wine. This wine paled against some of the other Bordeaux (e.g., 1990 Haut Brion, 1990 Margaux). The group consensus was that it was too early to drink this wine. Don't get me wrong, it's delicious with that classic mouton mix of dark fruit and sous bois (especially the mushroom notes); but it was simply not as complex as some of the other wines. I would put this back in the cellar for at least five years. Probably a 93 now, with a 95+ potential.
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6/2/2021 - Eric wrote:
M&PD Tasting: France (Mount Baker, Seattle, WA): Classically Mouton, tight, mineral, tough but also tempting. Lots of tobacco, strong tannins.
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5/20/2021 - dream Likes this wine: 93 Points
A very good bottle of this with excellent purity. There are notes of blue/black fruit and a violet spice which is intriguing but the wine is pretty closed down today with a firm, tannic finish. I think this is a wine that will emerge out of its shell one day so worth holding onto. 93+ Double-decanted 5 hours.
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5/18/2021 - NY Wino wrote: 90 Points
Lots of smoke on the nose along with tar, the wine has nice fruit good fruit, tannins are quite evident, nice finish
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5/8/2021 - DWStyle wrote: 92 Points
From a magnum, double decanted for two hours and then took to a restaurant. Not a wow wine, nose was not the pronounced MRC nose! More subdued. It became slightly more open at the restaurant but still muted. The wine grew in body and mouth feel after decanting but flavors were never very pronounced. Some slightly roasted plum was detected and it made me think it may have been slightly cooked along the way! It may just be past it prime…26 yrs? Nevertheless we enjoyed it and found it elegant and pleasant to consume with our French dinner of veal chops. Two more mags to go, think I wil try the next one sooner than later.
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4/30/2021 - Rogershkg Likes this wine: 93 Points
Double decanted, taken to restaurant. Colour deep red, nose on opening stronger than after a couple of hours. Nose dark fruit. On the palate it was multi flavoured with only a medium long taste. Not sure that it needed longer decanting as it did not change much during the evening
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4/16/2021 - mchern02 wrote: 93 Points
3 hour decant but could use a lot more
Aromas of wet tobacco, wet tea leaves slightly stewed blue fruit, tight black core. Big and brooding, grippy tight tannins, quite youthful, plummy, and must need 5-10 years before it would be more approachable. Forever finish. Me thinks this may be hit or miss in a decade but if it hits will be sublime.
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3/27/2021 - dkentaustin Likes this wine: 95 Points
I’ll start by saying we need to try wines like this more often to get a better feel/comparison of where they’re at. Tonight we tasted splits of three 1995 1st growths - Lafite, Margaux & Mouton. All were opened 1.5 hours ahead of time. Then we poured a taste of each prior to double decanting. All three notes below.
1995 Lafite - purple hues with red raspberry, beef carpaccio and wet truffle followed by cherry liqueur, subtle violet and some dusty, earth flavors. Red currant with some warm carmel and pretty vanilla oak. Bright, young and light on the palate, but still showcasing firm structure. Was our favorite of the three midway.
1995 Margaux - light, clear ruby color. Somewhat of a muted nose at the beginning, but evolves to subtle coffee, rose petal, black fruit and vanilla cherry. Interesting notes of roasted chicken skin with herbs followed by tart plum on the nose that turns ripe on the palate with some astringency. Initially the palate was not very expressive, but with time in the glass the wine gets soft and silky on the palate and bigger fruits come forward. This wine took some time to open Our favorite at the end of the tasting, but started in 3rd place.
1995 Mouton - clear, bright garnet color. Light perfume, black fruits, anise and tart red fruits followed by layers of blueberry, wet leather, earth and rhubarb. Big and expressive palate with a long finish. One of the more expensive moutons we’ve had. Layers of flavor and complexity that eventually turned more jammy at the end. This wine was initially our favorite, but fell off toward the end.
p.s. pot roast with roasted potatoes.
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3/27/2021 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 94 Points
Double decanted 2.5 hours before drinking and that was essential to unlock this wine for me. Leather, black plum and cedar upon opening, including very raw and blocky tannin, the wine settled down to be a superb drop.
After 2.5 hours of decanting, the nose took on a tobacco and black cherry notes. The body evolved to being far more balanced, consisting of black cherry, cedar, tobacco but there was excellent freshness, thanks to the Cabernet Franc. Excellent mouth feel and a smoothness indicating the Merlot was in good health. Oak was there but never primary and the acid was still there to ensure it has a few more years to go yet.
Drink now or 6+ years.
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3/19/2021 - MC wrote:
First of a case bought at auction but with great provenance. This had a great fil (as the full case does) and solid cork with some saturation about 1/2 way up but cork in great shape. Dark red and blue fruit on the nose at open, but clearly needing a decant to open on the palate. At 90 minutes it was better but needing more air. At 3 hours it was in a sweet spot of open, dark fruits, earth, secondaries, "classic" fruit/tannin profile - very nice. At hour 5 it had dried out and/or closed just a bit. Concerning but overall I really enjoyed this. Not sure it is worth the premium but certainly a really enjoyable wine and very 1995.
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3/13/2021 - Grand Amateur Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very nice but a bit four square. Decanter day after: Very nice, sweet. Plum.
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3/4/2021 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux Blends Smackdown (Zoom): Drank double blind, I felt this wine was definitely Bordeaux. The wine has rich tobacco, anise and other spice along with a peppery finish. Savory and well-fruited, really nice, but it's a struggle to assess a wine when you don't have the perspective of what it is. In hindsight, this drinks young, has good complexity now but should gain more with a few years time.
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3/4/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Virtual Double Blind Bordeaux Blend Smackdown (Home): Very dark red/purple color with a 4mm transiitonal edge. I think this was splash double decanted at 12:45pm and then slow-O'd until poured into vessels for transport at 4:30pm. This starts out somewhat muted on the nose and it didn't flesh our for an hour; damp earth emerges, brooding dark fruits that develop slowly to show more ripe cassis and dark berries, exotic spices, graphite and tar as it opens. The palate changes dramatically too, more wood and spice with introverted and non-descript black fruits to start. As this finally opens you see the purity here, ripe cassis, plum, tobacco, pencil, and wood spices with a caressing texture. This drank young and it had to be Bordeaux. 93-95(+)pt potential. Ranked 4th.
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2/16/2021 - Goldstone wrote: 88 Points
Red Wines + Cigar (NiQ's House, Hong Kong): Still very tight on the nose and sullen on the palate. None of the length or head-expanding experience one expects of a First Growth. Needs more time or a very long decant, like 6+ hours.
NiQ had generously opened this in advance on a dark balcony and poured it without saying what it was and I couldn’t see the label. I was quite shocked when I found out. In hindsight, it had many characteristics of the vintage. Will they ever unfurl?
To put this in context, all four of us significantly preferred a well-decanted Tignanello 2004 even though we normally prefer 1980s and 1990s Bordeaux.
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1/18/2021 - soyhead wrote:
nose - tomato, coffee
mouth - quite tannic, complex, sappy red fruit, developed with time in glass. good enough, nothing to write home about.
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12/21/2020 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
During an exuberant wash down the 2020 Covid year with some good Bordeaux Lunch&Dinner. Big and brooding, earthy structured with lots of dark fruit. More of everything palate, amplified. Good in need for some more refinement. This felt actually young still. So no hurry to drink up.
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11/20/2020 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
Showing well from this half bottle. Decanted and had just the right balance between a little evolution with hints of tobacco and mature stewed fruit, with freshness and acidity.
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10/28/2020 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 95 Points
terrific. side by side with the 89 latour. this immediately had a much brighter bouquet - more stuffing and perfume. raspberry, brighter red fruit notes with plenty of tobacco, earth. similarly in the mouth this was bright and full - plenty of fruit with acidity and a long vibrant finish. i could have drunk this all night and am sad this was my only bottle!
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10/23/2020 - CHarder Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not quite matching the expectations
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10/3/2020 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Second time around with this edition. Decanted 5 hrs. Gorgeous garnet color. Initially overwhelming scents of cassis, cherry, blueberry. As the wine opened up the berry aromas were complemented by sharp cinnamon, thistle, charred wood. The palate is less pleasing than the bouquet: tannins are gritty and pretty hard. Tastes more like a too-young northern Rhône than a 25 year old Bdx. Some out of balance acidity starting to show, so I don’t think this is just a matter of letting it cellar. It’s my experience with the 1995 vintage across the Medoc fwiw. I don’t think this will integrate or mellow with time. Not a bad wine at all - in fact, much more pleasurable than other 1995s I have had - but I have had more memorable Mouton.
Score: 93. Relative to expectations: 0
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9/13/2020 - djhammond Likes this wine: 95 Points
Last tasted 30 months ago, I was curious to see if this had finally started to be ready to be fully enjoyed, (bearing in mind that one critic gave this a potential perfect rating back in the day). I gave it a 6 hour decant, and ideally it should have had a full day. At the age of 25 it is finally starting to drink well, but with evolvement still ahead of it. The nose is packed full of smokey beefy aromas with the palate showing blackcurrant, blackberry, and plum with earth, leather and cedar dominating towards the end. The tannin is possibly a challenge and is old school Bordeaux, but is exquisitely balanced. The finish likewise is in perfect balance and pushes 120 seconds. The wine at this stage possesses a surprising delicacy mid palate which is almost overwhelmed by the overall robustness of the rest of the experience and could almost be missed. This is certainly going to get much better with a few more years, but if you have a few bottles, it is worth starting to drink it preferably with 12+ hours in the decanter. 95+
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7/19/2020 - FoinZap Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted and poured. Powerful nose (could pick it up a foot from the decanter), black fruit, earth, tobacco, graphite, cut grass. Palate is initially more red fruit with lots of graphite, some pepper, hint of toffee...tart with a bitter wrapper. Black fruit filled in with time in the glass. Moderate complexity, depth and relatively well-integrated. Paired with a Hawaiian kalua pork, with lots of smoky rich flavor, and it was a nice match. Closer to mid-weight than full-bodied, silky, decent finish. Definitely improved with time in the decanter and glass. Had one of these about 3 years ago with a similarly quick decant and it was a much more impressive drinking experience. I feel like I occasionally drink first growths in hopes of that elusive sublime bottle, but the "center of the bell curve" is a very nice bottle that is disappointing relative to the price point.
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5/2/2020 - Fid wrote: 88 Points
Disappointing. Not much there. Hopefully, just an off bottle.
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4/29/2020 - beatles wrote: 93 Points
Tasted vis-a-vis the Comtesse 1986, this just looses out; strict, vertical, well buid, dry, smoky a tru blue Old World Cab - just coming around with plenty of life ahead. Very aristocratic and dry.
#JesperHelmuth
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3/12/2020 - Life At Your Leisure 🍷 wrote: 96 Points
Tasted blind with a 2-hr decant. Dark ruby color turning candy red at the rim with a reflective edge. It has abundant fragrance that’s ethereal and mesmerizing. The palate displays very rich, powerful concentration of meaty, chunky tannins coupled with vibrant acidity underpinning the massive structure that balances the ripe dark cherry, blackberries and plum with secondary flavors of cedar and leather. The intensity is sustained throughout the nearly two-minute finish. Drink now until 2045. Wow!
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3/8/2020 - Wine by Bok wrote: 90 Points
Normally we don’t like smokers, and cigarettes and cigar smoke are intolerable to many including myself, but I can smell this Mouton 95 smoke all day and all night without being bothered by it. The smoke was healthy, elegant, and with great finesse, which was similar to the wine body itself. Superb complexity and great finesse with the palate, it may not be immediately noticeable to beginners, but I can taste the potential. In 10 years time this vintage is going to taste great. Potentially 5*”
more tasting note in finewines.com.sg
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2/19/2020 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Nose is nice but is very indicative of '95 in terms of dryness and austerity, and more similar to Haut-Brion in terms of red cedar wood and cigar box spice. Decanted for about three hours and there was some Mouton-like opulence, although not as dense, rich, or perfumed at the 750ml of '96 alongside. Good damp coffee ground and forest floor too. I like Mouton more than most. 93-93.
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2/18/2020 - walkerjfw wrote: 91 Points
5th Annual PNV Kick Lunch...didnt get notes on all the wines...w Tom/Jay/Jamie/Todd/Jeff/Tor/Greg (Farmstead, St. Helena, CA): A generous contribution from one of our guests. My first experience with this vintage of MR. Drank next to a 95 Spottswoode.
Opaque, slightly faded purple color, mild separation. Nose was currant, lead-pencil and smoke. Palate of dusted blackberry, spice/pepper, cedar notes, graphite. Medium/full body (by BdX standards), medium finish.
Fully mature, classic first growth. Showing was good but not great on this day. Would like to have spent more time with it
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2/3/2020 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 96 Points
Immediately approachable, showing excellent development with dominant secondary characteristics. Nose of leather and spice. Notes of sweet red fruit, violet, graphite and black pepper, seamless and creamy mouthfeel, and a very long finish. Sweet, fine-grained tannins. Outperformed all expectations.
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2/3/2020 - Frank Schneider wrote: 95 Points
Mouton in a first window of drinkability. Needed 5 h of decant. Very fresh , cool, structured wine. Lovely tertiary aromas wave after wave. The whloe Paulliac thing in a medium body with good finish. Will wait min 5 years for the next bottle. There will be more in the glass 95 +
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1/10/2020 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
Tasting with some crazy geeks (@Private location, Solingen): *** Brief notes for my own memory, no CT rating. Points expressed are only rough guidelines ***
Popped and poured. Still young, would have benefitted from decanting. Glimpse of Mouton nose with cigarbox and leather. Very young on the palate, sexy and seductive. Beautiful, silky texture. Long and lingering. 94-95
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12/31/2019 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 92 Points
Paired with the main course at NYE dinner - beef rib roast. Nice bottle, but not great, and not nearly as good as either my last bottle of the '95 or the '96 Mouton drunk alongside it tonight. Both were given about a two hour decant before dinner, but the '95 never developed as did the '96, remaining a bit austere throughout dinner.
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12/13/2019 - Labrador Likes this wine: 95 Points
We celebrated the 1995 vintage with this magnificent Mouton, a Cos d'Estournel and an Insignia (magnum). Of the three this was the best.
I believe that this wine has gotten better since the last time we enjoyed it.
Once it opened up (yes, it still needs a bit of decanting), the beautiful dark fruit was evident on the nose. as was the cedar, earth, graphite. On the palette, it was stunning - with that perfect hint of sweetness. And the finish - it went on and on and on. This was a beautifully balanced wine that screams out superlatives.
The Insignia was really, really good but sadly faded in stretch. The Cos was darn good but not up to the standards of the Mouton. Had this been a horse race, the Monton was Secretariat.
I believe the Mouton has better days ahead of it, and might even merit the term "other worldly." We look forward to enjoying the remaining bottles.
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11/28/2019 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 96 Points
Bright red and youthful in appearance. Nose of graphite, black tea and cherry. Started off with tart cherry, as it opened up the nose deepened and more savory flavors of grilled herbs and dark fruits. Integrated tannins. Drinking very well now
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11/28/2019 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 100 Points
Yep that’s the stuff. Tart tart cherry. Started out a little muted due to temperature then really came alive. Nose was all violets and floral notes. Intoxicating. Dark raspberry, finish will last a lifetime. Touch of dark cherry, earth, and savory grilling spices. Rosemary.
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11/16/2019 - Whistler Whino Likes this wine: 96 Points
This bottle seems to be just entering its drinking window. Served blind after a few hour decant the quality here was very evident but I feel this will only be getting better. Revisit in 5 years.
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9/8/2019 - vinodonpedro wrote: 95 Points
this was good but surprinsingly needed some time in the decanter to really open up. perhaps its in a bit of a close down phase? nevertheless this really came out with a bang once it opened up. tannins were relatively soft and the finish nice
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7/31/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
There is a bit more strictness and severity to the wine that is becoming more apparent over the years. The wine has power, loads of tannin, and the fruit is ripe, but the increasing austerity that is an issue with many 1995 Bordeaux wines is something to take note of.
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7/16/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
This was a difficult bottle, not as good as the one tasted in 2015 from the same cellar. The tannins were on the drier side, and the aromatics didn’t shine like they should in a Mouton. It was a meaty, masculine wine with good Pauillac typicity and some generosity and warmth, but tasting blind I did not guess that this was a Premier Grand Cru Classé.
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6/14/2019 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 92 Points
Agree with most of the recent comments which generally describe this wine as a little on the austere side. Still showing decent color with a fairly solid medium to dark purple. Nose is complex and the best part: graphite, earth, pencil, tobacco, all the nice elements there. But the wine strikes me as just a touch too soft on the fruit side, and a touch of acidity crept in toward the end even if drunk undecanted (though I had it open for about an hour). A very nice bottle to be sure, but I am rating this as having tasted blind, with no uplift for the name. I've tasted a lot of the 1995s and think they are generally 1) an underrated year but also 2) definitely approaching maturity, and this wine is not exception in that sense.
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5/29/2019 - Rogershkg Likes this wine: 92 Points
This might be a great name, but it seems to me to be perfectly pleasant wine, well made, well balanced, plenty of life left, nose OK but not great. Colour red, clear and translucent. Taste OK but not phenominal. This was bought many years ago, is it worth the price it is now? I think there are plenty just as good for half or quarter the price
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5/20/2019 - Capt Cutlass wrote: 89 Points
I have always found Mouton rather austere with inky concentration and this was no exception. Served blind, I mistook it for a Right Bank Merlot in a cool vintage given its green notes. Seems a bit hollow and simple, and the finish was short. If I was cellaring the 1995 for enjoyment, I would sell them.... For me this is past its prime by a many year...
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5/3/2019 - europat55 wrote: 91 Points
4 Decades of Mouton Rothschild (Andre and Sabine's House, Mountain View, CA): Nose: B++/A- Palate: B++
My #8, Group's #10 (99 pts). Tasted blind.
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4/8/2019 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted 2 hrs and more time would not have hurt. Decanting is an imperative for this one at this time. This is a typical 1995 : tannins that are not yielding at all. Lots of fruit to balance though. Heavy on dark stone fruit, some rare beef, loads of graphite. Very masculine. I have my doubts about this ever hitting perfection- like I have my doubts about all 1995s- but this is a great success for the vintage. It is not going anywhere any time soon so if you want to wait a decade or two to see if it mellows out, have no fear. This is in zero danger of falling apart any time soon.
Score:94. Relative to expectations: +
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3/30/2019 - Ms. Bubblehead wrote:
Year of the pig dinner:
On 1995 Bordeaux bottles:
1995 Haut Brion
Was my WOTN out of the 10 bottles that night. On the nose, violet, gravel, dark cherries and plum, mineral, smoke, and modest cigar, on the plate, it showed great strength yet balanced with nice and long acidity, strong minerals and modest spices. Very long finish with great layers, very complex, offered firm tannin and round texture. A great bottle. It was a Cabernet/merlot blend, partially explained why the wine was balanced with power and elegance.
1995 Mouton
Certainly a much more powerful and richer version of mouton vs 83. Can still age 5-10 more years to enjoy it at better maturity level I think. Dark purple colour, crushed dark currants and black berries on the nose, on the palate, strong character with great minerals, some spices, smoke, liquorice and slightly higher tannin, not at my preferred drinking window yet but can see its ageing potential. In 1995 vintage, Cabernet Sauvignon grapes seemed having tougher tannin to resolve, so they also blended the wine with slightly more merlot (same reason for haut Brion 95 I guess).
1995 Cheval Blanc
Seductive and classic style of Cheval Blanc in my view, bouquet of purple flowers, light lady cigarette, plummy and modest toffee sensation, on the palate, it was silky and smooth on texture with slightly higher tone of acidity vs 83, body was richer and fuller too. Beautiful wine and can still age 5-10 more years to enjoy it at even better drinking window. The 1995 had higher percentage of Merlot in the final blend - 50% Merlot/50% Cabernet Franc.
1995 latour
Opened 4 hours in advance and was still tight when we started dinner. Decanted for another 1.5 hours before serving, and the wine showed a lot better. This wine was still quite young to enjoy now and I would wait for the next bottle to be consumed 5-10 years after at least, or it really needs proper decanting before serving it. It showed the best ageing potential for all the bottles we had that night (also the vega sicilia we had on the same night). On the nose, cigar, smoke, freshly rubbed herbs, basil, cassis, liquorice, on the palate, lots of dark berries yet also very mineral and offered freshly cut herbs. Still young but can see its potential to evolve more layers and even more complexity.
1995 pichon lalande
Not because I drank this along with 95 Mouton/Haut Brion/Latour that I don't like this wine, I really think the wine was lack of balance on the palate, too rich in structure with strong vanilla toffee and jammy berries fruits on the palate. Nose was quite perfuming and nice but I didn't really enjoy the palate, but could be due to personal style.
Wines we had:
1983 latour, 1983 mouton, 1983 chavel blanc; 1995 mouton, 1995 chavel blanc, 1995 haut Brion, 1995 latour , 1995 vega sicilia, 1995 ridge monte bello, 1995 Pichon lalande
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3/18/2019 - Burgnick wrote: 92 Points
Much more open than the previous bottle. A bit muted and leafy on the nose. Palate had good density with black fruit, pencil shaving, cedar and tobacco. Still a bit tannic which needs more time to resolve. I imagine a 90 mins decanting would open up the bottle significantly.
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2/3/2019 - Solidgold wrote: 92 Points
Brilliant bottle. Sophisticated layering with Long finish. Well balanced. Decanted for 30 mins and it really opened up
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2/2/2019 - liber Likes this wine: 94 Points
Chez W, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, flavour profile as set out in my note of October 16, now better integrated, nice lifting acid edge, same flavour profile as 86 on same night, just a little less depth and dimension particularly on palate with the difference widening as the dinner progressed, still on upward trend. F+ (18) with scope for upgrade...….fine example of Mouton developing, just a little less interesting flavour profile than other firsts in this vintage (and most others).
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1/27/2019 - renatodug wrote: 94 Points
Dégustation comparative de deux Pauillac 1995 : Latour et Mouton Rotschild. Le Mouton est presque trop parfait, équilibré, délicat, féminin. A peut-être dépassé son apogée. Le Latour, à l'unanimité est préféré. Il aurait pu encore attendre de nombreuses années. Belle et puissante présence. Une vraie personnalité. Epicé, boisé, léger parfum de fruits, belle longueur.
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1/19/2019 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 92 Points
Kleur: Diep donkerrood met een smalle oranjebruine rand. Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig verfijnd bouquet. Minder 'aards en gronderig' dan voorheen en vooral hetgeen wat ik verwacht van een gerijpte hoge Pauillac. Een restje donker fruit in de vorm van Mon Cherie-kers maar vooral gedroogde pruimen en dadels, chique hout, Smaak / Afdronk: Indrukwekkende concentratie in een ultieme balans. Frisse zuurgraad, (nog steeds) krachtige tannines, laurierdrop. Indrukwekkend lange afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Prachtige, chique wijn! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 92/100
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Color: Deep dark red with a narrow orange-brown edge. Aroma / bouquet: Beautifully refined bouquet. Less 'earthy and earthy' than before and especially what I expect from a matured Pauillac. A remnant of dark fruit in the form of Mon Cherie cherry but especially prunes and dates, chic wood, Taste / Finish: Impressive concentration in an ultimate balance. Fresh acidity, (still) powerful tannins, laurel drop. Impressively long aftertaste. General / potential: Beautiful, chic wine! 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Taste / Finish: 17 + General / potential: 8 = 92/100
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12/27/2018 - englishman's claret wrote: 95 Points
From half, the 95 Mouton is finally starting to come around. Beautiful cassis, cedary, sandalwood, thyme-filled, plush nose. Will the mint and lavender notes that make the best Moutons so special emerge with time? Another 5-10 years is probably required before one can know for sure.
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12/21/2018 - SlimShaney Likes this wine: 92 Points
Richer and bigger than the 95 Lafite I just sampled. Darker berries too. More substantial. Generous but not palatial, not suprisingly.
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12/11/2018 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Acker BYO 2018 (Tribeca Grille): Still just a very young wine. This was a bit tightly wound. There's some oak and black fruit poking through, but it's not as expressive as I think it will be. Gave it some time in the glass, but never quite opened up.
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12/10/2018 - BradE wrote:
I've owned a case of this since release, and this was our first bottle. For me either this vintage is still years (decades?) away from enjoyment, or like many bdx of the 95 vintage may never justify the initial accolades. Time will tell, although I'm more pessimistic than optimistic.
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11/8/2018 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 95 Points
In a word, gorgeous. The 1995 Mouton Rothschild was one of those experience wines that could make a believer out of anyone who doesn’t understand its First Growth standing. Here I found a classic display of mature Bordeaux, showing dusty dark red fruits with sweet dried florals, earth tones, hints of animal musk, savory herbs, and stone dust. On the palate, velvety textures maintained a wonderfully fresh and vibrant expression, as ripe dark red and plummy fruit glided across the palate, leaving licorice, mineral and herbal tones in their path. The finish was long, with a twang of acid and residual tannin, as dried wild berry and cherry tones lingered.
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10/22/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Full-bodied, firm and classic in style, there is a lot of freshness, brightness and cedar, lead pencil, cedar and tobacco notes that coincide with the cassis and cherry here. Tasters that prefer Bordeaux straddling old school, classic Bordeaux and softer, more modern wines will really dig this wine.
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9/14/2018 - mr_swirl Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic mouton, quite deep. Plum, cassis, toffee, licorice, spice. Lovely richness, and length
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5/26/2018 - dkentaustin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Cassis, earth, wet stone, spice, young and vibrant. Pretty fruit ... not sure how it will evolve but high hopes. Drank out of a .375L. Trying the remainder of the bottle tomorrow.
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5/19/2018 - RN wrote: 94 Points
Drank wc. 2 hr decant. Obviously a 1st with the structure. Ultimately lacking the intensity and impact you would expect from a Mouton. Good but not great.
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3/15/2018 - dbkitc wrote: 93 Points
(at Magdalena – Baltimore) A deep, masculine wine. Pronounced cassis / purple berry fruit accented with tobacco leaf. Should age for a long time. Precise, impactful and stern. Thank you Dave for the glass! (93)
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3/6/2018 - ve23 Likes this wine: 98 Points
The Big Five/Six 1995 on March 6, 2018 (Mechta, Moscow): 98/100. ALPHA
This renowned Pauillac was the best of the night for sure. Don’t get me wrong - I preferred a more subtle Margaux, but I couldn’t fail to appreciate this wine’s glory.
Thick, middle aged gentleman at the top of its prime, with leather, tobacco, ripe dark berries, well groomed and stately built. Complex and juicy.
Maybe it lacks the nuance and acts too straight, too direct, but that’s the right kind of straight!
WS 94, RP 95, Vinous 95, JR 18.5/20
The Big Five 1995 at Mechta / 6 March 2018
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2/11/2018 - djhammond Likes this wine: 95 Points
Last tasted almost a year ago, this has certainly moved forward and starting to drink, (albeit with an 8 hour decant,). However, this still has years of evolvement ahead of it, and indeed even after the lengthy decant, it continued to develop in the glass. The nose is a little reticent at first, but eventually gives off deep aromas of blackcurrent and red cherry. On the palate the tannin is still in evolvement, but the depth and balance are excellent and bodes well for the future. Even with the harsh tannin, the wine is velvety on the palate and it completes with a good finish. Definitely a wine for the future, but one that can be drunk now.
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1/19/2018 - Ozen wrote: 93 Points
Pales next to the 1996. It's a nice pauillac, sure, but it lacks the depth of other vintages of Mouton. And yes, the 96 is substantially richer and has more depth. For 1995, my take is a Pichon Baron 1990 will outclass it.
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12/19/2017 - nywine68 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Not quite up to the level of the 95 Lafite tasted alongside it but a very nice wine nonetheless. This took a while to open up even after a 2.5 hour decant. Typical Mouton roundness. Velvety body with fine tannins in the background. Dark and saturated.
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11/11/2017 - FrancoisD Likes this wine: 91 Points
Arômes évanescents, moins d'éclat que j'aurais anticipé.
Cassis, bleuet, graphite, truffes.
Finale sur les feuilles mortes me laisse croire que le vin est à son appogé, ou passé...
Décevant vu les attentes.
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11/4/2017 - Rogershkg wrote: 93 Points
Closed at first. Gradually opened up. Suggest decant a couple of hours. Dark fruit bouquet. Gives impression of young wine will last anther 20 years. Well balanced, dark fruit
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10/30/2017 - shaferguy91 wrote: 93 Points
No decant. Really good but not quite up to my hopes.
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10/13/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 97 Points
Fully mature to my taste. Still has graphite and minerals with the dark fruit on the nose. Needed an hour to open up. Red fruit, cranberries, red currants ,stones, and subtle savory notes on the long finish. Creamy and elegant in texture. Everything I expect in Bordeaux . Cork was still in excellent shape, I was relieved because my last bottle was corked.
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10/13/2017 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 100 Points
More fruit driven than the 2000 Pavie, raspberry, graphite, bell pepper, tobacco, cedar. More classic right bank Bordeaux. Tart acid.
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10/1/2017 - KeithAkers wrote: 96 Points
Vinetasters- Dominus from 1983-2014 (Holiday Inn, Skokie IL): Nose: This is electric and sexy from the get go with deep tones of red cherries, cranberries, cedar, herbs, licorice, violets, leather, and spice notes just meld beautifully and in perfect harmony.
Taste: The feel is Full bodied with medium acidity and youthful, medium+ tannins. The tannins feel like they are resolving but they are still letting themselves be known. The feel is deep and elegant with red cherries, cranberries, cedar, leather, spice notes, licorice, and violets.
Overall: This was my #1 and the group's #7. This was a ringer in the lineup and it certainly did the trick there. It was also a great showing for me and really showed off its class. This will be a long-lived wine and there is a lot of stuffing for lots of greatness for years to come.
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10/1/2017 - KenK wrote: 94 Points
Vinetaster's does Dominus 1983-2014 (Holiday Inn NorthShore): Dark sweet concentrated plummy red aromas. Chewy and dense texture with expressive black cherry, espresso, and scorched loamy earth. Finely detailed and spicy finish. Well integrated although firm tension throughout.
I tossed this in as a blind ringer against 10 vintages of Dominus. Only 1 person guessed this as the ringer of 14 tasters. I rated it #2/12, while the group rated it #7/12. My guess difference explained largely do to the leaner style of Bordeaux in general and perhaps this more structured vintage.
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9/17/2017 - gsquireh Likes this wine: 97 Points
Decanted for four hours and rewarded generously for the preamble, The novel that followed was classic and award winning-Layer after layer of a rich and textured, plush in the swirl, classic Pauillac. The deep, royal purple color entices and entreats one to relax and enjoy this marvelous manifestation of Mouton. Fresh earth with tuffles and subtle spices are enveloped by blackberry, blueberry, and cassis. Smooth and oh balanced smooth allows this pure beauty immediately to seduce the drinker to surrender and savor. Drinking as good as it gets!
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9/3/2017 - jmoon Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fully mature, starting to tire, a bit flat... but still delicious
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8/30/2017 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 93 Points
50ml by the glass in 67 PM - part of a small 1st growth line-up that we selected to taste. Gave 1 hour to air in the glass and tasted over ~30mins. Visually starting to show its age. Saddle leather and slightly herbaceous nose. On the palate quite diplomatic. Classic, enjoyable claret, in its drinking window but will hold. Was the least enjoyable in the line-up of 1st growth (but also the cheapest). OK but doesn't quite pack the wow factor I would need to be buying 1st growth at today's market prices. I had the benefit of a Mouton vertical 2005-2015 last year, and in my view this 1995 is going to be (clearly) bested by recent "off"-vintages 2008, 2012 and also by 2011 - I prefer those for the additional concentration the 1995 is lacking to be a truly great wine.
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7/26/2017 - Plabella wrote:
Tres Bonnee Annee
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7/25/2017 - rlove wrote: 94 Points
Deep, dark, inky purple. Crème de cassis, cedar, and graphite on the youthful, expressive nose. Impressive concentration, nicely polished, with resolving but still noticeable tannins. This finishes long with flavors of cassis. The 1995 will continue to improve for at least another decade but is excellent today.
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7/14/2017 - galewskj wrote: 95 Points
Guys Night Out Part II (Jason's House): Decanted 1/2 hour. Drank about 1/4 of the bottle over 1.5 hours. Completely old world Brodeaux, magnificent nose of saddle leather, clean funk, strawberry, pipe tobacco and smoke. The balance here is gorgeous. Tannins are smooth and elegant. This was one of the best Mouton Rothschild that I have had.
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7/13/2017 - liquid art wrote: 97 Points
Only a 30 minute decant due to time constraints. Was a bit surprised how dark color was given the age. In the glass it starts with fragrant, if somewhat subtle nose, then follows with a beautifully integrated and seamless wine. Fruit is still going strong but in an elegant way. Stylistically this is classic Bordeaux with more good years ahead.
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6/17/2017 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 96 Points
Drinking beautifully at Marcel's in DC, after a decant of about 1.5 hours.
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5/29/2017 - Rogershkg wrote: 93 Points
Smooth nice wine. had it with Latour of same vintage. This was far more pnp
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5/16/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 92 Points
Mouton Rothschild Vertical Dinner (Vaucluse): Austere nose, bulletproof tannic palate. Tight cranberry and lead pencil in the core. Concentrated and meaty. Consistently prefer the 1996 over this as there always seems to be dryness to the fruit here and lacking the classic forest floor terroir kiss.
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5/16/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very pretty wine. Cherries, red fruits very prominent. Really nice and more approachable now vs the 96 in the next glass. Classic leather and saddle notes. Consistent notes with some bottles I had about a decade ago. Just a great wine.
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5/10/2017 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Mouton dinner with Philippe Dhalluin and Bernard Burtschy (Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.): A lot more black fruit compare to the 88 and 89. Youthful nose displaying crème de cassis, roasted black fruit, mocha, lead pencil and dark spices. Excellent concentration, unctuous yet silky and polished, beautifully layered dark fruit, bright acidity, noticeable but silky tannins and a long cassis driven finish. The roasted fruit and the tannins are telltale signs of the 95. It has reach the youthful peak but certainly can improve for another decade or two. Excellent showing but slightly overshadowed by the 96.
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4/28/2017 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux Wimps, Benoît Chamoux table (La Trompette, London): A completely different level of power and density in the glass cf the previous flights, even the 05 Gruaud. Some graphite emerging under the power and weight of crème de cassis fruit. Ripe, rounded, very confident and comely, and it knows it. It does tighten with air and start to show some of its vintage's character. Palate doesn't quite have the complexity or perhaps more importantly, the development yet. ***(*)
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3/24/2017 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 95 Points
Some great wines with the boy Scouts - Year 2 (BSA Fundraiser): Great wine. Maybe unfair right after the 07 Maybach as that is so ripe but this held its own quite nicely. Purple in color. The nose has cassis, dust, cigar tobacco and a slight funk. On the palate, this is showing a nice layered complexity. I would think this is at peak given the vintage and this bottle. No hurry though, plenty of fruit with some tannic structure. Nice finish. A real treat.
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3/16/2017 - pakabear Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cherry, Raspberry, spices, salty mineralogy, clean and crisp refreshing acidity, very chewy tannins. Starting to show better, but still needs 5 years at a min to resolve the tannins.
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3/8/2017 - bengti wrote: 92 Points
Still a baby this had a faint nose to start and a tight constricted profile of bright cherry soft subtle vanilla and spiced pear. Supreme elegance but needs much more time to develop.
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2/7/2017 - Jeffrey Silver wrote: flawed
Corked. Very disappointing. Classic Wet Basment and cardboard smell
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2/2/2017 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Bordeaux dinner at Ripple with live rendition of the Star Spangled Banner (Ripple Restaurant in DC): Youthful energetic nose displaying cool blue and black fruit, cassis, ink, milk chocolate, a hint of jalapeno, lead pencil, cedar and dark spices. Excellent concentration, silky and polished, nicely layered cassis fruit driven palate impression, noticeable but not obtrusive tannins, bright acidity and a long cool cassis fruit and cedar driven finish. Not as opulent and profound as the top vintage Moutons. Nevertheless is has the structure and concentration to age gracefully for another couple of decades, if you wish for the 59 or 61 like experience. As usual, this seems a lot more youthful than the 95 Cheval Blanc.
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2/2/2017 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fit for a wine loving Groundhog: Bordeaux back to 1970, by way of a 1982 trio (Ripple Restaurant in Washington D.C.): Well, at first - this was popped and poured - the aspect was steely and tight but from the get go, the aromatics had such precise and clean notions of cassis and graphite, vivid notions and not dusty in any way, giving off the impression that the wine was much younger than its just over 20 years. With time in glass, the palate came across as quite concentrated and intense, and then burgeoning notes of thoroughly pleasing crushed tobacco. Later on, at the end of the dinner, I went back to this and it was comparatively tight - and almost uninviting - after we had had the wines from the 80s and 70s... Give it (lots of) time in your cellar :-)
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1/28/2017 - Labrador Likes this wine: 94 Points
Another stunning performance by this wonderful Mouton - expressive nose, balanced, dark fruit, graphite/pencil, cedar, fully integrated tannins, great mouth feel and a long finish.
Poured side by side with a 2008 Scarecrow, which resulted in a spirited debate. I really enjoyed both wines, and when asked, I could not really choose between them. I rated both the same. They were different but similar - balance, complexity, purity, long finish.
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1/2/2017 - jusuf Likes this wine: 93 Points
A lot of money for not as much wine. Red berry. No great finesse. A lot of pressure. On the palate just as well with a great finish but without the finesse of a really great Bordeaux.
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11/23/2016 - Markus IWC wrote: 93 Points
My first mid 90's Mouton, surprisingly young feeling. My first impression was mid 00 Napa cab, purple in colour, no signs of age. Warm style with violet, plums, oak, cigarr box, dusty dry tannins. Totally different from the MR 80's I've tried before. Huge energy in this wine!
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11/16/2016 - aquacongas wrote: 93 Points
Drank blindly with all 5 Premier Crus and another pirat from the same vintage, guessed Bx, typical cassis, pencil and cedarwood, soft tannins, the weakest for me 92-93, again not convinced from Mouton 95
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10/15/2016 - tinybubbles wrote: 92 Points
Red fruit, earth tones, faint white pepper and light tannins. Nose became more perfumed with air time, taking on floral notes. Palate lacked true depth
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10/15/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Magnum. Cool mint over juicy blackberry on the nose. Reading younger and certainly more opulent than the '95 Cheval Blanc. Boulders, big gravelly minerality. Green nose still. Big structure, tannin actually not too tough. Lead pencil. Quite enjoying this.
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10/1/2016 - jww Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank 6 bottles for C birthday
opened and poured great nose smooth ready to drink
an hour later it was better
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9/22/2016 - HN Cellar wrote:
Brought to CR
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9/14/2016 - fokker wrote: 93 Points
2nd bottle in recent months. Drank with roasted whole Pyrenees leg of lamb.
More approachable than the 86 Cos, this was initially dominated with cherry fruits, but the body built up over the course of the 3 hour dinner, and culminated to the toffee-coffee unmistakeble Mouton taste.
Again, the last glass is the best syndrome.
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9/10/2016 - liber Likes this wine: 94 Points
8th of 24, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, previous notes fine to very fine - youthful glossy garnet; more mature nose and palate with classical cassis, cedar and some graphite; medium full bodied, long and persistent, nicely integrated fine if slightly dry tannins, just lacks the wow factor of the other firsts, eg a very fine recent Margaux, and no better, and more evolved, in this vintage than DB or LLC, should have more to offer in 5 years though. F+ (18).
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8/12/2016 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened three bottles of 95 mouton today. Very young. After 2 hrs of aeration, the chocolate, lead, tobacco, and black fruit. The wine is very 95 with a tannic palate. Palate is quite complex but the depth and length are not what I expect for a first growth bordeaux in a good vintage. The acidity is high. Needs a lot more time. I wouldnt open the next one within the next 5 years. If you open a bottle today, I would suggest a 3 hour decant. 92-93 for me today.
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8/5/2016 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
French and Italian wine gathering (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Another excellent showing. Although the 95s are still young, I like the ripe fruit and firm structure. Expressive deeply toned nose displaying cassis, strong presence of lead pencil, ink and dark spices. Excellent concentration, bright acidity, good mineral presence, noticeable but unobtrusive tannins and love long finish. Reaching the youthful peak but will improve for the next twenty years. It really reminds me the 86 Mouton but not as much finesse.
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8/3/2016 - Ludi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Granato cupo. Grandissima eleganza al naso, con mirtillo e ribes a testimoniare la freschezza, assieme ad una parte agrumata e speziatura di pepe rosa. Ci sono anche legno di cedro, menta e cacao amaro. Bocca intensa, tannica, di grande scioltezza. Buonissimo
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7/28/2016 - fokker Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank togather with the 83 Mouton.
Initially muted nose. About 45 minutes later in glass (not cecanted nor breathed), it started to sing. Still quite black in colour, the signature coffee, stewed black fruits' nose and palte of Mouton were found in abundance. Very full reaching and tannins still a bit firm. Could do more time. The 83, whilst far softer and more approachable in the beginning, lost out in the end.
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7/21/2016 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
Russk. Barry's Wizards Tasting at the Ritz. Mine and the group's WOTN. 92+ Beautiful elegant mature.
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6/26/2016 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Tasted during the World Congress of the Commanderie de Bordeaux and Fete de Fleur 2016. Medium-dark ruby. Expressive nose of dark fruit, barnyard and eucalyptus. Very pleasant entry on the palate with excellent balance, freshness and drinkability. A round and pleasant Pauillac, ready to drink now. Aromatic finish. A bit too much oak for a higher score. A solid Mouton.
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6/15/2016 - winebuff037 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Mouton Vertical (Li Garden, IFC Hong Kong): Profound and complex--layered of flavours. Need time to properly aerate, we did not allow proper time--only an hour or so. Tasted closed at first but could feel the promise. After 2 hours, beginning to open and flourish. Advice is to open the bottle 3 hours ahead.
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4/8/2016 - d'Artagnan wrote: 91 Points
Verticale du Château Mouton Rothschild: Un beau nez, mine de crayon, cèdre, très classique, avec une pointe mentholée intéressante. Bouche légère avec une belle finesse. Pas très long, mais charmant, avec un style austère qui me faisait croire au 1998. 91 pts
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3/19/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Concentrated, full bodied, youthful and powerful, yet this lacks a refined elegance. At 21 years of age, the wine retains a massive wall of hard tannins that will need 10-15 or 20 more years to soften. This lacks the special something found in the 1986, but stylistically, they share much in common.
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3/4/2016 - DrinkBordeaux wrote: 92 Points
The chameleon wine of the evening. At first, there was an enchanting nose with loads of fruit and complexity. With time, this also shut down in the glass. Lighter on the palate than the 1995 Haut-Brion, but with a nice silky mouthfeel. The tannins aren’t overbearing, but there is need of more integration. Excellent concentration. Good acidity on the finish. This wine appears to be in an awkward phase, and I would probably hold off for a few years. I still feel there is potential for this to turn into an impressive wine. Perhaps it’s showing a bit of the character of the 1995 vintage.
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2/22/2016 - djhammond wrote: 95 Points
A great classic wine which needs a good 6 + hour decant. Although drinking well at present I can see this improving considerably with age.
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2/18/2016 - Charogers Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drink up. 2 hr decant - made no real difference to my view that this will not improve from here. Really nice.
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1/14/2016 - SlimShaney Likes this wine: 96 Points
Looks and tastes magnificent. Exceptionally consistent through the palate from start to finish. Clean, earthy and limestone resonance. Needs a 3hr decant from experience of having drunk too early once before.
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1/14/2016 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 94 Points
My first Mouton from a great left bank vintage. Without the possibility to decant, went the Audouze way and opened a half bottle in the morning to take it to birthday dinner in the evening. Worked perfectly as the wine that had barely any nose in the morning smelled beautifully in the restaurant with a mix of red and dark fruit, sous bois and earth. Then a luscious and sweet attack of raspberry followed by darker fruit and a firm structure with very fine tannins and a dense, balanced body. Medium plus finish. Seemed a point to me from the split with a long plateau ahead.
An excellent wine and among the very best 95/96 I have had, at the same time not really that remarkable to truly justify the status in the Bordeaux hierarchy and price.
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1/10/2016 - AHVinoFile Likes this wine: 94 Points
[From half bottle; decanted 1 hr prior] Deep dark color, faint traces of purple. Ripe blackcurrant bouquet with hints of crushed stone, black cherry, cassis, mocha, licorice, black olive, cigar box, graphite, black pepper & toast. Medium full, deep, intense, fairly concentrated & layered black fruits seamlessly integrated with massive gently firm tannins, velvety extracts & fine balancing acidity; lush & expansive mid palate showing hints of fullness if not richness; muscular, upright & stolid with minimalist's charm. Long, lithe & gently firm finish. (94.5)
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12/16/2015 - svdheijden wrote: 95 Points
What a difference from the previous bottle from the same case less than 3 years ago. Opened 6 hours in advance. Drank together with the delicate and extremely elegant Lafite 95. Rich, broad, almost voluptuous, which is a special accomplishment for this somewhat severe vintage. Approaching full maturity. Classic textbook Pauillac with - pleasant and well integrated - tannic backbone. No need to finish the last of the remaining bottles in the case before 2030+.
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12/16/2015 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points
Anniversary Dinner (Café De Klepel, Prinsenstraat 22, Amsterdam, NL): Richer and more exotic than the Lafite, deep and cedary, firm tannic structure, rich and exuberant, very youthful and lively, belies its twenty years of age, powerful and complete, an essence of Cabernet and of Pauillac. Mature but with time in hand.
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12/16/2015 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 95 Points
Tasting Group Holiday Party (Mouton, Laurent, Essencia, Hundred Acre, Staglin, +++) (University Circle): Really nice showing for this. Of course, it is always a pleasure to drink a First Growth. This got more than a few votes for WOTN. Purple in color. The nose is outstanding. Plums, cedar and red berries. Also some cigar box. On the palate, it is not as expressive as the nose. Cassis, some damp earthy/forest floor qualities. It unwinds in the glass to show a nice complexity. Still, blind I might have guessed a decade younger. Its best days should be ahead for well stored bottles.
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12/16/2015 - jeffm_fla Likes this wine: 94 Points
WOTN at last night's steak and Bordeaux evening. Beautifully balanced, with a lot of grace and elegance. Thank you to SMHalps for sharing it with us!
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12/15/2015 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 96 Points
Had this alongside a 1995 Chateau Ducru-Beaucalllou and a 1993 Angelus, at a Steak night. The Angelus was double decanted, the Ducru popped and poured and the Mouton was opened, but not decanted, for two hours. All three wines were poured into decanters at the restaurant. We drank the Angelus first, followed by the Ducru, and the Mouton was drunk last.
For me this was the WOTN, the nose was still youthful, and it was a well balanced wine that went great just drinking it, or with the food.
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11/28/2015 - Dave Canada wrote: 94 Points
The Fourteenth Stonefields Dinner (Guelph, Ontario, Canada): This was still quite young, but definitely a wine that is on the way up.
Nose was packed with cassis, graphite, earth, black currants, black cherry, truffle, cedar, and dark flowers.
The palate is packed with dark fruit and augmented with cedar, leather, graphite, lead pencil and cassis. My only critique was that I found it a touch hollow on the transition to the finish...but this is a very minor critique.
The finish is long. Great wine...one for the future.
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11/16/2015 - jww wrote: 93 Points
excellent wine
strong pleasant nose youthful color
taste ran the gambit from fruit to flinty, tobacco
complex and wonderful
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11/11/2015 - DrZett wrote: 90 Points
A little powerless and boring, i was disappointed. Don't know if this will get better in the future. Bad cost-quality ratio.
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11/1/2015 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Double blind tasting... It had been decanted for 2 hrs prior to tasting. The nose is rich, concentrated with aromas of black fruit, cassis, licorice, and cedar. It was easy to pick it out as a left bank Pauillac wine. This is a noble wine with extreme purity. However, it is still a baby needing at least 10 more years in the bottle to shed its baby fat. The tannins are grippy, grainy, and chewy. This was the best showing of this wine vs all of my prior tastings, indicating it is just now entering adolescence. Patience will be rewarded. I expect it will warrant a higher score as it ages.
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10/28/2015 - Miceri Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bordeaux 1995 tasting. Some vanilla, light easy drinking, somewhat neutral; tasted with other 1er cru + CB & Ausone and lost out; a good wine but just did not match the other wines
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10/24/2015 - Rezy13 wrote: 94 Points
Seth's 40th Blowout (Cumming, GA): Darker garnet core with lighter rim; ripe fruit, red currant, plum, mushroom, black currant, incense, rich and full, green pepper in the back; firmer palate, grainy tannin, ripe fruit, tart red with some black currant, chewy, almost blueberry, lacks a bit on the palate for me but has good potential for improvement; was not on Mouton as this didn't scream tobacco, also had this a week prior and this seemed fresher; 94+.
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10/24/2015 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 97 Points
2015 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/19/2015-10/27/2015 (New York City, NY): This youthful wine (a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc) has a deep-to-opaque red/garnet robe and flashes an alluring nose of plum, cassis, pipe tobacco, graphite and saddle leather. It is full-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (12.4%) and sports substantial firm tannins. Perhaps more than any other Mouton tasted, this wine has an impressive mid-palate presence and closes with the lengthiest, albeit tannic finish. This is a wine in need of more time in the cellar. That said, it could turn out to be one of the best Moutons ever. This is because, unlike many other 1995 offerings, it retains enough fruit to go toe-to-toe with the tannins over decades. Drink 2025-2065.
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10/17/2015 - GA Old World Guy Likes this wine: 96 Points
Absolutely loved this wine. Decanted for about an hour and then served. The nose hits you in the face like a 2x4! Wonderful bright red fruit and a little forest floor...tobacco as well. Amazing wine to sit and savor each and every smell. On the palette it didn't disappoint. Lots of cherry, currant, and finally mushroom. Tannins were smooth with a strong hint of sweetness. What a wonderful wine.
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10/17/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Classic Pauillac with the cow pie, wet earth, green and maduro tobacco, slight green pepper but secondary to the ripe cherry and red currant; palate is structured and solid showing nice balance; not a wow Mouton but very classic.
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10/14/2015 - The Vines That Bind Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted several bottles in the past but not an outstanding showing this evening (although tough to tell in a '95 v. '96 First Growth showdown). Somewhat perfumey nose, violets, some stoniness, and red cedar. Not a brooding, meaty, cassis and black currant Mouton. Slightly grippy tannin.
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9/24/2015 - Al Doughty Likes this wine: 94 Points
The fruit takes a backseat on the nose, with more delicate red apple and redcurrant notes dominated by mint and other sweet herbs, dark chocolate, and loamy earth, along with a suggestion of gravel. Medium-bodied and very light on it's feet, the palate is very pretty with smoothed out tannin and flavors of redcurrant, cherry and mushroom, ending on a slightly ferrous note.
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8/23/2015 - Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 93 Points
°°° Bordeaux 1995 °°°: Deep garnet in color. Dark berries, and for a Mouton, very little leather notes. Elegant, long, powerful and multilayered. Smooth tannins and a wonderful sweetness. This is a nice wine to drink now and over the next 20 years.
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7/25/2015 - tbabes wrote: 97 Points
We brought this to The Modern and paid the $35 corkage fee. Decanted about an hour before drinking. Deep purple core, turning to ruby at the rim. Extroverted bouquet, offering up notes of cassis, lilly, with hints of roasted meat and truffle. Medium-bodied, with layers of flavor, impressive depth, good focus and grip, and a long and heady finish.
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7/23/2015 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Urban Heights - 03 Cathelin, 90 LP, 97 Rayas, 07 IX, 11 LPV & etc. (Urban Heights - Bethesda, Maryland): I completely forgot that I had a bottle in January. So remarkably consistent as the last bottle, ie displaying the 95 vintage character of youthful fruit and incredibly firm structure. Expressive nose displaying intense youthful black fruits, cassis dominates, lead pencil, cappuccino, ink and dark spices. Excellent concentration, unctuous yet silky palate, strong presence of acidity and still noticeable tannins. It certainly has very good concentration but it is not the most complex Mouton. It will improve for another twenty years minimum. A bit masculine and very structured Mouton. Once again a bit 86 Moutonesque.
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7/23/2015 - pakabear Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tannic , backwards, dirty, medium dark fruit with salty rock, rhubarb, it's a good wine but not worth the price.
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7/14/2015 - dharrison93 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep ruby / purple with minimal sediment, this wine is fully mature.
Nose of black cherry, mushroom and a hint of spice, tasting is ever so slightly one-dimensional.
Enjoyable but not sensational and not in the same league as '82 or '86/ '96.
If a date, this was a perfectly pleasant 21 year old where the date was cordial, respectful, but lacked sizzling chemistry.
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5/31/2015 - Marc wrote: 94 Points
John's Birthday Degustation Dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Museum Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand): Tasted next to the Leoville Las Cases of the same vintage, this came across as much further developed. A classy (and classic) nose of oak, cedar cigar box and refined blackcurrant fruit. This feels pretty new-style and open knit (comparatively). This is both gorgeous and correct but ultimately not sublime. An outstanding and refined example of the vinatge.
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5/22/2015 - willthethrill Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely.
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5/9/2015 - Plabella Likes this wine:
not quite ready to drink. a little closed but full body wine with deep red purple color
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4/25/2015 - VoteferPedro wrote:
Very good to outstanding but did not really start strutting its stuff until afterabout 4 hour decant.
These have been well stored by me since release and I feel it could go 10-15 years more.
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4/22/2015 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 97 Points
First Growths, Yquem, 100+Madeira (John V.'s): The groups WOTN. Gorgeous wine just this side of peak I would think. Inky purple in color. The nose has cassis, earth, vanilla and pencil lead. Juicy acidity. Great fruit on the palate. Still firm tannins. Long finish. This is a powerful wine but has some elegance to it as well.
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3/28/2015 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 93 Points
Complex tobacco, cedar nose with a healthy dark color. Ample acid and tannin this still seems to be evolving. Wonderful.
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3/11/2015 - RayOB Likes this wine: 96 Points
Drank at Davy's
Nose of mint, cassis, cedar, earth and spice. Rond rich palate with a long length. Quite simply this is amazing.
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3/7/2015 - mwanasheria Likes this wine: 95 Points
Mouton-Rothschild Tasting (Kronenschlösschen, Eltville): Nose of cake, mint, cassis. Taste of red fruit, cassis, dried fruit, still young.
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2/27/2015 - rcg62 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great color, very youthful. Not the most giving nose but nice plum and dark berry. Palate is very light. Drinking great. Long finish of tart dark cherry. Tasty but certainly not a star vintage for Mouton. I would not overspend here.
Note: after posting here, I see others' comments about this being "massive" and not ready. My experience way different. Maybe a shite bottle? Bought at auction; I have others. Time will tell.
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2/19/2015 - King Julien wrote: 95 Points
Drank from 375 at Café Martinique.
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2/19/2015 - ricknat1 wrote: 90 Points
i don't think 95 really showed itself tonight
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2/18/2015 - hajoha wrote: 92 Points
Trang nese, noe rødfrukt, blomster og treverk.
Har en ørlite rustikk munnfølelse.
Litt hard og vanskelig å ha med å gjøre. Kjenner at det ligger mye her.
Litt brutale tanniner for øyeblikket.
Vanskelig å score. 92p for nå.
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2/17/2015 - GuWin wrote: 93 Points
Mouton Rothschild 90's flight Oslo 16. Feb 15: Dark, dense colour. Slightly closed on the nose, just a hint of blackcurrants and Vicks. Gives the very false impression of a light palate, but this is really powerful. Massive, fruity, compact, lots of dark berries, and very high on the tannin meter. A bit more "square" than the '96 with had alongside it, but still a great wine that should be kept in the cellar for quite some years
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2/14/2015 - dream wrote: 95 Points
Solid black ruby color. Gorgeous nose of smoky graphite, black currants and Asian spices. After. 2-hr. Decant, this just showed beautifully and really surprised me. The wine is opulent and fresh with fabulous black fruit flavors, lots of acidity and great notes of graphite minerals. Such a good, full mid-palate with such a silky texture. The finish is rich and complex with dry, raspy but ripe tannins and a lovely spiciness along with more smoky graphite and melted chocolate.This is turning into a fine Mouton perhaps without the perfectly ripe tannins of a better vintage but it really shows the terroir beautifully and the wine is absolutely delicious right now.
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2/9/2015 - ddain Likes this wine: 95 Points
The bottle drank very well. Nicely balanced with some currant-like fruit as well as some chocolate notes.
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2/8/2015 - Burgnick wrote:
The wine was closed. Only breathed it for 90mins in the bottle. It definitely required decanting for at last 2 hours. The wine is way too young. I would wait 10 plus years.
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1/30/2015 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Dinner with Charles M - 96 DP Oeno, 96 Dom Rose, 90 Margaux, 90 Mouline, 93 Ponsot Chambertin & etc. (The Grill Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown): Charles mentioned that he tried a bottle last year which was completely shutdown. This initially showed dark fruits, cassis, lead pencil, vanilla and dark spices. With air, it actually shutdown showing mostly mineral, cedar and lead pencil. Very good concentration, polished silky palate, sweet slightly dry dark fruit driven palate impression, good acidity, slightly angular and noticeable structure. This clearly displayed the typical 95 structure with a hint of dry tannins. It will require at least ten years of cellaring. Perhaps a bit like the 86 in structure as Paul mentioned but not as pure and layered.
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1/3/2015 - wineforth Likes this wine: 97 Points
Huge blackcurrant nose gives way to cedar, pencil lead and mint. Endless length. Still has the tannic structure typical of the vintage. Touch bitter in the finish. Manages to be both big and masculine and deep with subtle notes. Drink now and keep some if you have enough. Decant carefully. Bought en primeur and always stored in temperature controlled conditions.
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11/23/2014 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank as part of a big family celebration. As such the scores are probably inflated. We compared the '95 MR to th '94 Insignia. Both drank well. We did it blind. Half like the MR, half like the Insignia. I was on the side of the Insignia. MR was a beautifully mature bordeaux, but just didn't have a 'wow' moment. However we certainly got better service from the restaurant, when they saw what we were drinking.
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11/20/2014 - clayfu wrote:
Real pretty nose of truffles and spice. Palate is a bit young but it has this fresh mint to it with loads of graphite. As the night went on the texture started to soften and it started to open up with a rich more full bodied fruit. Very nice wine.
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11/15/2014 - dream Likes this wine: 92 Points
"International Business & Wine Mouton Dinner, Nomad, NYC." Less expressive on the nose than most of the other vintages. Ripe, juicy and earthy but tastes a bit less expressive and more diluted than the other vintages tonight. In the end, a very lovely and elegant Bordeaux that doesn't compete with the best Mouton has t offer.
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11/12/2014 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
On the nose, in addition to the fruit, slight menthol, dark/white pepper, dry savory herbs. On the palate, integrated tannins but they stand out even though not aggressive, and the fruit is hidden. May not age particularly well given the current acid and fruit profile, but ok for now. Drinking well but not overly complex. Could benefit from more time but will mellow and not dramatically improve with age. Nose superior to the palate on this occasion.
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11/4/2014 - bpittenger Likes this wine: 95 Points
Fantastic aged bottle of bordeaux. Minerals, earth, spice and a little tanic which settled after being open for approx 1 hour. Drinking very nice right now but has structure to last many more years in the bottle.
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10/20/2014 - la turque wrote: 94 Points
Winos Event @ Glenview: 1995 Chateau Mouton Rothschild (contributor DB)--Tight. Restrained nose of lead pencil, black fruits and earth. Good balance on the palate, and a decent long finish. Needs time. 94 points
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10/18/2014 - mdefreitas wrote: 95 Points
This has "first growth" written all over it, with its depth of fruit, powerful structure and ability to age. This was a pristine bottle, purchased on release and perfectly stored. The fill level was well into the neck. The color was surprising youthful. When first opened, the intense nose of creme de cassis, spice and florals overwhelmed the nose. The palate however was not as pleasurable as the tannins were ample, severe and harsh. After about seven hours of decanting, this softened up a bit, but still remained primary and firm. This will be fabulous some day and the underlying material is so strong. Probably will not touch this again for another 20 years.
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10/18/2014 - salil wrote: 93 Points
Another powerful, immensely structured wine that feels much younger than its 19 years. This spent a few hours in a decanter before we got to it, but still needed a lot of time in the glass to open up. When it did though, it was worth the wait, eventually showing a beautiful aroma combining cedar, dark fruits and graphite with more exotic smoky and sandalwood-like notes, and very pure, bright fruit on the palate framed by more savoury and spicy accents. The tannin still lingers on the back end though, suggesting this definitely needs some more time in the cellar, but I imagine this will turn into something quite compelling with enough time.
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10/11/2014 - dlcass Likes this wine: 97 Points
Beautiful beguiling nose of cigar box, leather, graphite, touch of formaldehyde. Nice liveliness. Nice wine. Elegant.
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9/8/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 96 Points
Double decanted 4 hours before dinner. Very dark in colour, almost no discolouration, very youthful. Intriguing and complex nose - blackcurrant, cherries, bramble, herbal with a lovely minty touch. Some forest notes and lead pencil, too. On the palate dark fruited, creme de cassis with a firm tannic frame, quite grippy, a little drying and fresh towards the long finish. Very persistent but rather masculine. Approachable but should be even better in a couple of more years. 95-96+
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9/6/2014 - Grand Amateur Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still youthful. Very much enjoyable but not as complex as I would have expected. Fairly dry tannin's at the end. Needs more aging. The day after, in the decanter, the wine smells of sweet fruits. To me this confirms this wine can age a lot.
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9/5/2014 - prez Likes this wine: 96 Points
2 hour decant. Was smooth and very balanced. Reminds me of the first one I popped a couple years ago not the second one last year. Had with a Bond and Marcassin and it was the WOTN.
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8/30/2014 - soyhead wrote:
Nose - earthy, cherry. More fruit on the nose than the 95 Latour
mouth - well balanced, lighter juicy fruit, dry back end tannins, very elegant. No reason to hold this, drink now. Good but not great.
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8/20/2014 - johnh1001 wrote: 95 Points
Mouton Dinner (Ritz Chicago): This was my surprise of the night. Immediately open with red and black fruit on the nose, very floral. More dark fruit on palate. Much lighter in body than the 82 or the 86, but very pretty, forward and fresh. Medium+ finish. At times this reminded me more of a right bank than a left bank with the serious floral notes.
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8/2/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
in the nose: pencil, earth, typical Bx, only few fruit aromas, subtle dark berries, coleur shows some riping signs, in the palate multi-faceted, cool and earthy, long finish, more discreet, reluctant concentration, maybe in a closed phase because the fruit is missing, but I think it is not getting much better, 4 hours decantantion
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7/25/2014 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points
decanted it 11 hours before, coq au vin and veal filet , bacon, tobacco, smoe chocolate, licorice, earth, coffee, aciidity too high, tannins too smooth, animalic, for me it seems to be over the top, not comparable to 1955, 1982, 1986, 2006, I missed the density and length,
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6/5/2014 - cephomer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Westchester Wine School - Premium Wine Tasting (Bar Lees, Mamaroneck, NY): Drank blind at WWS tasting. Medium garnet in color, some bricking so knew it was an older wine on site. Nose of soft dark berries--plums, and feint cedar. Medium bodied, tannins soft and mostly resolved, some muted dark fruit here, a bit of cigar box and tar. I liked this wine, especially as it opened after pouring, though I felt the fruit had faded somewhat leaving a bit of a void in the mid palate. I didn't notice any appreciable change on this aspect of the wine even as it sat in glass for awhile. A pretty, elegant, fairly complex wine but just not of first growth quality, (or at least what 1st growths strive to be). This was voted the #3 WOTN by the crowd, although not by me.
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6/1/2014 - jonanator wrote: 93 Points
Tasted side by side with the 96 and 97, this seemed a little more closed and reserved on this night. After some coaxing, the nose gave up some beautiful aromas. Classic Pauillac notes on the palate with silky fine grained tannins. This was a real treat but still felt very young. This is going to age beautifully and will be a classic in the future.
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4/27/2014 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 95 Points
Great mouton from a solid vintage. Medium body with acidity and tannin structure suggesting another 10-15 years potential. Lovely mouthfeel and a wine that invokes romance in a sensual manner. Cassis, chocolate, cigar box. Slight brick edge at 19 years but if I had it I would drink it constantly. Highly recommended.
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4/19/2014 - rdewolff wrote: 97 Points
Very impressive wine! Opened 2h before and drank it slowly. Amazing complexity and wonderful texture. Will love to try it again in a few years, as it seems that it will age slowly and beautifully !
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4/9/2014 - pjaines Likes this wine:
Sitting in a good place right now - between secondary characteristics and still has the flush of youth. Dark fruits, fine grained tannins and classic Paulliac notes. This still has a latent potential that will take a good 10 years to realise itself. Impressive - probably the best Mouton I've had.
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1/19/2014 - Wink wrote: 91 Points
Served at a Society of Bacchus dinner. I did not take notes. From memory: This was an excellent Bordeaux, but was not in the same class as the 1986 Mouton. This wine seemed very youthful. It reminded me of the '04 Mouton in nose, power, depth, and tannins.
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11/7/2013 - boreddoughboy wrote: 92 Points
Great bouquet with dark fruits classic perfume and slight oak. This is a beautifully mellowed effort. The length goes on. Would have scored better but was slightly shown up by a 96 cheval blanc.
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10/13/2013 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
Second Sunday Group: 1995 Pauillac vs. Pessac (Rich's & Dana's): Garnet color. Aromas of iron, tobacco, red fruit, plum and dark fruit. Medium-bodied with softened tannins and flavors of red fruit, plum, spice and iron with a long, balanced finish. Develops aromas of incense and perfume/florals. Tannins firm up as this sits in the glass. Lovely; nice complexity; lengthy finish.
My #4, Domino's #4
Group #4, 52 pts
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8/24/2013 - -E- wrote: 95 Points
(2t vid dekanter) Klar, mørk, dyp rød. Generøs, nydelig parfymert og forførende nese med toner av søte solbær, bjørnebær, krydder, lær og trøfler. Hint av vanilje. Tett og konsentrert frukt, men fremstår samtidig slank, fokusert og med elegant struktur. Innsmigrende fruktsødme. Nydelig balansert. Frisk, presis syre. Milde, finstemte tanniner i avslutningen. Sitter svært lenge i. Klassisk.
Vedig ung, men kan drikkes om den får godt med luft.
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8/17/2013 - docjer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Had with a CH Margaux as well. The Mouton showed better initially, but the Margaux lasted longer. Mouton was better color and heavier than the Margaux. Most of us enjoyed the Marg. more.
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6/17/2013 - Didman wrote: 89 Points
I would almost call this a flawed bottle, but still pleasant to drink. The cork was soft and mushy for entire length. Good fill, no leakage, initial nose I thought I detected a bit of cork. Very tight on palate with good amount of tannin remaining. Three hours after decanting it opened up a bit with hint of cork gone and became enjoyable. Just hard to tell if it needs more time or slightly corked. A previously consumed bottle from same case and storage had been great.
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4/30/2013 - markellen.foodies@gmail.com Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bordeaux 1st Growth Brown Bag Wine Dinner at Two Chefs; 4/30/2013-5/1/2013 (TWO CHEFS, MIAMI, FL): Luis R's wine. Garnet color. Slow legs. Cassis, Lead Pencil Mineral notes. Still youthful. Full bodied with an extended finish.
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4/28/2013 - aagrawal wrote: 96 Points
Manresa Graduation Dinner (Manresa, Los Gatos): Medium ruby color with very little bricking; nose has fantastic complexity with mint, bell pepper, earthy, green but with good mature red fruit; palate is less complex but balanced, full bodied but not rich, elements of maturity, roasted vegetables; medium-long finish. This is a lovely classic Bordeaux with an exceptional nose and a balanced palate. This is ready now with a long plateau. (Lasted 4 hours in a decanter before declining.) 96
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4/16/2013 - pjaines Likes this wine:
These 95 Moutons are in a strange place right now - a kind of halfway house between being shut down and tipping over into the next stage of their life. Muted fruits that take some time to open up with some dried red fruit, spices and silky tanins. There is no doubting the quality of the wine although it struggles to truly express itself at the moment. Will be very good given time.
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4/2/2013 - svdheijden wrote: 91 Points
Extremely young, tannic and unapproachable. Even 9 hours after opening the wine did not really open up. Everything seems to be there though remote and not integrated at all. Green, grassy, herbacious notes suggest that the wine will never really get fully mature, but time will tell. Today the Mouton 1995 was blown away by the fabulous Angelus 1995!
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3/27/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
With close to 3 hours of decanting, 1995 Mouton Rothschild developed a nose of tobacco, espresso bean, earth, crème de cassis, ash, herbs, spearmint and spicy cherries. Still tannic, this is a big, powerful, refined, but masculine Pauillac. Once the wine started softening, the spicy, boysenberry filled finish fleshed out, becoming a lot more fun to drink. From a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, the wine needs at least another decade or more to soften before it's fun to drink. . You can drink this now, but it's still young and on the brawny side.
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2/13/2013 - MGrange Likes this wine: 95 Points
Annual Wine evening 2013 (Restaurant L'Etranger): A lovely elegant wine with a long finish. Showed why this is first growth and deserved to be the winner of the evening.
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2/2/2013 - MatthewF wrote:
Opened, but not decanted, for roughly 4 hours before serving. Amazingly, this does not seem to have changed from when I had this on New Years Eve three years ago. The same words dominate my notes. Red currant and plum, coffee, cocoa, cedar, tobacco leaf. Still quite structured and while delicious now, it could use a lot more time.
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2/2/2013 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Big and bold nose. Very classic bordelais (and dare I say Mouton) nose with an emphasis on ripe black fruit. However, the palate fails to live up to the immense allure of the nose. Like a novel where several key chapters in the middle are missing, the palate seems to have a gaping hole in the middle. On the other hand, the attack is powerful and tinged with a bit of bitter cherry, and the finish is medium length and carries some sweet red fruit flavours. Tannins have started fading away. Perhaps this is at an awkward stage, as I have a seriously difficult time imagining why people would pay the prices that Mouton commands for something like this.
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1/26/2013 - Jhcwine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nose: Initially limited. Some tannin. Palette: Relatively refined. Less tannic than shows in the nose. A tad thin. Not sure that that this will have a long life. Closed down by end of evening.
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1/1/2013 - andrewdodd86 wrote: flawed
2nd bottle I've ever had was corked, enough to make a grown man cry....
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11/23/2012 - psmith wrote: 93 Points
Friday after Thanksgiving II (Palm Beach Gardens, FL): Firm, youthful, tannic wine. Dark fruits and tobacco notes, with red undertones. Needs time.
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11/22/2012 - VoteferPedro wrote: flawed
Purchased en premier from Specs in Houston and meticulously cellared since. The fill was normal but the cork showed faint leakage when the foil was removed and it was stained 2/3 way up. On opening it was hard, bitter and acidic. I aired it for 3 hours ithout improvement. I decided it was not servable so I decanted and later double decanted. Some fruit emerged but not enough. I corked it and tried the next day and it was more fruit forward but still with a mean hard edge. I did not get TCA nor did my wife so it was not 'corked' but I do believe it was a cork failure
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11/16/2012 - Argrath wrote: 93 Points
Rich, still quite young nose where oak and dark fruit have equal place. It is also almost "creamy", with plums among the black currant. Sweet tobacco and cigare comes along. Does it lack some elegance?
100% Bdx character: Dark berries and minerals. Plum and cedar. Still very, very tannic but the tannins are very pure and mixes well with creamy sweet fruit on the palate. Rich but a little vulgar. Still rather un-developed even though it drinks well now.
Can definitely be cellared at least 10 more years...
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10/6/2012 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 95 Points
All Five First Growths Tasting (Kevin's (Minneapolis)): Not as good as the Latour. Dark purple. Leather, minerals, blueberries, spice and red currants. Decanted three plus hours and may just need more time to open up. An elegant wine and concentrated. Hold.
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10/6/2012 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points
Big Bordeaux IV: All 5 First Growths (including '96 Margaux, '95 Mouton and Latour, plus '89 Lynch Bages and more) (Rocknroller's (Kevin's)): Very dark red-purple color. Decanted for 4.5 hrs and drank 1 glass over 1.5 hours. Nose has cedar, blueberries, cassis, mint, graphite, earth. The nose is more reserved here, and the palate is what stands out. Very concentrated, black fruits of cassis with cherry and blueberry, pencil lead, licorice, soft tannins, and a long finish. This was on the borderline of 94 to 95pts for me. Clearly a step down from the Latour though.
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9/14/2012 - vinodonpedro wrote: 94 Points
Amazing wine. Very voluptuous, earthy with notes of coffee bean, pencil lead and black berries. Will leave my other 2 bottles in the cellar for a few more years to see how this great wine evolve.
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8/4/2012 - wineloverkang wrote: 96 Points
Wow, what a wine! A monster. If I had tasted this blind, my guess as to vintage might have been off by 10 years. This still tastes so young. That being said, it's wonderful now. Wish I had 20 bottles to drink 1 a year to see how it develops over the next two decades.
Drank on the same night as a 1972 Chateau Haut Brion (which was also very good). What a contrast between the two. Really shows the reason why great bordeaux is still the creme de la creme.
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7/24/2012 - Humpymac wrote: 93 Points
Required at least 3 hours decanting before opening up. Eventually had a lot of fruit, acid and tannin. Should be fully mature in at leat another 10 yrs.
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6/17/2012 - anonymoose12345 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Two things really stood out: the beautiful, complex nose and the absolutely ridiculously amazing finish. Still so, so, so young.
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5/19/2012 - Didman wrote: 95 Points
A great wine at just about perfect maturity. So lush.
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4/30/2012 - sergiozy wrote: 85 Points
really disapointing closed drank over 2 days hope it imroves
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4/25/2012 - jeff nowak wrote: 94 Points
dinner @ ann colgin's home. again, i'm a mouton fan, and this is sweet for different reasons than what i liked in the 86. this wine is a bit raw and unrefined, and while it hardly slaps you in the face, it's a little slutty. if there is such a thing as a first growth quaffer, this is it. drink or hold.
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4/25/2012 - kstoddard wrote: 95 Points
"The Dinner" Featuring Six Bordeaux Luminaries (Ann Colgin's and Joe Wender's Home): Dark ruby color. Flavors of blackberry and charred oak. Perfumed nose of flowers. Well balanced. Nice freshness and acidity. Excellent depth and complexity on the long finish. Simply outstanding. I slightly prefered the 1995 over the 1986 this evening.
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2/10/2012 - dicehk wrote: 92 Points
Served alongside a Latour 78 and an 86 Mission Haut Brion, may not have put this wine in its best light. Was decanted for about 2 hours and was tasted initially besides the Latour and then later alongside the Mission Haut Brion. Still young and could have benefitted from a few more years in the cellar. Initial bouquet was tight and little hints of blackberry and wood. As you drink the wine the flavour evolves with the berries coming out and then flvouring with minerals. The finish was decent but as siad it was unfortunate to be paired with two other ones which were more in their prime, as opposed to this which felt more of infancy. Would love to revisit this wine in 2-3 years.
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1/1/2012 - Bricks wrote: 90 Points
just didn't seem ready to me yet. didn't knock my socks off and probably needed to be more patient in letting it open up. had it at a friend's house and wasn't able to do much about how it was served
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12/24/2011 - pjaines wrote:
Fairly muted nose and palate - coffee bean, earthy notes and black fruit. Classical Paulliac notes on the palate, but somewhat muted and reserved.
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12/11/2011 - Ricky99 wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for an hour - needed more time... it just began to wake up just at the last few sips....beautiful, feminine, silky drink
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11/7/2011 - Wink wrote: 96 Points
Served tonight at Society of Bacchus dinner at Jean-Robert's Table. Decanted several hours ahead. Opaque purple with a garnet rim. Nose of blackberry, cassis, graphite, leather, autumn leaves, and licorice. Full palate of spicy blackberry, fig, and plum. Incredible mid-palate and amazing length. Pleasant acidity. Sweet tannins. Integrated oak. Paired extremely well with the lamb (duh...), but delicious on its own. Very approachable.
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9/6/2011 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark with a few bluish hints. Intense bouquet of slightly sweet dark fruit, some animal, iron, blood and game. Nice roasted wood, well integrated. After a while some licquorice, pencil shavings, earth, sous bois and truffle. On the palate silky smooth mouthfeel and great texture with medium acidity and tannins. Big bodied with consentrated dark fruit, but the balance is exquisite, this really combines lightness and elegance with power. The proverbial fist in a velvet glove. Absolutely lovely, one of the best reds I've had the pleasure of drinking. However, it's not very typical for Cabernet or Bordeaux. I'm not sure I would have been able to place this blind. It's up to personal taste whether this is to be regarded as a negative or not.
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8/13/2011 - clementwolf wrote: 94 Points
From memory drank a few night earlier.... Opened and decanted for 2 hours+, initially still quite closed, revealing little nose of berries. Wine started to evolved after sitting in glass for about half an hour, giving scents of cherries, cassis, caramel and coffee, it is big and smooth on the palate with a lingering finish.... very typical long-living Mouton which is still a baby and will definitely last for at least 20+ years
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7/23/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 91 Points
1995 Bordeaux Retrospect: Alcohol :: 12.5%
Tight on the nose, intense and deep with sweet cassis, menthol, spices and pencil lead, not expressive but certainly very healthy. Medium – Full bodied. Sweet entry, very rich, the acidity is low but was sufficient to keep the wine in focus and shape. Expansive mouth feels and the juice gained better power and depth towards the finish with coffee and dark chocolate after taste, slight heat and evident of oak too. My first thought, Mouton? The wine continued developed in the glass and display layers of seductive, sweet dark fruits that blended so well with the tannin and acid which form the lush texture of the wine and good sense of harmonious and elegance. Savory and mineral lingered at the very long, complex finish. Lovely juice. I thought this was Lalande, oh… so wrong… 91-93
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7/2/2011 - InflationHedge wrote: 94 Points
An Explosion of flavor with mild, dusty tannins. The structure and acidity are clearly there and there is plenty of longevity in this powerhouse. Floral hint on the nose and the cassis dominatesnthe palate with some dark fruit on the finish.
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5/29/2011 - Gee wrote:
Fresh & crispy. Fruity surprising. Joel robichoun with Nader.
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5/18/2011 - dlinlaw wrote: 96 Points
amazing nose, nice complexity, explosive to the palate, nice fruit and tannins showing quite nicely, indicating this wine will last another 10-15 yrs at least. very impressive Mouton.
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1/9/2011 - Marc wrote: 96 Points
Textbook Paulliac nose – Pencil shavings, cedar box, cassis abound – but in a balanced manner which is driven on its fruit quality more so than its oak. The nose speaks of beautiful balance. This sense of balance is confirmed in the mouth which is confirms the wine is in very early maturity. The wine just slightly disappoints due to its finish – which is classy and certainly not short, but perhaps not as endless or involving as the greatest examples. The toast level and balance of the oak and fruit is exsquisite – and far more successful than the 2001. A sublime wine which is aging perfectly. Opened up beautifully throughout the evening.
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12/20/2010 - johnwine Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine is simply phenomenal, classic 1st growth Bordeaux. There is still plenty of acid and tannin to keep it going for quite some time. I believe it is still in its infancy. The nose wafts scents of roses and cherries. The taste is classic with intense flavors of red and black cherries, kirsch, cedar and cassis.
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11/29/2010 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 91 Points
1995 Château Mouton Rothschild (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig rijp bouquet, aardse gronderigheid, likeur-achtig donker fruit, gerookt paprika'tje, prachtig chique hout, ceder en mint donker cassis-fruit. Smaak / Afdronk: Vol, iets gebrande aanzet, ook in de mond prettig-gronderig, zachte zuren, uitgesproken maar boterzachte tannines. Veel lengte. Algemeen / potentieel: Chique glas. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 91/100
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11/17/2010 - FShone wrote: 93 Points
Good fruit and tannins. Easily could have lasted another 5-10 years. Medium finish. Good overall, but not anywhere near some of the best Moutons.
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11/12/2010 - ListenToMeWine wrote: 92 Points
A nose of saddle leather, earth and vanilla. The palate was a bit short, but its everything I like about Bordeaux on the nose. This one will go another 10-15 years, it was vibrant and yet tongue coating smooth.
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11/6/2010 - ListenToMeWine wrote: 92 Points
A nose of saddle leather, earth and vanilla. The palate was a bit short, but its everything I like about Bordeaux on the nose. This one will go another 10-15 years, it was vibrant and yet tongue coating smooth.
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10/3/2010 - JR69 wrote: 92 Points
Not decanted long enough so it was difficult to gauge. 98 probably drinking better.
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9/16/2010 - Yoda444 wrote: 98 Points
opened beautifully will last a while yet
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8/30/2010 - pjaines wrote:
Another cracking 95 Mouton - very shy and reserved nose at first, but over time this blossomed and gave up elegant Paulliac notes - very soft on the palate, very feminine and sexy compared to the more angular Latour 95 we drank alongside it. This is really starting to be in a good place now but obviously this has years and years on it. Excellent.
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8/7/2010 - johnwine Likes this wine: 96 Points
Over the last two years the cherry like fruit in this wine has ripened and integrated with other complex flavors such as coffee, licorice, currant jam. The tannins have softened and the wine is coming into better balance. The finish is eternal on a kirsch like flavor.
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5/18/2010 - stephanm wrote: 95 Points
Yes it is way too young to do it justice but Wow! Nothing but cassis and vanilla jumps out of my dark crimson glass but it is all so structured and with an amazing finish. Hope I get invited again when we revisit in 10 years!
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5/16/2010 - Niagara wrote: 95 Points
Nose of embers, leather, and vanilla custard. Rich and full on the palate, 30+ second finish, still quite young but ready to drink. Lovely on its own or matched with lean beefsteak. Wonderful stuff.
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5/8/2010 - wine2drink wrote: 94 Points
Simply a great wine!
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5/2/2010 - Khamen wrote: 91 Points
This particular bottle was rather closed for business. Very nice structure and a built-to-last profile this was nonetheless the weakest of the 1995 1sts tasted on the night. As with the slightly backwards Lafite however these things are relative and given time this could really blossom. Suffered in exalted company. Maybe wait another 3-4 years.
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3/29/2010 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
G6 (Kevin): Corked.
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3/24/2010 - englishman's claret wrote:
This bottle was first tasted after a 3 hour decant and subsequently followed in the glass for about another hour and a half.
Remarkably deep robe - opaque, in fact, and practically black - right to the disc. The disc showed almost no dilution and was still red, never mind brick-colored. The nose was tight. A lot of swirling brought out some oak, beautiful orange rind, underbrush, and dark fruit notes. What was there was very nice. Spicebox, more dark fruits, lots of tobacco on the palate. Very dense, very rich, but again not all that expressive.
I checked in again the next day after pouring the wine back into the cleaned bottle and taking the air out. The nose was still, infuriatingly, reticent. A bit more on the palate; espresso and chocolate especially on the finish. Checked again later that night (open to air the whole time) and barely signs of oxidation, but no real evolution either.
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3/3/2010 - Whistler wrote: 94 Points
HK Crown Cellars Pre Auction Tasting
The hardest wine of the evening to evaluate. The nose was slightly muted and on the palate the wine was also less expressive. There are dark fruits, oak and spice there but very reticent. The wine seems to have closed down for a period as I have read positive notes about the wine already 'singing' dating back to 04/05 by Neil Martin on RP. Either that or the wine has not been allowed sufficient time in the decanter. Hard to know and possible as this was not a formally run tasting. No chance to get a second try later as it had all been drunk.
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2/27/2010 - profiler54 wrote: 98 Points
This wine was purchased upon release and has been stored perfectly since. It had a high neck fill. Then the wine was decanted for 90 minutes before being poured back into the bottle. We drank the wine with dinner out of Riedel Vinum Bordeaux stems. The color was clear with a deep ruby garnet hue. Unexpectedly, the wine was shut down when we poured it. So we let it sit in the glass for another 30min. After this, the wine opened up to reveal a medium to pronounced nose that was well developed. dominated by earth, sandal wood, mint, medium roast African coffee, and black currants, blackberry, anise, cloves, wet leaves-forest floor, and chocolate. Medium acid levels with a full body. Palate was in line with the nose . This wine possessed a tremendous complexity and finish with silky round tannins. It's definitely what bordeaux wine is all about: sinewy yet elegant and like an autumnal Vivaldi symphony.. Loved this wine !!!
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2/26/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 94 Points
Taste at Elysian.
Dirty earth driven soil coated cherries. Rustic, young nose. Tar, cassis, tobacco and medium roast coffee.
Palate displays more dark cherries, horse saddle, lavender.
Elegant, well integrated tannins. Showing an enjoyable briar component on the back end of the flavor profile.
Nice mid palate as well. A complete wine fueled by some really lively acid. Still many years of enjoyment in this bottling.
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1/2/2010 - clement3 wrote: 92 Points
We had the bottle with Lamb chops on the grill. My sons were in attendance. Deep rich ruby red color with no trace of age. (the wine is 15 years old). Nose was definitly 'Pauillac' cedar, lead pencil covered by intense cassis Cabernet Sauvignon fruit. A lovely rich texture of ripe tannins. Dense and concentrated with a noble aristocratic style. The finish was fine, but one wanted a little more complexity. A fine wine with pedigree.!
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12/31/2009 - MatthewF wrote:
New Year's Eve 2009 (Chicago IL): Red currant, cassis, and plum aromatics with cedar, tobacco leaf, and some coffee notes as well. Very firm on the palate and took a good hour plus to really start opening up. The same firm, dark red fruits on the palate with a mineral backbone and still quite a bit of tannin remaining. Long finish and has the materials to last for years.
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12/31/2009 - psmith wrote:
New Years 2009 (Chicago, IL): Red fruits, coffee grounds. Medium bodied, but big, firm structure takes over quickly. Opened up dramatically after an hour or so - more bold, darker, characteristic Mouton flavors. Very nice.
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12/21/2009 - pjaines wrote:
Silky soft tannins and perfect fruit combine to make this stunning wine drinkable now. Long, lingering finish - velvet-like fruit and classic nose of pencil lead, cedar, dark fruit. Reminded me of an 01 Lafite somewhat.
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12/21/2009 - kingkanu wrote: 95 Points
The Colonel's Xmas Party (The Hide, London Bridge, London, UK): Vivid purple right to the rim, a nose full of dark fruit, cassis with some cigar box and tobacco, i could have kept that glass just to keep smelling the dark and seductive nose for a long time, the only other Chateau Mouton Rothschild i've had was at the Chateau from the barrel, and this was almost as full of fruit, not quite as youthful though but smoother and more integrated, incredible length, still a long way to go with this wine unsurprisingly, simply stunning
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12/7/2009 - RPerro wrote: 92 Points
Mr. Mike's Odd Tasting: 1995 Bordeaux From The Vault (John's Marketplace, Portland, OR): Decanted 90 min. A tad cold, but warmer than the others, requiring less 'cupping' to get it to a decent temp. Visually, quite dark purple. Smelling of roasted meat and blueberries. Flavors are big blackberry and blueberry fruit, earth, and a tad of smokiness. This is good stuff, although I doubt I'd pay $300+ for this. My first First Growth Bordeaux!
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12/5/2009 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 90 Points
1995 Château Mouton Rothschild (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig bouquet waarin vooral aardse tonen de aanzet bepalen, jammig donker fruit, chique en mooi geïntegreerd houtgebruik. Smaak / Afdronk: Zwoele aanzet, ook wat gronderige accenten, prachtig zachte zuren en uitgesproken tannines. Veel lengte in de laurier-drop achtige finale. Algemeen / potentieel: Mooi klassiek glas, nu al heerlijk rijp maar met nog vele jaren te gaan… 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 90/100
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12/4/2009 - taipanli wrote:
1 flawed. 1 not perfect. No score.
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11/30/2009 - gregsp wrote: 95 Points
Drank from the bottle, but definitely would have benefitted from a good decant. Great nose, and a big, mouthfilling wine with cherry, spice and earthy / barnyard notes.
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11/17/2009 - taipanli wrote: 96 Points
Consistent notes.
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10/30/2009 - VoteferPedro wrote: 94 Points
Decanted 3+ hours ahead of tasting. The cork had 2 mm of black tannin crystal build up and was otherwise pristine. Visually this was inky and dark and the rim was a pink, not clear. Complex nose of earth, camphor and berries, evanescent cedar and later in the evening soft integrated funk. The mouth is full with fruit and meatiness and long complete finish. WOTN for our Last Thursday Night Tasting group. I feel that this wine -stored in a cold cellar- is just barely emerging from sleep and should wait on my other bottles.
5+14+17+8
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10/16/2009 - KSWinegeek wrote: 95 Points
Dark color. Inviting, vibrant nose of berry and violets. Ripe fruit mid palate. Subtle, balanced and elegant, but still some tannins indicating this wine has a longer life. Long, harmonious finish. Delightful. Thank you Mike and Ann for sharing. (35 views)
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10/13/2009 - MatthewF wrote:
Some Bordeaux with Friends (Wilmette, IL): Dark opaque color. Classic, big Mouton nose. Dark currant, plum, and berry with cedar, tobacco, and earth. Very expansive on the powerful palate. Ripe fruits and good minerality and acid balance. A lot of grip; still very young. Very, very good.
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10/3/2009 - garambler wrote: 94 Points
We had this as part of a Cabernet Sauvignon tasting on 10/3/09. It was truly spectacular with a slightly reserved bouquet of cassis, blackberry, truffle, coffee, spice and vanilla aromas. The palate was velvety smooth, balanced and well integrated with black currant, blackberry, black cherry, coffee, vanilla and spice flavors. Absolutely AWESOME!
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9/4/2009 - prez wrote: 94 Points
Decanted for 1.5 hours. Very silky tanins and long finish. Tremendous bottle of wine. Can't see getting much better.
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8/11/2009 - City Wine Journal wrote: 95 Points
Retail purchase, held over a year. Decanted a couple of hours. Rich and rewarding, deep reserves of power, black fruit, lead pencil and a forest/mint aroma profile, confirmed on a long frame of cedar. This wine has years ahead at the top of its game. In Magnum, and in celebration. Wonderful wine and a real treat to share. Will look for a replacement if prices drop more.
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8/5/2009 - remeny1 wrote: 94 Points
Very good, after 2 hour decanting. nose of raspberry, smoke, and cinnamon. Pallate was quite similar with very round soft tannins
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7/27/2009 - gsquireh wrote: 95 Points
Deep rich dark purple with earthy and fragrant truffles and barnyard surrounding the black fruit and cassis. Big and bold with notes of coffee and spice, the high tannins are smooth. Be sure to enjoy the long and leisurely finish.
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6/6/2009 - RR47 wrote: 94 Points
Stored at 55 since purchase. Double decanted at 2:00 PM, began tasting around 8:00 PM w/beef tenderloin course. Enjoyed over the next 2 hours. Unanimous wine of the night. Deep, dark red/purple. Nose of expresso and dark fruit that became more open, complex, and accessable as the night progressed. Silky in the mouth with integrated tannins and a long finish. Yes, certainly a beautiful Mouton, but won't pop another for years.
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5/25/2009 - boldredmonster wrote:
Infanticide.
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5/10/2009 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 94 Points
1995 Château Mouton Rothschild (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Expressief en complex, zwart fruit (cassis),kersen, eucalyptus, cederhout / sigarenkistjes, gronderig, koffieboontjes / chocola, Smaak / Afdronk: Vol en krachtig, krachtige zuren en dito tannines, echter wel rijp, enorme lengte, klein bittertje. Beetje gronderig. Algemeen / potentieel: Prachtig en krachtig glas, op dit moment nog een eetwijn, kan zeker nog 10-15 jaar rijpen. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Smaak / Afdronk: 18 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 94/100
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4/21/2009 - gsquireh wrote: 96 Points
Wine and Food Society NYC BYOB at Southgate restaurant at the Essex House. Lovely notes of coffee and cassis from this deep purple pleasure spice box. Viscous, rich, pure and plush and sexy in the mouth with hints of truffles. Drank along with the 95 Lafite and many others.
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1/29/2009 - Opossum wrote: 94 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Improved a lot through this. Smelled cherrys and other black fruits. Taste was also extraordinary but I think you should bury this beauty for at least another 3-5 years in your cellar.
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1/17/2009 - noppakit s. wrote: 95 Points
Blind-tasted.
This is more Lafite-like. No Mouton-scent's captured. I was wrong. Anyway, back into 2005, my first time of Mouton 1995 compared with Hillside 1995, Hillside beats Mouton like father and son.
Today, the texture seem to be more fuller-bodied, the structure is great and the finish is very good too.
One of the best Mouton I've ever tasted. I think I must try my 1996 soon.
Drink now - 2026
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1/17/2009 - loverboy wrote: 93 Points
Bithday Party at Prayote's House: Deep dark ruby colour with crushed coffee, vanilla cream, black fruits and with the "yummy" smell of Mouton. Young and tough tannin, very big and very promising.
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12/29/2008 - CLDWLL wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 2 hours.
Beautiful dark garnet in color.
Exotic nose of blackcurrant, woodspice, subtle licorice, and an incredible floral element.
Smooth texture. A little less exciting on the palate. Coffee/Leather.
Good structure & balance.
A persistent finish.
Will benefit from more time in the cellar but not infanticide to try one now.
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12/18/2008 - gigem91 wrote: 85 Points
Disappointing! The bottle was open 2 hours prior to drinking. Good fruit forward early with a smooth finish and was showing much promise. About an hour later wine was tart front to back.
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12/9/2008 - thegrandcrew Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. On the nose very strong earth and a sense of terroir with notes of wood, rocks, red meat, and secondary notes of cedar, tobacco, and leather. Tight tannins in the mouth with strong notes of filet mignon, followed by blood, black fruit, and cassis. A very nostalgic, wise, and comfortable, old wine, reminiscent of the old barn on my Grandma’s farm.
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12/9/2008 - pabernatchez wrote: 94 Points
Gorgeous colour, very little evolution... Nose took a lot of time to reveal, constantly evolving from a rather green, bellpepper driven nose to a more black fruit, cedar nose... The wine was very smooth, with great lenght... A little exotic touch to a classic Pauillac, that still has 15-20 years of life ahead.
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11/15/2008 - hutch wrote: 95 Points
The aromatics of this wine alone were 1st growth in quality. Drank this over the course of about 6+ hours, and that gorgeous nose never disipated. Ceder, dark red fruits, smoke, and other aromas just filled the nostrils. Even the wife was taken aback. On the palate, this was medium+ body, it started off smooth, silky, but not that complex. It picked up more weight an hour and a half after being decanted. It was dry without being too tannic. If drinking blind, I probably would have thought it an excellent bordeaux maybe around 5-10 years old, and easily worth a score in the low 90's. But what really elevated this for me was how this wine has aged. It's dark purple in color, quite rich, and with a young body. This wine seems to be in the young adult stage right now. This is a great wine, worthy of 1st growth status. 93-96 throughout the course of the night.
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10/19/2008 - benny wrote: 92 Points
Host opened and decanted....poured 1/2 hour later. Dark crimson colour. Rather low key and mellow but very smooth ie. velvet. Sweet ripe fruit with a full bodied palate and a clean neat but short finish. Noticed crunchy tannins. I expected more for this price. Part of this First Growth wine experience is in the cost because I think there is much better wine for much much less. Maybe I'm just not with it.
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9/14/2008 - louis1ma wrote: 88 Points
I must start this note with a disclaimerthat I'm not a huge fan of French wines. That beind said, I liked this wine but didn't find it to be special. Upon opening, it was dull- which I expected. Two hours later it was mostly dull. I couldn't find the "layers" of taste that people refer to. It was a pretty linear wine. The fruit notes were a little tired. Toward the end of the night (last glass) it was pleasant but not special. Either this wine needed more bottle time, or as a 1995, its about as good as its going to get. There are better Bordeauxs out there.
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7/6/2008 - zimmy07 wrote: 93 Points
great balance of fruit and tannin. graphite, coffee and bold dark fruits.
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5/31/2008 - Hank Gillespie wrote:
Tasting Of Chateau Mouton Rothschild (At The Wine Summit 2008 – Lake Louise, Alberta): 72% CS, 19% M, 9% CF – 12.5% Alc.; Early harvest between September 12th and 27th.
Dark garnet/ruby – wide rim; initially a rather odd bouquet as the cigar box comes through strongly – eases up to reveal some smoky oak and black currant fruit; nicely balanced on the palate – seamless expression of the components – good structure; persistent fruit in the finish – black currant and some mocha; lingering finish.
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5/31/2008 - ewineguy wrote: 99 Points
There were many amazing moments at the 2008 Post Hotel Wine Summit in Lake Louise Alberta Canada, but one of the highlights was a standing room only technical tasting of nine vintages from Chateau Mouton Rothschild. The charismatic and entertaining Adrien Laurent, North American Export Manager for Baroness Rothschild led us through this barrage of big Bordeaux and explained label by label nuances of the various artists who have graced the labels over the years. My first observation was how all nine glasses appeared the same dark inky purple beautiful color. The 1995 as a true work of art. I’d have to replicate everything I said about the 96 and then some. Here are my comments from the 96,
“This babe had coffees, licorice, currants or crème de cassis (I can never get them straight), smokiness but not BBQish more pipe or cigar. Most of these aromas carried over to the taste plus leather, chewy fruits line candied cherries or berries, and you know the edges of a blueberry pie where the fruit kinda jams up a bit, well it had that. It went on and on and well, I really like it.”
Add to these comments, I finally got the truffles and mushroom aroma out of this wine a first for me. There were florals as well like orchids or hyacinth. In the mouth, the 95 was luscious and big yet tender." In addition to what was noted on the 96, some pepper, and spices like Emiril’s original essence. It had the absolute perfect amount of oak. I am not a merlot fan, but the earthiness of the 19% Merlot perfectly balanced the cab and Cab Franc. Dare I say this is one of the best glasses of wine I have ever tasted.
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5/23/2008 - Pavie Princess wrote: 91 Points
The wine was purple and in excellent condition opened at a dinner with friends in Roy's of Orlando. It was matched up against 4 other firsts and some 2005's. This wine was murdered by the competition. It was fifth in popularity and maybe it was because the others we so good or that it was not decanted long enough? Not sure but this yr Mouton has never overwhelmed me. I have had great Mouton many times and this certainly is not it. Those biases all being said I enjoyed the wine but again everything is relative and this wine fell short on my point to value criteria.
Aroma was that of expresso chocholate mocha and wet clay and graphite but it was not immense. The first sip confirmed the chocolate and expresso and I also got tobacco and black fruit. the wine clearly needs more time in the cellar and the tannins are still shooting the fruit down. The midpalate reveals licorice and a spicy minerality that was nice. Cedar and oak and graphite are faintly noted. I bet these secondaries get better over the next 10-20 yrs.
the ending revealed some floral acents and I did get more cherry berry and jammy fruit with tobacco and wet clay found in many merlots.........not a bad bottle but underperformed the competiton badly. My rec is to wait longer and retry this Mouton. Love the label though and saved the bottle and made a Vinoglo out of it.
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5/23/2008 - gsquireh wrote: 96 Points
This purple and pure colored wine is good now but gets better over time in the decanter. As the hours pass the coffee and licorice grow stonger and takeover the initial spice flavor. This full-bodied and rich wine has layers of complexity that merge into an exquisite finish that lasts and lasts.
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5/1/2008 - gsquireh wrote: 97 Points
1285 Avenue of the Americas: Let this baby decant twice and air for two hours before drinking. Coffee and licorice grow stonger and takeover the initial spice flavor. This full-bodied and rich wine has layers of complexity that merge into an exquisite finish that lasts and lasts.
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4/26/2008 - gsquireh wrote: 96 Points
Drank for Tony's fiftieth birthday party this purple and pure colored baby of wine is good now but gets better over time in the decanter. As the hours pass the coffee and licorice grow stonger and takerover the initial spice flavor. This full-bodied and rich wine has layers of complexity that merge into an exquisite finish that lasts and lasts. Have six more bottles.
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4/4/2008 - ramsesm wrote: 91 Points
Taken and opened at restaurant for a friend's 40th birthday - It tasted a little young to me, this bottle was not as heavy as I'm used to from my previous experience with this wine. A bit lighter and unresolved. The elegance was present - Opened and sat on decanter for 30 minutes before reaching the glass and then consumed over the next hour 1/2.
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3/15/2008 - mnh wrote:
Deep claret color. Cedr and dark fruit nose. Much more pulled together than last time. Still hiding a bit?
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2/29/2008 - aof wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured by our host. Mine sat in the glass for an hour before being consumed. It displayed an elegant perfumed nose of earth, peppers, jasmine and tobacco. What a wonderful nose!. Medium density on the palate with good stuffing and a long finish. The tannins and acids were a little unresolved, perhaps reflecting relative lack of air time. It did show super balance and finesse. Terrific stuff.
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2/1/2008 - Claudio161 wrote: 94 Points
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co Comparative Bordeaux Tasting Vintages 1995 & 1996 (Newberry Library, Chicago IL): Overall impression is that this is still a young wine. Needs more time. Nice flavor, IMO better than Latour of the same year. Jammy, resinous, vanilla from the barrels. Dark fruits up front with a pleasant tart and dry finish.
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2/1/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 94 Points
HDH 95/96 Comparative Tasting (Newberry Library, Chicago IL): nose: big jammy nose of toast, smoke, red fruit(cherry being the primary fruit), and mocha
taste: Rich and big, very weighted on the palate. Cranberry, smoke, red fruit, cassis, and a bit of woodyness on the back palate
overall: suprisingly new world in a way. THere are bits that reminds you that you are drinking a bordeaux, but this almost has a aged california cabernet feel to it. It's just so massive, powerful, and weighted and gives off a very long finish
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1/1/2008 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 99 Points
This was my "ah-ha" bottle. So long ago, no specific notes, but I remember it being amazing, complex, and well rounded.
Only reason this is 99 pts. is because of '03 Latour, '89 Haut Brion, and '01 Yquem
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4/22/2007 - John J. Smith wrote: 94 Points
Nose of cherry, cedar, smoke and lead pencil. Medium weight. Still quite tannic. Ths bottle was consumed after only 30 min. in the decanter, would have likely benefited with much more air time. I won't touch another one for at least 5 years, but the promise is there. This bottle paled in comparison to a 1990 Gruard Larose we drank immediately afterwards.
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4/16/2007 - the godfather wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 6 hours. This was more elegant than other Moutons I have had. Nose of cassis, lead pencil, very complex. Still has significant tannin, but seems to be well integrated with fruit. Good stuff.
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4/14/2007 - Eric wrote: 92 Points
Second Annual First Growth Tasting (Bellevue, WA): Reticent, tobacco, mint and a hint of balsa. Rather closed and tannic, not much love in this right now.
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1/21/2007 - Zweder wrote:
Internet forum group magnum tasting. (@ Klap): Popped and poured. And that is not the right way to treat this wine. There was cassis, tobacco and cedar in the bouquet. On the palate it was juicy, but there was no real excitement. It was drying in the finish. Both this bottle as the one of my previous note were poured blind. This time it scored so low I don't even put the score in, because the wine deserves better. (The low score is probably the result of the combination of pop and pour and the fact that the wine is closed at the moment.)
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1/20/2007 - Ben Andersen wrote:
On the nose, dense, dark aromas of plum, lead and black fruit. On the palate, dense, dark fruit, licorice, graphite. An excellent wine that can obviously go the distance in the cellar - yet is generous enough at the moment that it's not infanticide to open it up at 11+ years of age.
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11/4/2006 - royalscam wrote: 95 Points
Powerful and beautiful wine. Dark cherry/ruby red. Wonderful aromas, coats entire palate, spice, wood and dark berries are predominant, chewy character, very respectable finish lasting several seconds.
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9/2/2006 - jkoenen wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux 94/95 @ Peter V. (Netherlands): Black core. Very concentrated, tight and young. Has got a wonderful future ahead. Could already feel the class and breed of this wine. Top-effort. Would love to try it in 5 years time... 18+/20
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9/2/2006 - Zweder wrote: 98 Points
Occasional tasting group: Top Bordeaux 1994 & 1995 plus a few extra's. (@ PVa): Almost black. Very concentrated, black berries, lead pencil. A very luxurious wine, but still too young. Give it 4-5 years or more. Then it will definitely be a 98 points wine. Good effort!
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8/26/2006 - Colonel Lawrence wrote: 93 Points
In my open comparison (26th Feb 2006) between Latour, Mouton Rothschild and Haut Brion 1995's, that was the order they finished in: scores 95:93:92.
Unanimous agreement with six friends on this order (although as I've said the tasting was not blind).
Latour: fuller, rounder, more luscious, with good fruit and nicely softened tannins, sweet vs the dryness, especially of the Haut Brion. Long finish. Drinking well now, but with the legs to improve.
Mouton Rothschild: soft, wood and pencil, with pleasant acidity/tannins. Maybe some chocolatey notes? Dry finish. Well and ready to drink now??
Haut Brion: alcoholic, dry and tannic, although not unpleasantly so - a little austere. I detected little fruit flavors, although others did. Felt there was room for improvement and woud drink better in 3-5 years.
All had excellent color, clarity and brightness - Latour the deepest, Haut Brion still some purple, Mouton perhaps a hint of brown.
The scoring mirrored almost exactly the prices I paid for the wines - maybe there is justice in the wine business.
Plaudits came from all attendees to a high class tasting - the tasting order was the reverse of the scores - it just got better and better.
Surprisingly I found myself believing the money I paid was worth it for all wines!
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7/1/2006 - Zweder wrote: 95 Points
Southern Nights #1 (@ PVa): Full bodied, loaded with cassis, lead pencil, luxurious and well dosed oak, good acidity and powerful tannin and bitterness. Still too young. Wait another decade. 95+
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7/1/2006 - transpodude wrote: 95 Points
Had at marcel's on Penn Ave. w/ filet and lamb in phyllo. Gave it about an hour to open. Very big and brooding wine. Strong flavors of tar, tobacco, chocolate and dark fruit. Very long taste. Wasmuch better with the lamb than the beef.
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6/12/2006 - D. Fulton wrote: 92 Points
The nose is intense and oaky, but also shows notes of blackberry turned into more notes of red raspberry. The wine started out quite tight, but fruity and tannic. With more time in the glass though, it seemed to thin out and show a certain disunity between the nose and palate. That having been said, it was a perfectly lovely wine. I just had higher expectations for this wine. Drink after 2012.
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6/8/2006 - Russell Faulkner wrote: 88 Points
1995 Bordeaux Tasting - Uncorked (Uncorked, London): Light and simple nose, young, more wood than fruit, rough tannin and even a little hot on the finish. Not bad but nothing special even in this company. 12.5%.
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3/10/2006 - Arbitrage wrote: 91 Points
Great nose but everything else lacked ... perhaps I was expecting too much or is my palette not condusive to French Bordeaux.
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2/9/2006 - MRichman wrote:
Mouton Vertical at Hearth in NYC (Hearth Restaurant): Rich with some hard tiny tannins. Very young, tight. Nice sweet core. Soy. Not much to it.
B
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12/30/2005 - Stephan O wrote: 94 Points
Only just beginning to show its potential, I'm sure, but it's already drinking quite admirably. A tightly-wound nose shows tobacco, cassis, and smoke, opening up to a lush palate of mostly blackcurrant. There's power here -- and a nice but not monumental finish -- yet I think the wine's precision is what makes it so enjoyable. A fine balance of acidity and fleshy tannins will make this a reliable Mouton for a long, long time.
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10/28/2005 - bevort wrote: 94 Points
Winemakers Dinner Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (NOMA): My WOTN.
Very deep red color, a nice fresh nose with aromas of cassis, red fruits and some roasted tones. There is a good bite to it, a long midpalate and a convincing finish.
Even though tannins are very present they dont seem to be a problem and the wine has a nice round balance and good depth. It drinks well now, decanting it for a couple of hours should be enough.
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10/20/2005 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
WS New York Wine Experience Grand Tastings; 10/20/2005-10/21/2005 (Marriott Marquis NYC): Deep crimson red. Full aroma of briary cassis and a hint of barnyard. Rib rich still tight black fruit with firm tannic frame. Nice - will be great in the long run.
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4/28/2005 - KenK wrote: 88 Points
Lynch Bage vs Pichon Lalande 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995 plus 3 Ringers: Group's 2nd and my last place wine of 11 Bordeaux. All wines served blind.
Nose: Rich ripe red cherries with toasty carmel edge in a lusty style. Yeah Baby.
Palate: Nose did not follow through on the palate as tart cherries was the dominating character. Toasty with lots of acid and tight fruit core. Good mouthfeel, but acid dominated making wine disjointed to me at this stage. Finish was nice, but drying tannins reminded me of an older style of Bordeaux. Maybe still just too young. The group felt the fruit was there and balance was nice. Maybe my stems were off or just my palate? Analysis of 10 prior wines may have clouded my judgement. I would like to try this one again in five years. Thanks to Chris H. for the experience!
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4/1/2005 - winefool wrote: 94 Points
Group #2, My #1 - Opaque black/purple. Forward aroma of tight black fruit and pencil lead with a hint of briar. big rich blackcurrent fruit. Structure, but nice balance and class. Rich. Was able to pretty well pick this out as the first growth in the bunch. Will still improve substantially with time. 94 pts.4/05
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3/26/2005 - bdenuyl wrote:
See notes on half bottles.
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3/26/2005 - bdenuyl wrote: 91 Points
Very tight, not alot of fruit coming through yet. Needs alot more time.
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10/16/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
ERI Pre-Auction Wine Tasting (San Francisco CA): Wine tasting. Black cherry, cedar, pine forest and spice on nose. Concentrated dark fruit on palate, perhaps a bit less open than another bottle at a tasting a few months back, but similar in overall profile. Dense, spicy finish.
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9/18/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Wine tasting. Black fruit with cedar on nose. Black cherry and currant on palate, very good concentration. Seems close to entering a good drinking window, with fruit and acid in relative harmony. More accessible than I remember from a tasting a few years ago. Very good spice on long finish.
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9/10/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 93 Points
Copenhagen Tasting Group welcomes Tom in DC; 9/5/2004-9/10/2004 (Copenhagen): Dark red. Wonderful scents of coffee, cassis, tobacco, and blue berries. Sweet, well defined and fleshy in texture. Good, solid core of fruit with excellent purity and density. However, this wine is very closed and hard right now. It seems to be in an awkward stage and I would definitely not open one soon. Precise in structure with good clarity, and an aftertaste on notes of cran berries.
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4/1/2004 - winefool wrote: 93 Points
Deep purple/black with bright clear edges. Forward aroma of black fruit and typical Pauillac pencil lead. Puckering tanin with some kirsh liquer on the palate. Still pretty tight - this wine continue to improve substantially in bottle. 93 pts. 6/04
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7/9/2002 - peternelson wrote: 100 Points
Wine House: “Opulence” --Wood, choc., “subdued oak”; cherries, med-heavy body, long finish.
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3/24/2002 - peternelson wrote: 98 Points
Weiner tasting: A little darker; Cassis, dark cherry.
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2/6/2002 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Wine tasting. Big black fruit with good spice on nose. Everything on palate was hidden behind massive, massive tannins with some good acidity as well. Impossible for me to fairly assess today. I would guess around "90" but who knows? Wish this were decanted way in advance...or opened 2015 or later.
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12/9/2001 - Zweder wrote: 95 Points
An outstanding wine. More developed and more round than the 1996. I wonder. The complexity is the same, but the structure makes it less promising than the 1996. Nevertheless a great wine.
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11/1/2001 - mnh wrote:
In NY: Deep ruby. Nose with cedar, minerals, ripe fruit. Black fruit with lots of structure, great midpalate, long finish. Classic. Accessible now, better after 2004
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2/11/2000 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 95 Points
Tasted at vertical Mouton dinner at the Belgian Lion. Dark ruby with red rim. Moderately intense, youthful nose of toasty oak, currants and vanilla. Hot, tannic palate with blackberry, vanilla, cassis and ceadar flavors. Long, tannic finish. This is a huge wine that needs time.
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3/12/1998 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
1995 Vintage Bordeaux Tasting (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Slightly closed nose, opened slowly to a great, fruity nose, medium/big body, medium/long finish, needs 5 years to peak.
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