inky purple color- far darker than both Haut-Brion and Lafite (moreso than usual), on the nose sexy spice notes, cassis, mineral notes prominent on the nearly shut-down palate, strong but rounded tannins, firm oak a noticeable presence- but in proper proportion, the most shut-down of the first growths but also the one showing the greatest number of glimpses at its nuances.
[****, 2040+]
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Truffles, cigar box, cedar chest, smoke, Cuban cigar wrapper, spice and dark, almost 100% cocoa, chocolate. Perfectly perched between its elegant and showy side, the fruits are silky, ripe, spicy, and intense, but in a relaxed manner. There is purity, length, and vibrancy, giving the wine a racy, sensuous appearance. The seamless finish is perfectly balanced, with all its layers of polished, sensuous, silky fruits. The wine blends 84% Cabernet Sauvignon,13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, pH 3.8. Yields were low at 32 hectoliters per hectare with only 49% of the harvest going into the Grand Vin, so not much wine was made. The harvest took place September 7-September 24. Drink 2028-2060.
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The 2020 Mouton is a superbly healthy young wine, packed with blueberry and cassis - and yet the most striking feature here is perhaps the supremely civilized tannins. It’s amazing to see such a big wine so velvety at this age. What a counterpoint to the 2010 beside. This is a sumptuous Mouton, seemingly with the requisite drama and panache to signal a potentially great vintage.
96-98
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For the sake of honesty, I put my exact notes, written before the commercial releases but I do not put any comments on wines whose price has exploded monstrously for no good reason, except of course, if there is a special golden sticker. , for the 10th anniversary of their house cavalier king charles. Personally, I keep buying much cheaper 2019s or much better 2016s.
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Dark, almost opaque in color, the wine opens with a cornucopia of scents; spice-box, dark Cuban cigar wrapper, flowers, creme de cassis, blackberry espresso, mint and a drop of dark chocolate. Concentrated, full-bodied, deep, long, intense and complex, texturally, the wine is opulent, plush and velvety. But there is also more than ample lift keeping everything upbeat. The seamless finish is perfectly balanced, with all its layers of polished, sensuous, silky fruits in the right place for over 60 seconds! The wine blends 84% Cabernet Sauvignon,13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, pH 3.8. Yields were low at 32 hectoliters per hectare with only 49% of the harvest going into the Grand Vin, so not much wine was made. The harvest took place September 7-September 24. The first vintage with Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy calling the shots is a tremendous success! This is a contender for wine of the vintage. 98-100
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10/12/2023 - Elpaninaro Likes this wine:
inky purple color- far darker than both Haut-Brion and Lafite (moreso than usual), on the nose sexy spice notes, cassis, mineral notes prominent on the nearly shut-down palate, strong but rounded tannins, firm oak a noticeable presence- but in proper proportion, the most shut-down of the first growths but also the one showing the greatest number of glimpses at its nuances.
[****, 2040+]
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8/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points
Truffles, cigar box, cedar chest, smoke, Cuban cigar wrapper, spice and dark, almost 100% cocoa, chocolate. Perfectly perched between its elegant and showy side, the fruits are silky, ripe, spicy, and intense, but in a relaxed manner. There is purity, length, and vibrancy, giving the wine a racy, sensuous appearance. The seamless finish is perfectly balanced, with all its layers of polished, sensuous, silky fruits. The wine blends 84% Cabernet Sauvignon,13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, pH 3.8. Yields were low at 32 hectoliters per hectare with only 49% of the harvest going into the Grand Vin, so not much wine was made. The harvest took place September 7-September 24. Drink 2028-2060.
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9/14/2021 - englishman's claret wrote: 97 Points
The 2020 Mouton is a superbly healthy young wine, packed with blueberry and cassis - and yet the most striking feature here is perhaps the supremely civilized tannins. It’s amazing to see such a big wine so velvety at this age. What a counterpoint to the 2010 beside. This is a sumptuous Mouton, seemingly with the requisite drama and panache to signal a potentially great vintage.
96-98
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6/24/2021 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 98 Points
For the sake of honesty, I put my exact notes, written before the commercial releases but I do not put any comments on wines whose price has exploded monstrously for no good reason, except of course, if there is a special golden sticker. , for the 10th anniversary of their house cavalier king charles. Personally, I keep buying much cheaper 2019s or much better 2016s.
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5/20/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points
Dark, almost opaque in color, the wine opens with a cornucopia of scents; spice-box, dark Cuban cigar wrapper, flowers, creme de cassis, blackberry espresso, mint and a drop of dark chocolate. Concentrated, full-bodied, deep, long, intense and complex, texturally, the wine is opulent, plush and velvety. But there is also more than ample lift keeping everything upbeat. The seamless finish is perfectly balanced, with all its layers of polished, sensuous, silky fruits in the right place for over 60 seconds! The wine blends 84% Cabernet Sauvignon,13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, pH 3.8. Yields were low at 32 hectoliters per hectare with only 49% of the harvest going into the Grand Vin, so not much wine was made. The harvest took place September 7-September 24. The first vintage with Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy calling the shots is a tremendous success! This is a contender for wine of the vintage. 98-100
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