Old Swiss House, Lucerne
Tasted Thursday, February 14, 2019 by sirpat00 with 386 views
René Gabriel hosted his officially last (but unofficially second last he said after a few glasses) Mouton Rothschild tasting with bottles sourced from his impressive private cellar (14k bottles, predominantly Bordeaux) where we also stopped by for a brief aperitif (Knoll Riesling Federspiel 2016). The tasting itself took place at the Old Swiss House restaurant. If you ever travel through Lucerne, this place is a must! The oldest bottle from this venerable estate was 1878 (no typo!) and the youngest was 2002 with a couple of Mouton-Baronne Rothschild in the mix.
We all remember Jacques Chirac mostly for his nuclear tests in the Mururoa Atoll in the 90ies, but we should not forget that it was also Jacques Chirac, back then Minister for Agriculture, who elevated Mouton Rothschild to the elite group of first growths!
Unsurprisingly, the wine legends 1982 and 1986 out-shone the rest with and ended joint winners in my view (if you put a gun to my head I'll pick 86, just fyi). But unfortunately I couldn't quite get to the perfect scores I was hoping to witness here (96/97PR). To René Gabriel's credit, there were no bad Bordeaux / Medoc vintages in the line-up. 1966, 1988, 1994 were mediocre, but 1986, 1998, 2002 were all good and 1982, 1990, 2000 outstanding.
The low-light in this line-up was the 1994, but I was disappointed to find me scoring most vintages at meagre 92-93 with only 1990 a tad better (except 82 and 86). Maybe just not my type?
1993 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 95 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Keeps amazing me into what beautiful beasts aged Riselings evolve to! Nose of petrol complementing apple and pineapple with spices on top. Great, fresh palate with just the right amount of sweetness.
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