1996 Château Mouton Rothschild

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96 Points

Sunday, November 26, 2017 - Really dark color still. Amazing nose of black raspberry liqueur with woodsmoke and eucalyptus. This is quite a surprise to the upside as this wine has always been closed and reticent and it absolutely needs a 2+ hour decant to open up. Then very firm and tannic but the richness of the fruit and Mouton decadence are really becoming apparent with delicious flavors of smoky black raspberries and strong notes of eucalyptus and Asian spices. Finishes tannic and deeply intense with a great tangy, mouth-watering finish and tertiary complexity just developing. The potential of this wine in 10 years might be just be perfection as the exotic, sensual side of Mouton is finally beginning to show itself to go along with an otherwise perfectly structured wine. 96+

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