1943 Château Mouton Rothschild

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88 points

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  2/24/2023 - Peech Likes this wine: 93 Points

  from Sotheby's Sale May 2016, Wines from the Cellars of William I. Koch - a bit more leather on the nose, minty, definitely more cigar notes, and certainly tastes like a Pauillac. Condition was still fairly good after nearly 80 years.

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  3/9/2019 - Peech wrote: 89 Points

  initially the acidity was a little higher than expected. Showed nose of plums, a hint of savory black olives, a little smoky, a little woodsy. Second pour 30 minutes later, and still acidic. First whiff nose was more muted but got better after a minute. After a while the wine gained weight and the body improved.

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  6/16/2017 - rossi.wine wrote:

  A fellow patron very generously offered a sample of this. Greyish-brown in colour, a bit watery around the rim. On the nose herbal, a little metallic, at times mint, dried fruit. Quite alive still. Acidity sticking out a little, quite long. An amazing experience given its age and the circumstances the wine was made under. Thanks again for this unique treat!

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  11/16/2010 - Christer Byklum wrote: flawed

  Bttl 91296. Mid shoulder fill, cork soaked and smouldered up on pulling it. Brick with orange hue and broad orange rim (also light when looking through the bottle). Sherry, metallic and gone unfortunatelly.
  Another aspect of tasting this wine made it very special. The wife of Baron Philippe de Rothschild were imprissoned in a concentration camp during this vintage were she died in 1945.

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  5/11/1987 - FransS wrote: 82 Points

  Too old, alcohol and acidity are present; still you can taste the power the '43 once had, old-fashioned tannins.

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