Château Mouton-Rothschild 1. Cru Classé Pauillac 2022

"A brilliant wine that likely sits somewhere between the 2019 and 2020 in quality, the 2022 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot. Unwinding in the glass with complex aromas of minty cassis, cigar wrapper, violets and subtle hints of loamy soil, it's full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core of fruit and a fleshy, elegantly muscular profile. Broad-shouldered and seamless, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. This year the grand vin represents some 49% of the estate's production."
96-99/100 Punkte

"The Mouton-specific creme de cassis is all there. Al dente, too. The grapes must have been picked at near perfection. Depth and complexity. Black berries, earth, violets and other flowers. Full-bodied yet very hemmed-in with tight tannins, which are precise and polished. You can taste the grape skins and dust of the soil. The length is rather endless. 92% cabernet sauvignon."
98-99/100 Punkte

"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen und Pflaumen, feines Nugat, ein Hauch von Edelholz, facetten- reiches Bukett. Kraftvoll, stoffig, schwarze Beeren, reife, tragende Tannine, feine Extraktsüße, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, Vieilles Vignes-Charakter, sehr große Länge, sicheres Zukunftspotenzial. Zeigt keinerlei Opulenz, alles aus einem Guss. (92 %CS, 8 %ME)"
100/100 Punkte