Château Mouton Rothschild 2011

Château Mouton-Rothschild ist ein Premier Cru Classé aus Pauillac. Cabernet Sauvignon (83%), Merlot und Cabernet Franc erreichen dank der perfekten Ausrichtung dieser herrlichen Weinberge im Nordwesten von Pauillac mühelos ihre Reife. Der Ausbau in Fässer (ausschliesslich neues Holz) dauert etwa 20 Monate. Château Mouton-Rothschild war lange Zeit ein Pionier (1924 wurde als erstes Weingut der Wein auf dem Weingut abgefüllt, 1945 wurde auf ein anderes Etikett pro Jahrgang umgestellt) und ist heute einer der grossen Namen in der Weinwelt.

Details:

Produzent:	Château Mouton Rothschild
Region:	Bordeaux
Appellation:	Pauillac
Klassifizierung:	1er Grand Cru Classé
Jahrgang:	2011
Volumen (cl):	75
Farbe:	Rot

Ratings

Wineadvocate 92

Vinous 92

Wineadvocate 92

Wineadvocate

Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2011 Mouton-Rothschild is probably the weakest of the releases between 2008 and 2012, although that would be unfairly disparaging what is a perfectly respectable, if rather unexciting Mouton. Here, it has those graphite and cedar aromas present and correct, the former a little more accentuated and with a light sea-spray note emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with cedar and a slight peat-like note infusing the black fruit, rigid in its youth but nicely delineated. As I discerned out of barrel, what it lacks is that peacock's tail on the finish, bolting out of the exit door before you have really got to know each other. Tasted April 2016.

Vinous 92

Vinous

The 2011 Mouton-Rothschild feels surprisingly reduced on the nose and needed a lot of coaxing. Leather, mocha, liquorice develops in the glass, quite bretty compared to its peers. The palate is medium-bodied, fleshy and ripe, that mocha translating over from the nose, minty with touches of white pepper on the finish. A very decent Pauillac, a solid rather than spectacular effort from Mouton this year. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting. - NM 09/2021