Château Mouton-Rothschild - Pauillac 2010 (750ml)
Price: $1200.00
Sale Price: $919.00
| Producer | Château Mouton-Rothschild |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 100 Points
A wine of noble bearing and exceptional beauty, the 2010 Mouton Rothschild is a flat-out stunner. The aromatics alone are beguiling. On the palate, the wine is every bit as thrilling, with myriad layers of flavor that continue to open up in the glass. Graphite, gravel, smoke, plum, black cherry and savory herbs are all strikingly delineated throughout. Vivid and crystalline, the 2010 is a jewel of a wine, but it is impossibly young now. Readers who can be patient will be treated to a fabulous wine. Today, the 2010 reminds me of a more civilized version of the 1986.
Others: 100 Points
VertdeVin
The nose is elegant, fresh and concentration (full of delicacy), power (full of subtility) as well as a beautiful deepness, a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a small melodious and multilayer side. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of bright blackberry, pulpy cassis and small notes of pulpy gariguette strawberry associated with touches of violet, a racy minerality, graphite, small black fruits as well as fine hints of zan, sweet spices, discreet hints of cinnamon, hazelnut and an imperceptible hint of pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity, full of finesse/balance, elegant and offers delicacy, gourmandize, a beautiful finesse of the grain, tension (full of finesse), power (full of delicacy) as well as concentration, a multi-layer/melodious side, a beautiful delicacy, a small dark side, deepness, a beautiful ripe/juicy/finely acidulous brightness of the fruit. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe wild cassis, small ripe wild black berries, fresh/pulpy raspberry and small notes of juicy/fresh strawberry associated with touches of graphite, incense, a racy minerality, dark chocolate/mocha, griotte as well as discreet hints of coffee (in the background). Tannins are elegant, fresh, precise and structuring.
Decanter: 100 Points
Smoked grilled tar on the nose, it feels both very 2010 and supremely Mouton - accomplished and confident. A more glamorous, enticing edge than the other Pauillac Firsts at this 10 year window. There are plentiful tannins but they are lined with air, and the overall feel is of plush, plumped fruits, like being rolled-up in luxurious sheets. It is very different in character to the other two Pauillac Firsts, but no less enjoyable. It feels higher in alcohol, more Cos than Lafite in terms of personality, in the way that Pichon Baron is more Latour than Comtesse, but it is nuanced and clever and surprising.
James Suckling: 100 Points
Clearly a perfect wine that shows incredible depth of fruit with currants, dark chocolate, minerals and licorice. Full-bodied, tight and wound up with ripe tannins that let go and seduce you. Makes me want to drink it now. But this is a wine for the long term. Extraordinary
Jeb Dunnuck: 99 Points
Just about pure perfection, the 2010 Château Mouton Rothschild is a concentrated, massive, concentrated effort that offers everything you could want from a wine. Almost all Cabernet Sauvignon (94%), its deep purple/plum hue is followed by a gorgeous bouquet of classic Mouton cassis, spicy oak, chocolate, and graphite, with more tobacco and leather nuances developing with time in the glass. With flawless balance, ripe yet substantial tannins, and a monster of a finish, this flat-out great Pauillac is still on the early slopes of its prime drinking plateau. Give bottles another 4-5 years and enjoy through 2085.
Wine Spectator: 99 Points
This remains the stunner, a battleship of a wine, brimming with cassis, blackberry and fig fruit that has melded together now, with the backdrop of alder, bay leaf and menthol starting to emerge a bit more. The long finish is loaded with grip, pulling the fruit and other components together. And then there's that flash of iron at the very end. Awesome wine
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Mouton Rothschild is a little closed to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal notes of baked black cherries, crème de cassis, blackberry compote and bouquet garni with suggestions of sweaty leather, pencil lead, cedar chest and black truffles plus a hint of crushed rocks. Full-bodied, the palate is solidly constructed of super firm, ripe, grainy tannins and lively acidity, framing the densely packed black fruit, finishing on a persistent mineral note.
Wine Enthusiast: 98 Points
A dense, smooth and opulent wine bursting with ripe Cabernet Sauvignon flavors. It's regal and well structured, balancing the natural exuberance of Mouton with a more severe side. This is a wine with power, yet not without its charms from the fruitiness and final acidity. This great wine will age many, many years. *Cellar Selection
