Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

8.818 ratings
8.97 pro ratings
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

Served blind alongside what would later be revealed as the 2005 Mouton. This wine looked, smelled and tasted like mature wine; in all the best of ways. But was it Bordeaux or Napa? The wine alongside it wasn’t really giving us any clues either. There was friendly debate at the table as we vacillated between the two regions. Ultimately however, we seemed collectively set on this being from Bordeaux with some suspecting Mouton. I lack experience with First Growths in general so I couldn’t really offer much to the discussion other than I liked what was in both glasses and one seemed a lot younger than the other while both being lovely. Lo and behold, this was revealed to be the ‘71 Mouton. At this stage, the fruit is mostly desiccated with dried tobacco, graphite and earth. A charming, old Pauillac. I would drink now but this could hang on for longer because Bordeaux.

Served blind alongside what would later be revealed as the 2005 Mouton. This wine looked, smelled and tasted like mature wine; in all the best of ways. But was it Bordeaux or Napa? The wine alongside it wasn’t really giving us any clues either. There was friendly debate at the table as we vacillated between the two regions. Ultimately however, we seemed collectively set on this being from Bordeaux with some suspecting Mouton. I lack experience with First Growths in general so I couldn’t really offer much to the discussion other than I liked what was in both glasses and one seemed a lot younger than the other while both being lovely. Lo and behold, this was revealed to be the ‘71 Mouton. At this stage, the fruit is mostly desiccated with dried tobacco, graphite and earth. A charming, old Pauillac. I would drink now but this could hang on for longer because Bordeaux.

Jun 19th, 2023
Severn Goodwin

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Bordeaux; 30 March 2023 at Yono's, Albany, NY

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Bordeaux; 30 March 2023 at Yono's, Albany, NY

Mar 31st, 2023
Jamie Brown

A bit past its prime

A bit past its prime

Feb 11th, 2014
Paul Kaan

Winemaker/Blogger FilthyGoodVino.com

9.7

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1971 Refined, elegant, incredible supple texture, layers of #yumminess, enchanting, true harmony #filthygoodvino #filthyoldvino Thanks Dad #winewithfriends #paulliac #bordeaux #1971 #MoutonRothschild #Kadinsky #sheepwine #FirstGrowth #1ercruclasse #baronphilippederothschild

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1971 Refined, elegant, incredible supple texture, layers of #yumminess, enchanting, true harmony #filthygoodvino #filthyoldvino Thanks Dad #winewithfriends #paulliac #bordeaux #1971 #MoutonRothschild #Kadinsky #sheepwine #FirstGrowth #1ercruclasse #baronphilippederothschild

Dec 11th, 2013
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

Shared at the same time as the '67 Haut Brion with similar provenance; imported to Texas with what happened to be a period strip label.
Cork here was in a bit worse shape, showing some seepage. Nose is a bit more lively with some saline, Atlantic pines and sea air along with warm, moist, cured tobacco, clean hummus and earth. The last bit nosed the next day is all compost heap with leafy, damp earth and wet autumn leaf mould. Very complex, but again more interesting than delicious.

Shared at the same time as the '67 Haut Brion with similar provenance; imported to Texas with what happened to be a period strip label.
Cork here was in a bit worse shape, showing some seepage. Nose is a bit more lively with some saline, Atlantic pines and sea air along with warm, moist, cured tobacco, clean hummus and earth. The last bit nosed the next day is all compost heap with leafy, damp earth and wet autumn leaf mould. Very complex, but again more interesting than delicious.

Apr 25th, 2022
Bob Zimberg

Unforuntaly the wine is burnt and gone. Very tanic

Unforuntaly the wine is burnt and gone. Very tanic

Oct 24th, 2015
David Racich

Perfectly balanced. Right at the window.

Perfectly balanced. Right at the window.

Sep 6th, 2015
Michael Ochsner

Underwhelming for sure. Kind of cloudy and off. Only a whisper of fruit left.

Underwhelming for sure. Kind of cloudy and off. Only a whisper of fruit left.

Feb 2nd, 2015
hiroko tagashira

泰52歳の誕生日✨

泰52歳の誕生日✨

Nov 24th, 2013
Mark Royer

Mark had this 6 years ago

Mark had this 6 years ago

Jun 28th, 2018