Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru 2020

Contents: 0.75 liters

Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 84%, Merlot 13%, Cabernet Franc 2%, Petit Verdot 1%

Red wine, dry
Origin: France, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Parker: 100/100 points
Ready to drink until 2079
Alcohol: 13% vol.
Contains sulfites.
Price per liter: €1,586.66

Parker: The 2020 Mouton Rothschild is a striking wine and one that I regretted not purchasing en primeur as soon as it landed in my glass. Offering up complex aromas of minty cassis, pencil shavings, loamy soil, cigar wrapper, espresso roast and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and layered, with terrific concentrated, beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetrating finish. Checking in at 12.8% alcohol, its incipient complexity, ineffable sense of completeness and exquisite balance mark it out as the purists' choice among the trio of 2018, 2019 and 2020. In this vintage, the lots that made it into the blend were largely Concentrated to the core gravel terroirs that represent Mouton's heart, meaning that there's a little less to go around. This was the first vintage overseen by Mouton's new technical director, Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy, and he has begun with a flying start. 100/100