2019 Aile d'Argent
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An improvement on the 2018 more refreshing, more tensile. Full of tropical fruits - melon, passion fruit but with a nice line of acidity running through.
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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The 2019 Aile d'Argent Blanc has more tropical fruit on the nose, pineapple and touches of lychee, flirting with red fruit aromas. A bit flabby? The palate is balanced with plenty of fatness, more rondeur compared to its peers, more extract, more of everything! Yet it does retain freshness and the aftertaste feels long. But this bottle is a bit oxidized and therefore I will not score it for now. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Tasted blind. Mid gold. Very distinctively rich, almost fat, with massive lanolin character. Long. Voluptuous and distinctive and very long with some grassiness on the end. (JR)
Rich apricot, white pear, juicy nectarine, coriander seed and mouthwatering salinity on the finish. Mouton is never afraid of showcasing the texture of its white wine rather than just concentrating on acidity, and this is a gourmet, enticingly succulent wine. 17% malolactic fermentation, 50% new oak. Harvest September 5 to 11. Young, full of flavour, personality and kick.
About the producer
Pauillac-based Ch. Mouton Rothschild is one of the five First Growths, producing some of the finest wine in Bordeaux and the world. Known for its flamboyant style, the label for the Grand Vin is designed by a different artist each year.