1929 Château Mouton Rothschild
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The 1929 Mouton-Rothschild is the oldest bottle I have tasted from this First Growth, although of course, it was a mere "Deuxième Cru" when Baron Philippe de Rothschild made this gorgeous wine. The color was commensurate with its age, showing moderate signs of bricking on the rim, but a healthy color. The bouquet is very typical of this vintage: decayed red fruit indicative of once fleshy, fruit-driven aromatics, cedar, mahogany bureau and a hint of molasses -- all elegant and very refined, holding up in the glass over 20-30 minutes. The palate still displays sublime balance with much greater depth and harmony than the 1929 Beychevelle tasted the previous month. It is complex and nuanced, mulberry and sandalwood, a faint touch of wild mint, Vervain tea emerging with time. It is a glorious Pauillac in its dotage, certainly one of the finest wines that I have encountered from the vintage. It encapsulates everything that mature Bordeaux is about. Tasted October 2016.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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The ancient cork had crumbled and wine was slightly hazy, a sort of sludgy mid ruby. Still excitingly vibrant on the nose. Broad, fresh and quite racy. Meaty and dense. Finesse, sweetness and slightly medicinal rather than rich and fleshy at this point in its long life. Amazing survival. Sighed Michael Broadbent,'These wines won't live forever.' (JR)
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.