2009 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

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2009

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac 750 ml

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Oak Intensity

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100 pts

Jeb Dunnuck

99 pts

Wine Advocate

Cabernet Sauvignon | 2009 | Pauillac | France

Cabernet Sauvignon

88%

Merlot

12%

13

Decant for 1 hour

58°

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2009 Pauillac Vintage Bests the “Mythical” ‘82

The 2009 Mouton-Rothschild is one of the greatest bottles from one of Bordeaux’s greatest vintages. “Pure perfection,” is what Jeb Dunnuck deemed it, calling it a “complex, full-bodied, and beautifully concentrated” masterpiece that will evolve for half a century. This adds to Robert Parker’s assessment, in which the great critic called the 2009 “seductive” and “opulently textured,” predicting 30–50 years of life.

When Robert Parker’s early 2009 vintage report hit the web, the race was on. Parker wrote: “First, and most importantly, for some Médocs and Graves, 2009 may turn out to be the finest vintage I have tasted in 32 years of covering Bordeaux.”

But it would be some time later, on the eve of the vintage’s release, that the late Professor Denis Dubourdieu—the internationally renowned enology professor at l’Universite de Bordeaux—provided the details of the growing-season drama that would give birth to the spectacular 2009 Mouton.

In front of an audience of about 300 in Bordeaux, Dubourdieu spoke of the conditions that could make for a perfect Bordeaux vintage. First, flowering should come early, in the first week of June. Second, the fruit set should be uniform, a byproduct of a hot, dry spring. Next, the veraison (when the bunches change color from green to red) must also come early, in the last week of July or first days of August.

Each variety, Dubourdieu told the crowd, must ripen fully, requiring just enough rainfall (but not TOO much) in August and September to alleviate hydric stress. Finally, the last weeks before harvest must be warm and dry, but absent sudden heat spikes. Dubourdieu concluded by saying that in 2009, ALL five conditions were met, and the result is one of the greatest Moutons ever.

Absolutely exceptional with all the power and grace to go the long haul. Inky black. Lavish aromas of black and blue fruits, crushed-stones, violets and dark chocolate. A mesmerizing palate featuring a mix of generous blackberry fruit and blueberry compote, unwinding layers of sweet oak, vanilla and sweet tobacco spice. Impressively endowed with superb structure, super-fine tannins buttressed by an excellent acid grip. A truly invigorating seductive First Growth that you can start drinking in another couple years, and will be able to enjoy over the next three to four decades.

100 pts

Jeb Dunnuck

Pure perfection, and reminding me slightly of the 1982, the 2009 Château Mouton Rothschild boasts an opaque ruby hue as well as an incredibly perfumed, sexy, seductive style in its ripe currant and cassis fruits as well as new saddle leather, spicy oak, smoke tobacco, and graphite-driven aromas and flavors. Complex, full-bodied, and beautifully concentrated, with sweet tannins, this masterpiece is already impossible to resist yet won't hit full maturity for another decade and will evolve for 50-60 years if well stored.

99 pts

Wine Advocate

The 2009 Mouton-Rothschild is as concentrated as the 2010, but it presents itself in a more consumer-friendly, seductive style. Opulently textured and full-bodied with gorgeous levels of crème de cassis, melted licorice, espresso roast and chocolate, it possesses high but sweet, velvety tannins, massive body, and fabulous purity as well as length. This could turn out to be a candidate for perfection in another 8-10 years. It will drink well for 30-50 years, but will always be much more approachable and charming than its 2010 counterpart.

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2009 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

“This masterpiece is already impossible to resist”

Get the Full Story

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac 750 ml

Fruit Intensity

Oak Intensity

Body

Acidity

Tannin

Cabernet Sauvignon

88%

Merlot

12%

13

Decant for 1 hour

58°

Now - 2040

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“This masterpiece is already impossible to resist”

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Pauillac 750 ml

Fruit Intensity

Oak Intensity

Body

Acidity

Tannin

Cabernet Sauvignon

88%

Merlot

12%

13

Decant for 1 hour

58°

Now - 2040

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