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Le Petit Mouton Rothschild (2nd Vin) 2006 75cl

2eme Vin | Pauillac | Bordeaux | France
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90 Robert Parker
The 2006 Le Petit Mouton is the finest example of this cuvee I have yet tasted. A combination of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 14% Merlot, its dark ruby/purple color is followed by a wine with sweet tannins, an up-front, precocious personality, loads of fruit and exuberance, and a slightly flamboyant style that gives it considerable sensual appeal. It should drink beautifully for 15 or more years. Ever since owner Philippine de Rothschild put Philippe Dalhuin in charge at Mouton in 2004 there has been a dramatic reduction in the amount of wine produced under the Mouton Rothschild label. The selection process has been ratcheted up to the level of other first-growths, and that is reflected in what is clearly the greatest Mouton produced since 1982 and 1986. As I indicated in my barrel tasting notes, only 44% of the crop made it into the 2006 grand vin, which is the lowest percentage in more than fifty years. The final blend includes a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (87%) and the rest Merlot (13%). No Cabernet Franc was utilized in 2006, and purchasers will have a long wait until this wine reaches full maturity. Keep in mind that, where well-stored, the 1986 currently tastes like a 4-5 year old wine, and the 1982 is just beginning to enter early adolescence. If you extrapolate from that, the 2006 will need at least twenty years to reach a teen-age status, and probably will not hit its plateau of maturity for three decades.
90 Robert Parker
The 2006 Le Petit Mouton is the finest example of this cuvee I have yet tasted. A combination of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 14% Merlot, its dark ruby/purple color is followed by a wine with sweet tannins, an up-front, precocious personality, loads of fruit and exuberance, and a slightly flamboyant style that gives it considerable sensual appeal. It should drink beautifully for 15 or more years. Ever since owner Philippine de Rothschild put Philippe Dalhuin in charge at Mouton in 2004 there has been a dramatic reduction in the amount of wine produced under the Mouton Rothschild label. The selection process has been ratcheted up to the level of other first-growths, and that is reflected in what is clearly the greatest Mouton produced since 1982 and 1986. As I indicated in my barrel tasting notes, only 44% of the crop made it into the 2006 grand vin, which is the lowest percentage in more than fifty years. The final blend includes a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (87%) and the rest Merlot (13%). No Cabernet Franc was utilized in 2006, and purchasers will have a long wait until this wine reaches full maturity. Keep in mind that, where well-stored, the 1986 currently tastes like a 4-5 year old wine, and the 1982 is just beginning to enter early adolescence. If you extrapolate from that, the 2006 will need at least twenty years to reach a teen-age status, and probably will not hit its plateau of maturity for three decades.
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Château Mouton Rothschild
Unique parmi les Premiers Grands Crus bordelais, le Château Mouton Rothschild est le seul à avoir décroché sa place convoitée dans le fameux classement de 1855 après sa parution. En 1973, la pression exercée par le Baron Philippe de Rothschild pour que le château accède à ce statut ultime, a porté ses fruits. Si les vins règnent en maître en haut du classement des crus classés, leur opulence et leur accessibilité, conjuguées à leurs notes de cassis et à leurs tanins puissants, sont restées fidèles à leur style d’assemblage de haut niveau. Au moment de leur accession au rang de Premier Grand Cru Classé, le Baron Philippe a parfaitement résumé leur profil : « Premier je suis. Second je fus. Mouton ne change », autrement dit, le style reste identique. Pendant plusieurs années, le domaine fut dirigé par sa fille et amatrice d’art, la Baronne Philippine, jusqu’à sa disparition en 2014. Grâce à son implication, des artistes emblématiques, parmi lesquels Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Keith Haring et Georges Braque, ont signé les étiquettes de nombreux millésimes. Hormis l’illustre fer de lance du domaine, Mouton Rothschild, et du second vin, Le Petit Mouton, le vin blanc ultra qualitatif élaboré à plus petite échelle, Aile d’Argent, est particulièrement séducteur.