Château Mouton-Rothschild - Pauillac 2014 (750ml)
Price: $672.00
| Producer | Château Mouton-Rothschild |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Sku | 1006032 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 96-98 Points
"This is a highly aromatic wine with a superbly dense structure and firm brooding tanning. On top of the drying tannins are finely polished fruit followed by a fresh vibrant finish. Overall it boasts a great combination of structure and fruit."
James Suckling: 96-97 Points
"This is incredibly minerally with a maritime character as well as red iodine algae currants and great intensity. Some saltiness. Almost like a pearl in an oyster shell. This is a true wine of the soil for Mouton. Full body racy tannins and lingering. Excellent. Unique."
Jeb Dunnuck: 97 Points
Unquestionably one of the great wines in the vintage the 2014 Mouton-Rothschild offers more flamboyance depth and texture than just about every other release out there. Crème de cassis violets lead pencil and ample creamy oak notes all emerge from this incredibly sexy concentrated 2014 that has a terrific mid-palate sweet tannin and a great great finish. Not far off the incredible 2015 it can be enjoyed anytime over the coming 3-4 decades although 3-5 years of bottle age should do it good.
The Wine Independent: 97 Points
The 2014 Mouton Rothschild is deep garnet-brick in color. Notes of creme de cassis cigar box and forest floor open out to nuances of crushed rocks new leather and truffles. The medium-bodied palate delivers muscular black fruits and a firm frame of grainy tannins with seamless freshness finishing long and layered.
Vinous: 97 Points
"An exciting beautifully layered wine the 2014 Mouton Rothschild is one of the clear highlights of the vintage. A stunning interplay of crème de cassis graphite menthol sage mocha dark chocolate and leather takes of all the senses. The 2014 is dark voluptuous racy. Above all else it speaks to a total sense of balance. The blend is 81 % Cabernet Sauvignon 16 % Merlot and 3 % Cabernet Franc."
Decanter: 96 Points
Strongly scented with dried herbs and dark fruits. Streamlined and linear this is quite straight at this point a nic
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2014 Mouton-Rothschild was closed at first when I tasted the wine in bottle with winemaker Philippe Dhalluin. But as it transpires this First Growth is just toying with you. Initially quite understated it responds to aeration like a young child peeking from around a corner and then running out waving its hands. It suddenly hits you with gorgeous black cherries bilberry cedar and wilted rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry. This is utterly seductive: a wine without a hair out of place. It is not as powerful or as complex as the 2015 Mouton-Rothschild yet the precision and focus here is beguiling. It will require five to seven years to absorb the 100% new oak then it will be an utterly delicious and to use a term employed at en primeur "cerebral" First Growth that is destined to give two or three decades of pleasure.
