Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2023
Rating @ Reviews Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2023
97–99 Bordeaux Index (Robert Mathias MW)
This is a masterclass in Cabernet — a head-spinning Mouton where the wine simply soars. Leading with cedar, graphite, pencil shavings, and gravel the Cabernet here is powerful but not opulent. It is super classical in feel, tannins are finely woven but dig into the palate with real tension leading all the way to finish. Really launches from the palate, sinewy tobacco, pepper, and inky cassis fruit building with intensity with every breath. Liquorice root gives a lovely, subtle bitterness — floral notes of crushed iris too. Real persistence here, so much energy that bounces all the way to the finish.
96–99 Vinous (Antonio Galloni)
The 2023 Mouton Rothschild is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintages on the Left Bank. Its balance of intense, super-concentrated fruit and equally imposing structure is spellbinding. Dark red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, pencil shavings and dried herbs gain intensity in the glass. I especially admire its vertical build and overall energy. This is an exciting young Mouton endowed with palpable dynamic energy. It’s a superb effort from the team led by Technical Director Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy.
98–99 James Suckling
This is the most structured Mouton since the great 2016, with tannins that start slowly and then take off. It’s muscular and toned. It’s full-bodied but doesn’t come across too heavy. It builds up in intensity and goes on and on and on. It just keeps expanding. I took a double take here. 93% cabernet sauvignon and 7% merlot.
This vintage of Mouton features one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon ever seen at the estate, comprising a full 93%, with the remainder of the blend consisting of wonderfully intense Merlot. Tasting it last week, the purity and finesse of the Cabernet in this wine were simply breathtaking. We have little doubt that this will rank among the very top iterations of Mouton and is certainly one of the Left Bank wines of the vintage.
The strength of the Mouton brand has skyrocketed in recent years; indeed, there have been few more consistent, high-ranking estates in Bordeaux over the past decade. After a somewhat lackluster 1990s, and a couple of high points in the 2000s, it was the 2009 and 2010 vintages that were the game-changers and really kicked off their renaissance. And they have never looked back. Mouton has repeatedly achieved excellence in ordinary vintages and has gone beyond brilliance in outstanding vintages. The excitement around their recent releases has generated more and more interest in their back vintages. This is a wine that any Bordeaux lover will feel compelled to have in their cellar.
What is most exciting about the 2023 Mouton is the striking transparency of terroir. It is a wine that speaks of Cabernet on gravel — Pauillac simply does not get much better than this.
This wine is available for purchase en primeur( delivery in early 2026), with a minimum price starting from 2000,00 € for a case of 6 bottles (0.75 L), or 333 euro per bottle.
