2005 Chateau Mouton Rothschild (3L OWC)

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Vintage: 2005
Format: 3L
Wine Name: Chateau Mouton Rothschild
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Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: Magnificent wine – and I must say that I am really proud to have noted its amazing leap forward with this 2005 vintage as early as the en primeur campaign. With the 2005s came new tactile feelings and a higher quality of touch - and yet the traditional aromatic pattern and the complexity of the estate were unaltered. Superb and subtle finish. (96pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: Dec. 2009
Score: 96
Drink: 2020-50

Tasting note: Full ruby-red. Explosive, superripe aromas of black raspberry, currant, graphite and tobacco leaf. Outsized, opulent and generous; this big boy saturates the entire mouth. There's an almost exotic character to the plum and cedar flavors. Spreads out impressively on the back end, coating the palate with ripe tannins. The 2006 is at once finer and more powerful, with more noble tannins, but this is more opulent. (95pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: May/Jun. 2008
Score: 95
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: The 2005 Mouton Rothschild will have to take a back seat to the prodigious 2006, but administrator Philippe Dalhuin deserves considerable credit for pushing Mouton to higher quality levels over recent years. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest mostly Merlot, the dark purple-hued 2005 exhibits a restrained but promising nose of cedar, tobacco leaf, creme de cassis, and toasty oak. Full-bodied, tannic, and extremely backward, with the vintage’s tell-tale acidity, it appears to be even more closed in the bottle than it was from barrel. It does possess a long finish and multilayered mouthfeel. This is an undeniably outstanding, yet restrained, shy wine for a Mouton Rothschild. (96pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2008
Score: 96
Drink: 2018-40

Tasting note: Dark purple black in color. Complex aromas of mineral, licorice, lead pencil and blackberry follow through to a full body, with ultrafine tannins and a caressing, pretty finish. Has a lovely texture. Shows elegance and refinement. (95pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 31, 2008
Score: 95
Drink: After 2012