1987 Chateau Mouton Rothschild , Pauillac
CHF 400.00
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
This would appear to be a sure bet for the wine of the vintage. Certainly, it is the most complete and backward 1987, with at least 10-15 years of aging potential. The touching dedication from the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s daughter on the label is almost worth the price of one bottle. Additionally, 1987 was the last vintage of the Baron, and thus will probably fetch a fortune in 40 or 50 years. This is one of the deepest and most opaque wines of the vintage, with a tight, yet promising bouquet of cedar and black currants. This wine exhibits surprising depth, medium to full body, and plenty of tannin in the finish. (RP) 
(12/1997)
Varietal mix:
Cabernet Sauvignon 85%
Merlot 8%
Cabernet Franc 7%
Tasting notes:
The wine is a dark red, shading to orange at the rim, while the nose reveals notes of wax and fruit, especially raspberry and cherry, with aromas of humus and leather.
The attack is elegant, still with a touch of freshness. There is vanilla on the palate, the tannins are well-integrated, the texture is silky.
This is a beautifully harmonious wine, with a finish on ripe fruit and spice flavours.
Illustration of the Label: Hans Erni (1909 – 2015)
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Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc region, 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France. Originally known as Château Brane-Mouton, its red wine was renamed by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853 to Château Mouton Rothschild. In the 1920s it began the practice of bottling the harvest at the estate itself, rather than shipping the wine to merchants for bottling elsewhere.[1]
The branch of the Rothschild family owning Mouton Rothschild are members of the Primum Familiae Vini.
Château Mouton Rothschild has its vineyards on the slopes leading down to the Gironde Estuary, in the Bordeaux region, mainly producing grapes of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety. Today, Château Mouton Rothschild has 222 acres (90 ha) of grape vines made up of Cabernet Sauvignon (81%), Merlot (15%), Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (1%). Their wine is fermented in oak vats (they are one of the last châteaux in the Médoc to use them) and then matured in new oak casks. It is also frequently confused with the widely distributed generic Bordeaux Mouton Cadet.
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