1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, Bottle (750ml) [Slightly Soiled Label]
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98DR97+RP
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerDR = Decanter
- Rating
- DR98/RP97+
- Producer
- Mouton Rothschild
- Vintage
- 1996
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Country
- France
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 12.5
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
DR98 "The standout wine of the tasting (as expected). Opulent, concentrated with intense cassis notes on both the nose and palate, with a deep-purple hue in the glass (although not quite as deep as the 1995). Mint, cool, menthol on the nose with restrained oak hovering in the background. The palate is ultra-elegant with a freshness from the acidity and perfectly-ripe tannins, combined with subtle oak and intriguing spicy, cedary notes. A wine that is drinking beautifully now but still has one (or possibly two) decades to go." AH for DR Sep 2021
RP97+ "The last time I tasted the 1996 Mouton Rothschild (maybe a couple of years ago?), I recall it was a bit broody and closed. This showing was anything but! Deep garnet in color, it sashays out of the glass with lavishly dressed, gregarious creme de cassis, baked blackberries and plum pudding scents plus touches of menthol, fenugreek, star anise and sandalwood with fleeting glimpses at dried rose petals and oolong tea. The full-bodied palate is richly fruited, opulent and oh-so seductive, with bags of youthful black fruit and lovely finely grained tannins, finishing with fantastic freshness and length. This was tasted from jeroboam in September 2019." LPB Oct 2019
Gu Gan
Born in 1942 in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, the Chinese painter and calligrapher Gu Gan attended art school in Beijing (Peking) in the early 1960s. Obliged to break off his studies for health reasons, he was nevertheless able to obtain a position with the Beijing city authority. Removed from his job during the Cultural Revolution, he was forced to work as a labourer in the printing industry for ten years. The death of Mao and the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976 allowed him at last to return to his art. At the same time, he discovered with ardent interest the work of Kandinsky, Klee and Miró, then virtually unknown in China.
For Mouton 1996, Gu Gan has brought together in a single drawing five ideograms, all of which signify the heart, varying the colour and stroke of each. This powerful yet subtle composition, which he has called “Coeur à Coeur” (Heart to Heart), is intended as an act of faith in universal harmony. Published: chateau-mouton-rothschild.com
RP97+ "The last time I tasted the 1996 Mouton Rothschild (maybe a couple of years ago?), I recall it was a bit broody and closed. This showing was anything but! Deep garnet in color, it sashays out of the glass with lavishly dressed, gregarious creme de cassis, baked blackberries and plum pudding scents plus touches of menthol, fenugreek, star anise and sandalwood with fleeting glimpses at dried rose petals and oolong tea. The full-bodied palate is richly fruited, opulent and oh-so seductive, with bags of youthful black fruit and lovely finely grained tannins, finishing with fantastic freshness and length. This was tasted from jeroboam in September 2019." LPB Oct 2019
Gu Gan
Born in 1942 in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, the Chinese painter and calligrapher Gu Gan attended art school in Beijing (Peking) in the early 1960s. Obliged to break off his studies for health reasons, he was nevertheless able to obtain a position with the Beijing city authority. Removed from his job during the Cultural Revolution, he was forced to work as a labourer in the printing industry for ten years. The death of Mao and the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976 allowed him at last to return to his art. At the same time, he discovered with ardent interest the work of Kandinsky, Klee and Miró, then virtually unknown in China.
For Mouton 1996, Gu Gan has brought together in a single drawing five ideograms, all of which signify the heart, varying the colour and stroke of each. This powerful yet subtle composition, which he has called “Coeur à Coeur” (Heart to Heart), is intended as an act of faith in universal harmony. Published: chateau-mouton-rothschild.com