Château Mouton-Rothschild - Pauillac 2003 (750ml)
Price: $700.00
| Producer | Château Mouton-Rothschild |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2003 |
| Sku | 3746B |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 95 Points
A heady exotic wine the 2003 Mouton Rothschild takes hold of all the senses. The ripeness and exuberance of the year comes through in spades as this dramatic opulent wine shows off its radiant personality. The 2003 can be enjoyed now but it could also use another few years for the tannins to soften. Still the 2003 is pretty hard to resist today. This is an exceptional deeply satisfying Mouton endowed with notable richness but also exceptional balance. Hints of toffee torrefaction and dark spices are laced into the finish. In 2003 the blend is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon 14% Merlot 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot all brought in between a fairly narrow window of ten days between September 15 and 25.
vWine Spectator: 94 Points
Shows the heat of the vintage as well as the slightly extracted feel of Dhalluin's predecessor with a hint of jamminess to the mix of raspberry plum and fig fruit along with melted licorice charred cedar and singed vanilla bean accents and a very light echo of caramel through the finish. Even with all that there's a flash of minty freshness lurking throughout. There's lots here but it's a bit atypical.?Non-blind Mouton-Rothschild vertical (March 2017). Drink now through 2031. 23330 cases made.
Wine Enthusiast: 94 Points
This wine is dominated by new wood, which goes right through the big, dark fruit flavors and tannins. Very ripe cassis flavors are under this wood, waiting likely for many years before the wood flavors subside. This is very much in the modern, polished style of Mouton today, made even more pronounced by the heat of the 2003 vintage. Imported by Diageo Chateau & Estates.
Stephen Tanzer: 93 Points
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
The 2003 harvest began on September 15 and finished ten days later. The result is an outstanding 2003 Mouton-Rothschild but it is not one of the superstars of Pauillac or the Northern Médoc. Its nearby neighbors Lafite-Rothschild Cos d?Estournel and Montrose all produced wines that qualitatively dominate this effort from Mouton-Rothschild. Nevertheless there is a lot to like. The tannins which were so tough initially have softened somewhat and the nose offers up notes of cedarwood roasted coffee tobacco leaf and red and blackcurrants. This spicy earthy fleshy medium to full-bodied 2003 is not one of the stars of the vintage. It is close to full maturity where it should remain for another 10-15 years.
