CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2006 |
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| | Item: | 566950 | Size: | 750 mL (25.4 oz) | Type: | 2006 VINTAGES | Release Date: | 2013-05-07 | Producer: | Veyret Latour | Location: | France - Bordeaux | Price: | $849.00 Price History | Style: | Red Wine
| Alcohol: | 13.5% | Varietal: | Bordeaux | Sugar Code: | XD | Rating: | 98 | Cellar: | 2060 | Glass Style (NEW): | Voigner/Chardonnay |
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Description |
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Tasting Notes |
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A sensational effort, the 2006 Mouton Rothschild exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a classic Mouton perfume of creme de cassis, flowers, blueberries, and only a hint of oak. Dalhuin told me that in whisky barrel-tasting vintages such as 1989 and 1990, Mouton was aged in heavily-toasted barrels, and they have backed off to a much lighter toast for the barrels' interior. I think this has worked fabulously well with the cassis quality fruit they get from their Cabernet Sauvignon. The full-bodied, powerful 2006 possesses extraordinary purity and clarity. A large-scaled, massive Mouton Rothschild that ranks as one of the top four or five wines of the vintage, it may turn out to be the longest-lived wine of the vintage by a landslide. The label will undoubtedly be controversial as a relative of Sigmund Freud, Lucian Freud, has painted a rather comical Zebra staring aimlessly at what appears to be a palm tree in the middle of a stark courtyard. I suppose a psychiatrist could fig |
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