CLASSIC MOUTON OF A
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Bottle Removed From Cool Underground Storage
Château Mouton-Rothschild--Vintage 1945
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Château Mouton-Rothschild--Vintage 1945
Pauillac, 1er cru classé.
Excellent high-to top-shoulder level and deep color; minor nicks to label
"The greatest ever Mouton. Astonishing still; still a 'Churchill of a wine'. Tasted well over two dozen times since 1954: 'loaded with all
good things'; 'full of vigour'. It has lost scarcely any of its
brilliant concentration of colour, opaque-centred, intense, as if it
were trying to exert pressure on the sides of the glass. Now showing
maturity at the rim. Incredible bouquet: immediately forthcoming,
with a vigorous fragrance, a sort of essence of Cabernet Sauvignon,
spicy, cinnamon, eucalyptus. Like the Latour it appears to have
become sweeter but is still full-bodied, very rich, very
concentrated, mouthfilling, spicy, still borne aloft by its alcohol,
acidity and tannins, though the latter are softening - a little.
What a wine. I have often given it 21 out of 20, and six
stars! Last tasted...June 1990. Drink now to well into the next
century." JMB
1 bottle per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé.
Excellent high-to top-shoulder level and deep color; minor nicks to label
"The greatest ever Mouton. Astonishing still; still a 'Churchill of a wine'. Tasted well over two dozen times since 1954: 'loaded with all
good things'; 'full of vigour'. It has lost scarcely any of its
brilliant concentration of colour, opaque-centred, intense, as if it
were trying to exert pressure on the sides of the glass. Now showing
maturity at the rim. Incredible bouquet: immediately forthcoming,
with a vigorous fragrance, a sort of essence of Cabernet Sauvignon,
spicy, cinnamon, eucalyptus. Like the Latour it appears to have
become sweeter but is still full-bodied, very rich, very
concentrated, mouthfilling, spicy, still borne aloft by its alcohol,
acidity and tannins, though the latter are softening - a little.
What a wine. I have often given it 21 out of 20, and six
stars! Last tasted...June 1990. Drink now to well into the next
century." JMB
1 bottle per lot
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