Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2022

WEINWISSER: "92 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 8 % Merlot, pH 3.89, 14 Vol.-%. Ein betörendes vielschichtiges Bouquet, ungeheuer raffiniert, frisch gepflückte Schattenmorelle, roter Johannisbeernektar, edle Cassiswürze und Menthol. Im zweiten Ansatz Alpenheidelbeere, Graphit und Milchschokolade. Am königlichen Gaumen mit einer Textur wie Samt und Seide mit einer herrlich seidig-süßen Tannintextur, vereint auf unvergleichliche Art und Weise tänzerische Rasse mit extrem verführerischen Charme und Stil, ist der Wein im Médoc, der bei Chefredakteur Giuseppe Lauria direkt die Glocke der Traumnote 20/20 hat klingeln lassen. Im kaskadenartigen, ewig langen Finale mit schwarzbeerigen Konturen, tiefschürfender Terroirwürze und erhabener Adstringenz. "Die Intensität der alten Mouton Cabernet-Sauvignon-Stöcke sind das Geheimnis" fasst Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy lächelnd zusammen. Dafür kann es nur die Bestnote geben. Das ist für uns dieses Jahr der beste Pauillac! 2030 – 2065."

VINUM: "Wir sind uns einiges gewohnt von Mouton, doch bei diesem Jahrgang verdfhlug es uns einmal mehr die Sprache: fleischig, doch auch enorm elegant, von unglaublicher Tiefe dank umwerfender Tanninqualität, ewige Länge, beispielhafte Präzision und Balance; garantiert der beste Mouton aller Zeiten."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen und Pflaumen, feines Nugat, ein Hauch von Edelholz, facettenreiches Bukett. Kraftvoll, stoffig, schwarze Beeren, reife, tragende Tannine, feine Extraktsüße, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, Vieilles Vignes-Charakter, sehr große Länge, sicheres Zukunftspotenzial. Zeigt keinerlei Opulenz, alles aus einem Guss. (92 %CS, 8 %ME)"

DECANTER: "One of my favourite 2022s, technically very brilliant but it’s the texture that wows, generous, fruity, sleek, supple, it gives stone and graphite touches putting the terroir in the glass and overall this just screams elegance and finesse and above all drinkability! Smooth and shiny, silky, sleek, delicious from the first sip. Mouthwatering acidity combined with tannins that have the perfect balance of flinty grip, fleshy fruit and cool minerality. Certainly not shouting, they haven't pushed too far at all, more restrained and refined while still delivering a gorgeous mouthful of wine. Classy and refreshing. Concentrated but clean, pure and vibrant. Wonderful, magical - giving the concentration of the hot vintage which is want you want, but this is moreish and so succulent. One you'll want to finish the glass and then have more immediately. 16.4% press - 4% above normal, usually at 12-13%. 49% grand vin. 3.89pH. 76 IPT. Aged 100% in new barrels."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Moving to the flagship, the 2022 Château Mouton Rothschild is a massive, full-bodied, incredibly powerful 2022 that takes no prisoners with its ripe black and blue fruits, chocolate, graphite, and smoked tobacco-driven aromas and flavors. Deep, unctuous, and concentrated, with velvety tannins, this legendary Mouton is based on 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot that's still resting in new barrel. It will unquestionably play with the top wines in the vintage. Harvest here began the 1st of September and finished on the 26th, and the final wine hit 14% natural alcohol, with a pH of 3.89 and an IPT of 76."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: LISA PERROTTI-BROWN:"The 2022 Mouton Rothschild, 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot, is aging in 100% new oak. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is incredibly closed to start off, needing a lot of shaking to wake up subtle notes of blackcurrant jelly, ripe blackberries, and fresh mulberries, leading to hints of espresso, crushed rocks, iris bulb, and star anise. Compared with the nose, the mouth wows with explosive, intense flavors of cassis, black cherries, and licorice that fill the palate, framed by very firm, beautifully ripe tannins and a lively backbone, finishing very long with mineral and floral sparks. It is amazing how classical this Mouton this is, considering the extreme vintage. A legend in the making. pH 3.89, TPI 76."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Dark in color, and equally dark in fruit, this is a flamboyant, ostentatious, opulent, velvet-textured Mouton that is on the exotic side. Perhaps, this is a modern version of the 1982? The wine exudes its blackberry, boysenberry, chocolate, Asian spice, tobacco leaf, licorice, smoke, and cigar wrapper notes in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is incredibly dense. There is so much fruit, you wonder if it would be better eating this with a spoon, before taking another sip? The finish is rich, intense, velvety, long, and close to seamless, holding court for over 50 seconds. I love the touch of spice that shines before the wine fades from your palate. The wine blends 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot. 14% ABV, 3.89 pH. The harvest took place September 1 - September 26. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare. Only 49% of the harvest was used to produce the Grand Vin. Drink from 2030-2065."

JAMES SUCKLING: "The Mouton-specific creme de cassis is all there. Al dente, too. The grapes must have been picked at near perfection. Depth and complexity. Black berries, earth, violets and other flowers. Full-bodied yet very hemmed-in with tight tannins, which are precise and polished. You can taste the grape skins and dust of the soil. The length is rather endless. 92% cabernet sauvignon."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A brilliant wine that likely sits somewhere between the 2019 and 2020 in quality, the 2022 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot. Unwinding in the glass with complex aromas of minty cassis, cigar wrapper, violets and subtle hints of loamy soil, it's full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core of fruit and a fleshy, elegantly muscular profile. Broad-shouldered and seamless, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. This year the grand vin represents some 49% of the estate's production."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated and it shows. Lovely cassis fragrance with a twist of spice. Palate truly amazing – suave, sensual but packed with polished tannin. Enough lift to provide freshness as well as light and shade. Powerful and clearly for the very long term. A modern 1986?"