Winery | Château Mouton Rothschild |
|---|---|
Grapes | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
Region | Pauillac |
Wine style | Bordeaux Pauillac |
Alcohol content | 12.5% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | The supremely elegant nose displays red fruit aromas with touches of spice. On the palate, a smooth, creamy attack yields powerful, velvet tannins. The roundness is remarkable, giving the wine very attractive length. The finish reveals vanilla and chocolate aromas, with pleasant floral notes. |
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
Bordeaux Pauillac wines are rich and concentrated, full-bodied reds with grippy tannins, and characteristic notes of cassis, cedar and cigar box spice.
The best examples come from blends with a base of high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and are often considered the quintessential example of a Bordeaux wine.
Pauillac, in Bordeaux's Left Bank Médoc region, boasts well-draining gravel soils, which in ...
