Mouton Rothschild 2025: 99-100 punten voor de grand vin
Château Mouton Rothschild schrijft met de 2025 geschiedenis. Met 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, het hoogste aandeel ooit in de blend van Mouton Rothschild, laat deze Premier Cru zien wat er mogelijk is. In de geur crème de cassis, bosbessen, sigarenkist en viooltjes. In de mond is de wijn vol en verrassend zacht, met fluweelzachte tannines en een levendige frisheid die alles prachtig in balans houdt. James Suckling geeft deze wijn een indrukwekkende 99-100 punten: "A glamorous wine for the vintage, with mesmerizing perfumes of flowers, al dente fruit and citrus flowers." Ook Jane Anson is lovend (98-100 punten): "What a beautiful Mouton, great stuff from wine director Jean-Philippe Danjoy."
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild 2025 heeft opnieuw die onweerstaanbare flair. Cabernet Sauvignon voert de boventoon, met rijp donker fruit, een vleugje munt en een verleidelijke toets van geroosterd eiken. Sappig en gelaagd, gedragen door fluweelzachte tannines. "Very signature Petit Mouton", aldus Jane Anson, en dat vat het mooi samen. Iets ingetogener dan in sommige jaren en juist daardoor verfijnder. Een tweede wijn met een eerste indruk die blijft hangen.
Aile d'Argent 2025, de witte parel van Mouton, bewijst dat dit domein ook in wit tot grootse wijnen in staat is. Een blend rond Sauvignon Blanc, met gekonfijte citrus, witte bloemen, een vleugje munt en krijt. Fris, strak en spannend van begin tot eind. "A serious Aile d'Argent for the dinner table", aldus Antonio Galloni, terwijl James Suckling de wijn "complex and real" noemt, met een superieure afdronk (96-97 punten).
Château Mouton Rothschild - 1er Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac
Cabernet Sauvignon 98%, Merlot 2%
Mouton is het enige château dat de 1855-classificatie, ooit als in steen gebeiteld beschouwd, wist te doorbreken. Pas in 1973, na jarenlange inspanning van Baron Philippe, werd het domein officieel verheven van Deuxième tot Premier Grand Cru Classé. Sinds 1945 wordt elk etiket ontworpen door een andere kunstenaar, van Picasso en Chagall tot Jeff Koons, wat elke jaargang ook een verzamelobject maakt.
De wijngaard van 90 hectare, grotendeels gelegen op het beroemde Plateau de Mouton, levert in 2025 een blend die de boeken ingaat: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon en 2% Merlot, het hoogste aandeel Cabernet ooit in een Grand Vin van Mouton (zelfs hoger dan in het legendarische 2010). De druiven werden geoogst tussen 5 en 20 september, met opvallend kleine druiven van soms minder dan een gram per stuk, wat de bijzondere concentratie verklaart. Slechts 52% van de productie is uiteindelijk in de Grand Vin terechtgekomen.
Scores
- James Suckling: 99-100 punten
- Jane Anson: 98-100 punten
- Decanter: 98 punten
- Vinous: 96-98 punten
- Robert Parker: 97-99 punten
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Reviews Château Mouton Rothschild 2025
James Suckling: 99-100 punten
"A glamorous wine for the vintage, with mesmerizing perfumes of flowers, al dente fruit and citrus flowers. Black currants with some mineral and stone undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and an endless finish. The tannins lead you on a great trip. It is the most cabernet sauvignon ever used in the blend in recent memory. Balanced and structured. 98% cabernet sauvignon and 2% merlot."
Georgina Hindle, Decanter: 98 punten
"A fabulous Mouton with real personality and character and much more seductive than other wines from Pauillac this year. Dark fruit but cool, black cherries and berries with cola and mint touches. Juicy and upfront – immediately salivating in terms of fruit and acidity with gorgeous tannins, chalky, filling but soft not at all dry, fleshy but not too ripe. Intense, voluptuous, almost sensual and not at all austere despite the high percentage of Cabernet. One of the purest expression of what Cabernet can taste like on this site. Velvety, I just adore this for its frankness. Grippy, exciting, full of promise and energy. Wow. A potential 100-point wine."
Robert Parker: 97-99 punten
"A blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, the 2025 Mouton Rothschild is a dense, powerful wine, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crème de cassis, blueberries, espresso roast, cigar wrapper and violet. Full-bodied, deep and dense, it's rich, layered and concentrated, with prodigious mid-palate presence and a long, youthfully structured finish. Small berries in Cabernet Sauvignon, below one gram even in the older vines, explain this Mouton's remarkable intensity of flavor. The grand vin represents 52% of the production and checks in at 13.1% alcohol."
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: 98-100 punten
"Highest Cabernet Sauvignon on record (since 94% for the 2010 vintage), stately and reserved at first, then totally joyful. The right austerity, coupled with squid ink character and fabulous hidden depths that are going to take their time to fully unroll, with the incense of the oak coming through only after a good 10 minutes in the glass, you barely perceive it on the first tasting. What a beautiful Mouton, great stuff from wine director Jean-Philippe Danjoy. 52% Grand Vin, basically pure old vine Cabernet. And an interesting side note - in September there was no weekend picking, a clear indication that there was no stress about the harvest dates. 3.76pH. Harvest September 5 to 20. 100% new oak. 2036-2055."
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac
Cabernet Sauvignon 58%, Merlot 36%, Cabernet Franc 3%, Petit Verdot 3%
Scores
- James Suckling: 95-96 punten
- Jane Anson: 94 punten
- Vinous: 91-93 punten
- Robert Parker: 91-93 punten
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Reviews Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild 2025
James Suckling: 95-96 punten
"Open and juicy with a plush nature as well as a noticeable ripeness, yet it's only 13% alcohol. Medium- to full-bodied with fine, velvety tannins and a savory, flavorful finish. Juicy and layered. Structured. Plenty of blackberry and blueberry character. A blend of 58% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 3% cabernet franc and 3% petit verdot."
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: 94 punten
"The aromatics are very signature Petit Mouton - gentle toasted sandalwood and cedar, mint leaf, incense, but the impression on the palate is of fresher fruit, blueberry pie, crayon and slate. Will deepen further over ageing, but full of promise already, juicy with salted cracker and oyster shell, a little less exuberant perhaps than usual at this early stage, and I am reminded of the 2023, the 3.72ph making its presence felt. Harvest September 5 to 20.50% new oak. 2035-2055."
Neal Martin, Vinous: 91-93 punten
"The 2025 Le Petit-Mouton has a very intense nose, blackberry and cassis mixed with violet and a touch of wild mint. The palate is medium-bodied, with pliant tannins, fine acidity, quite spicy on the mid-palate with a liberal sprinkling of black pepper, nicely focused with a classically styled finish. It will need two to three years in bottle. Drink 2031-2050."
Aile d'Argent
Sauvignon Blanc 63%, Sémillon 29%, Sauvignon Gris 7%, Muscadelle 1%
Scores
- James Suckling: 96-97 punten
- Decanter: 96 punten
- Jane Anson: 96 punten
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Reviews Aile d'Argent 2025
James Suckling: 96-97 punten
"A serious Aile d'Argent with sliced green mangoes, pears and green apples. Full-bodied. Framed with phenolics and minerals. Complex and real. A touch of flint and cedar at the end. Super finish. A blend of 63% sauvignon blanc, 29% semillion, 7% sauvignon gris and 1% muscadelle."
Georgina Hindle, Decanter: 96 punten
"Fragrant, floral and full of fruity aromas on the nose - grassy too, with elderflower, crisp green apple and peach. Lively and tangy, this has acidity and a certain weight that kicks in almost straight away but is perfectly matched to ripe, just-fleshy apple and white plum fruit with a clean, very clear salty ending. It’s a little subdued after the initial burst of flavour, but there’s something really quite delicate and finessed about this. Cool and fresh, finishes chalky. No hot fruit/tropical characteristics. Lovely. Earliest ever harvest. No malolactic fermentation. 1% Muscadelle completes the blend. 3.13pH."
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: 96 punten
"White flowers, white peach, soft pear, grilled cloves and cumin, a full mouth experience of fresh acidities, expansive slate texture and a ton of juice. This is a white that needs a year or two to reveal its full complexity, as there is clear phenolic structure, and it will only widen and deepen with a little more age. Excellent, a little hidden right now. 3.13 pH. Harvest August 19 to 29. 45% new oak, the earliest picking on record, no malolactic fermentation this year, because the richness was there, instead lees stirring during ageing. Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy technical director."
