Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 Impériale (600cl)


Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 is a red wine from Pauillac in Bordeaux, produced by Château Mouton Rothschild and classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It is a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100 with a drinking window of 2014 to 2029, while James Suckling gives it 92/100. Critics describe a rich and fleshy wine with softened tannins, marked notably by nuances of coffee, tobacco, and red and black fruits.
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La bouteille proposée

Size
Methuselah (600cl)
Packaging
Original Wooden Case of 1
Label Condition
Perfect
Fill Level
Perfect
Capsule Condition
Perfect

Identité du vin

Couleur
Red
Pays
France
Région
Bordeaux
Appellation
Pauillac
Producteur / Domaine
Château Mouton Rothschild
Millésime
2003

Cépage et assemblage

Grape Variety
77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc
Domaine

Château Mouton Rothschild

Château Mouton Rothschild is an estate in Pauillac, in the Médoc, classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé. Its vineyards cover 82 hectares of deep gravelly soil, mainly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon. The château is owned by the three children of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild: Camille Sereys de Rothschild, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild.

Owner
GFA Baronne Philippine de Rothschild, détenu par Camille Sereys de Rothschild, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild et Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild
Maître de chais
Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy
Surface (ha)
82.00 ha
Production (average bottles per vintage)
environ 20 000 caisses/an

Histoire du domaine

In the 18th century, the estate belonged successively to the Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur and then to the Barons of Brane. In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at auction, and it was subsequently renamed Château Mouton Rothschild. His great-grandson, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, took over the management of the estate in 1922. In 1924, he decided to bottle the entire production at the château, whereas previously the wine had been delivered in barrels to wine merchants. He had the Grand Chai built in 1926 and founded the Baron Philippe de Rothschild company in 1933. From 1945 onwards, the labels for the grand cru were illustrated each year with an original work commissioned from an artist. In 1962, the Museum of Wine in Art was inaugurated at the château. In 1973, Mouton Rothschild was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé, having been classified as a second growth in 1855. On the death of Baron Philippe in 1988, his only daughter, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, succeeded him; she launched Aile d’Argent in 1991 and Le Petit Mouton in 1993, before commissioning a new fermentation vat in 2012. Since 2014, the château has been owned by her three children; Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy has been in charge of the technical management of the family’s Bordeaux estates since 2020.

Critiques professionnelles

Notes & cotations

The Wine Advocate 91/100
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Published
Drink Date
2014-2029

The 2003 harvest began on September 15 and finished ten days later. The result is an outstanding 2003 Mouton-Rothschild, but it is not one of the superstars of Pauillac or the Northern Médoc. Its nearby neighbors, Lafite-Rothschild, Cos d’Estournel and Montrose, all produced wines that qualitatively dominate this effort from Mouton-Rothschild. Nevertheless, there is a lot to like. The tannins, which were so tough initially, have softened somewhat, and the nose offers up notes of cedarwood, roasted coffee, tobacco leaf and red and blackcurrants. This spicy, earthy, fleshy, medium to full-bodied 2003 is not one of the stars of the vintage. It is close to full maturity, where it should remain for another 10-15 years.

James Suckling 92/100
Published

This has lots of phenolic character. Full-bodied and chewy with very ripe nuances. So much coffee and walnut character. A big and slightly overdone wine. Shows the extreme heat of the vintage. Drink now.

Jancis Robinson 17.5/20
Reviewed by
Richard Hemming MW
Published
Drink Date
2013 - 2033

Ripeness without any pruny flavours. Dark-cherry fruit, still-firm tannins and the signature fleetness of foot that Margaux is famous for. Outperforms the expectation of the vintage, and seems to be on a good trajectory for further maturation.

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