Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 2000 Wood Box 750 ML

Deep garnet colored with a touch of brick, the 2000 Mouton Rothschild (composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) boldly bursts from the glass with tantalizing Black Forest cake, dried mulberries, kirsch and blackcurrant pastilles notes plus wafts of iodine, incense, potpourri and cinnamon stick with a hint of cigar boxes. Medium to full-bodied, the palate packs in the muscular fruit, framed by firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with phenomenal length. This is an incredibly complex and multifaceted wine, and it’s drinking deliciously now. This said, I can’t help but feel that it is holding something back, that it still has another layer of opulence and seduction to reveal in its tight-knit fruit and solid structure. I personally can’t wait to see how this beauty will continue to unfold over the years to come.

Perhaps the most beautiful packaging ever on a Bordeaux bottle Baroness Philippine de Rothschild literally produced a work of art in the gold-engraved bottle of 2000 Mouton Rothschild. Of course one can?t drink the glass but this is a top-flight Mouton Rothschild eclipsed only by the 2006 and 2009. A rich tannic earthy style with loads of creme de cassis and floral notes the final blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot is a full-bodied wine with plenty of coffee earth chocolatey notes and still plenty of tannin to resolve. I gave it an anticipated maturity range of 2015-2050 back in 2003 and that looks on target.

(a blend of 86% cabernet sauvignon and 14% merlot; pH 3.8

“The nose is very intense super-ripe and rich verging on jammy. Notes of leather spices and prunes. Full-bodied soft and beautiful with ripe tannins and a long finish. This is soft and yummy right now. Drink or hold.”