Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2007

WEINWISSER: "Extrem dunkle Farbe, Granat-Violett-Schwarz. Geniales, schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, Teakholz und Palisander, Black Currant und viel Lakritze, ein Hauch Orangeat und Thymian, pfeffrig und frisch, extrem vielschichtiges Nasenbild. Fleischiger Gaumen, fest im Extrakt, ausgeglichene Adstringenz, viel Aromen im schwarzbeerigen Bereich, Jasmintee, Teer, getrocknete Heidelbeeren, viel Mouton-Cassis, im Innern mit pfeffrigen, fast noch etwas aggressiven und doch reifen Tanninen, dem Wein gleichzeitig viel Kraft und Rasse verleihend. Er wird in Richtung grosser, klassischer Pauillac gehen und trotz den Jahrgangstypizitäten mehr als zehn Jahre bis zur ersten Genussreife brauchen. Gehört im Jahrgang 2007 zum Top-Trio am linken Ufer, zusammen mit Palmer und Cos d’Estournel."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Served at Michael Broadbent's Cavendish Dinner at Brooks's. Very dark. Round, sweet and perfect. You could enjoy this already. There's an undertow of perfection here – great balance and refreshment! Velvety texture. A lovely bottle."

JAMES SUCKLING: "This Mouton is starting to show the complexity of an aged Mouton with truffles, dried strawberries and cherries. Full body, firm tannins and flavors of sous bois and mushrooms, which make this really quite sexy. Better in a year or two but so complete now."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Lacking the depth and opulence found in the best years, the wine exchanges concentration and complexity for a medium bodied, correct, early drinking Pauillac, with a real Bordeaux character. At 10, this is already a charmer. However, it is a not a wine for extended cellaring. If you have a bottle, pop a cork over the next 3-8 years, to get the most out of the wine."

WINE SPECTATOR: "A prime example of a lesser year hitting its stride, as 2007 was markedly cooler than normal after June. This is very expressive, with perfumy black tea, singed alder and smoldering tobacco notes leading the way for a core of gently mulled plum and black cherry fruit. Shows pretty cedar accents through the finish, with a menthol backdrop.--Non-blind Mouton-Rothschild vertical (March 2017). Drink now through 2031."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Mouton-Rothschild offers classic tobacco and cigar box aromas on the nose, very well defined with black fruit unfolding in the glass. Again, like the bottle at the vertical in May last year, there is an element of Pessac-Léognan on the nose, just a hint of warm gravel. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite compact with a foursquare finish of blackberry, tobacco and a pinch of white pepper. Sure, it is shorter than most recent vintages, but I can see this aging with style. Tasted February 2017."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase zart rauchig unterlegte dunkle Beerenfrucht, etwas Cassis und Orangenzesten, mineralische Komponenten. Am Gaumen saftig und komplex, gute Struktur mit festen Tanninen, wiederum sehr mineralisch, bleibt gut haften, zarte Weichselnote im Nachhall, gute Länge. Im Moment ist noch alles von einer schwarzen Holznote umrahmt, die natürlich noch ein wenig bitter wirkt, mit dem weiteren Fassausbau aber verschwinden wird."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Based on 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the 2007 Château Mouton Rothschild is a touch firm and austere, yet nevertheless concentrated and structured, with solid balance. Classic notes of blackcurrants, graphite, tobacco leaf, and lead pencil all emerge from this still youthful, medium to full-bodied effort that’s just now on the early slopes of its maturity plateau. It’s not a blockbuster, sexy Mouton by any measure and will need to be purchased by those who love more reserved, classically styled Bordeaux."