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1989 Château Mouton Rothschild

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

91Wine Spectator

This is outstanding quality, with pretty aromas and flavors of mint, berry and milk chocolate. Full- to medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a silky finish.

90Robert M. Parker Jr.

The bouquet is surprisingly evolved, offering up scents of cedar, sweet black fruits, lead pencil, and toasty oak.

90Vinous / IWC

Floral, aromatic nose offers scents of lavender, sour red cherry, strawberry jelly, vanilla, cinnamon and minerals. Sweet, suave and fresh, with lively if delicate flavors of ripe red berries and plum nicely lifted by aromatic spices...

18Jancis Robinson

... still slightly chewy tannins. Big and brassy. You could enjoy this with food now. Fluid and with lots of fruit.

***/**Michael Broadbent

...lovely mid-palate fruit, its high Cabernet Sauvignon content having provided the exclusive Mouton flavour and character...Leaner than expected and still very tannic.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”