2015 Chateau Mouton Rothschild

99 POINTS

James Suckling

Decadent and rich aromas of black cherries and plums with wet earth and sandalwood. Turns to dried mushrooms. Full-bodied, tight and closed with big, polished tannins, yet this is very closed and shy right now. Despite this, underneath it shows such depth and beauty. Tangy acidity. This is a combination of 2005 and 2009. Try it in 2024.

98 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

This is a hugely opulent wine, packed withblack fruits, rich tannins and great concentration. It is a gorgeous wine that's full of potential, with the dense, dark core showing how well this wine will age. Drink this complex wine from 2027.

98 POINTS

Jane Anson - Decanter Magazine

Gorgeously confident and rich in colour, you can see the silkiness in the glass from the first look. This has 11% press wine, which tells you how good the skins were and how gently they extract at first. Winemaker Philippe Dhalluin and team have really succeeded in this vintage. It is beautifully integrated, and full of verve and sexiness, just stopping short of swagger. It approaches the heights of 2015 in the most successful appellations and will age well. Bottled in June, with zero oxygen added at bottling and just 25 ppm of SO2.

97 POINTS

James Suckling

Very racy and refined with super polished tannins and focused dark fruits. Blackberry, orange peel, and black currants. Full. Very long and thought-provoking. A wine that delivers power and finesse. Juicy and fresh.

96 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Offers a prodigious core of steeped fig, black currant and blackberry compote flavors, enmeshed with notes of smoldering tobacco, charcoal and licorice. Broad, deep and long, with a deep foundation of graphite through the finish. Despite the heft, this manages to show off some purity too. Best from 2025 through 2045.

96 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

95–97. Barrel Sample. This wine is generous without being opulent. It has a straight line of bright acidity that shoots through the wine giving it a fresh character. At the same time, the Cabernet that dominates the blend offers some serious firm tannins. It is a wine that starts with fruit and will give fine fruit for many years to come.

95 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff Magazine

Dark ruby with purple reflections, subtly lighter at the rim. Delicate floral aromas underlying red cherry fruit, nuances of cassis, some tobacco and nougat, subtle candied orange zest, and liquorice accents. Very elegant, with fine fruit expression and pronounced tannins which are well integrated. Offers a certain minerality and persistence, with fresh cherry, subtle mint, and a pronounced fruity finish. Lingers long. A seriously elegant wine for which one will not have to wait too long.

94 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Deep, dark red colour with a tint of purple. The bouquet is very complex and multi-faceted with a lot of dried herb, cedar and tobacco, smoky oak and a slightly funky note. It's full-bodied and rounded, rich and deep, with ripe but slightly gritty tannins lingering on the aftertaste. Very dry aftertaste.