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France
Bordeaux - Cab Sauv/Cab Franc/Merlot/Pet.Verdot
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2033 - 2049 - En Primeur
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Inky dark cherry and berry aromas with fabulous purity. Bitter chocolate and rocky minerality. The full-bodied palate is beautifully pure, the deep cassis refreshed by a high line of acidity framed by a lot of fine, grippy tannin. This represents two-thirds of the estate’s production. Cropped at 32hl/ha. 50% new oak. 14% abv.
C&B Score: 18
Drinking dates: 2034-49
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Bordeaux - Cab Sauv/Cab Franc/Merlot/Pet.Verdot
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2030 - 2041 - En Primeur
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Cassis and bitter cherry aromas, dark fruited despite the high level of Merlot. The tannins are firm and fleshily fruit-coated. Alter Ego represents one-third of the production in 2023. 30% new oak. 14% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5
Drinking dates: 2030-41
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France
Bordeaux - Cab Sauv/Cab Franc/Merlot/Pet.Verdot
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2028 - 2038 - En Primeur
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Cassis and cedar aromas, leading into a palate of mint and herby bell pepper, with a crunch to the mid-palate. Cropped at 43hl/ha. Around 40% new oak. 13% abv.
C&B Score: 16
Drinking date: 2028-38
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2030 - 2040 - En Primeur
51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Bright red berry fruit with a nice crunch to the palate and green minty lift. The palate is a pleasant mix of black and red berries framed by firm, grippy tannins. 20% new oak. 12.90% abv.
C&B Score: 16.5+
Drinking dates: 2030-40
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2032 - 2047 - En Primeur
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. Lifted red berry aromas leading into a brightly fruited, supple palate on which the very firm tannins exert themselves quickly. The extraction is elegantly done, but there is such a high level of tannin that this will need real patience. The yield was around 40hl/ha. Picked between 12th and 29th September. 50% new oak. 12.91% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5-18
Drinking dates: 2032 - 47
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France
Bordeaux - Merlot blend
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2028 - 2042 - En Primeur
89% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc. Elegant raspberry aromas with rose petal perfume and cedary spices. The palate reveals peony and violet on the attack, opening onto a mid-palate of rich raspberry, framed by supple tannins. A Gazin of momentum and impressive ageing potential. Cropped at 40hl/ha. 13.9% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5
Drinking dates: 2029-42
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon /Cab Franc/Merlot
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2030 - 2040 - En Primeur
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc and 3.5% Petit Verdot. Dark cedary aromas leading into a carapaced palate of elegant cassis and blackberry. This is timid and compressed at present but has impressive length and the tannins are fine. Promises well. Cropped at 53hl/ha. 13.1% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5+
Drinking dates: 2030-40
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon /Cab Franc/Merlot
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2030 - 2042 - En Primeur
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Blackcurrant and orange rind aromas, zesty and inviting. The palate is juicy and energetic, the sheeny dark berry fruit lifted by fresh, lemony acidity and framed by fine tannins. Fresh mint on the finish. 13.3% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5+
Drinking dates: 2030-42
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France
Bordeaux - Merlot blend
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2032 - 2052 - En Primeur
52% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. A pure, dark-fruited nose which is pitch-perfect in ripeness – expressive yet elegant and focused, offering silky dark berry fruit, violets and lavender. The attack is precise and poised, expanding into a pure, flavour-saturated mid-palate that is more volume than weight. Fabulous immediacy of fruit and chalky terroir expression. Cropped at 40hl/ha. Harvested between 6th September and 3rd October. 100% new oak. 13.8% abv.
C&B Score: 18.5-19
Drinking dates: 2032-52
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2030 - 2040 - En Primeur
From the Mouton-Rothschild stable. 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 6.5% Cabernet Franc, 1.5% Carménère, 1% Petit Verdot. A quiet nose opens onto a juicy, buoyant palate of dark berry fruit and violets, with fine chalky tannins. Harvested between 7th and 29th September. 55% new oak. 13.5% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5
Drinking dates: 2030-40
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2028 - 2038 - En Primeur
From the Mouton Rothschild stable. 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Shiny dark berry fruit aromas, with violets. The medium-bodied palate is darkly fruited and immediate, with fine, grippy tannins. Harvested between 7th and 30th September. 50% new oak. 13.5% abv.
C&B Score: 17+
Drinking dates: 2028 - 38
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France
Bordeaux - Sauvignon/Semillon
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2026 - 2032 - En Primeur
The dry white of the Mouton Rothschild stable. 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 44.5% Sémillon, 5% Sauvignon Gris, 0.5% Muscadelle. Pure white peach, green melon and grapefruit aromas lead into a palate of salty seashell minerality and fleshy pear and peach fruit. I like this but would open it relatively young. Harvested between 29th Aug and 6th Sep. 45% new oak. 13.5% abv.
C&B Score: 17
Drinking dates: 2026-32
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2030 - 2040 - En Primeur
The second wine of Mouton Rothschild. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. A discreet, ripe dark-berried nose with violets, bitter chocolate and cedar. The palate is measured, slowly revealing elegant blackberry and dark spices, framed by firm, grippy tannins. Harvested between 7th and 30th September. 50% new oak. 13.3% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5+
Drinking dates: 2030-40+
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2031 - 2051 - En Primeur
93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot. Bright raspberry, strawberry and blackberry aromas, quite joyfully ripe. The palate is seamless and pure, deep and dark, with resonant cassis and blackberry fruit, framed by powerful, assertive tannins. Mouton is showing some grunt this year. Harvested between 7th and 30th September. 100% new oak. 13.3% abv.
C&B Score: 18
Drinking dates: 2031-51
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France
Bordeaux - Cabernet Sauvignon blend
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2030 - 2044 - En Primeur
71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Dark and polished, with a red berried fleshiness to the mid-palate, guided by very fine tannins which exert a gentle grip on the long finish. Impressive. Cropped at 41hl/ha. Harvested between 14th September and 2nd October. 65% new oak. 13.2% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5+
Drinking dates: 2030-44