Château Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac 2002 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Jamessuckling.com

93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/6/2015

I tasted this a few days after Bordeaux en primeur 2014. I was at my house in Italy and I forgot I had the bottle in my cellar. I really liked it. It was ready to drink, though some of my guests were less enthusiastic. My wife even thought it was tired already, yet the bottle was finished in 10 minutes! The wine showed fresh herb and berry character with tobacco undertones, a medium body and fine tannins. Just opening now. Fine and sillky textured. 93 points

Jamessuckling.com

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/17/2015

This shows cigar box, cedar, cassis as well as blackberries and some earth on the nose. It's full-bodied with dense fruit, soft tannins and a long and intense finish. Not bad for 2002. Enjoyable now but with lots of bottle age to come.

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/13/2009

Tasted blind at Farr’s 2002 Bordeaux tasting. The nose on this wine is tightly-coiled, holding something back for later, but you can coax out some attractive aromas of blackberry, tobacco, saddle-leather and pine cones. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, not quite as refined as Latour, but certainly coalescing in the glass beautifully with a wonderfully poised, almost feminine finish that caresses the palate. Lovely. Tasted October 2009.

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe10/13/2009

Big and furry and not pure. Not to my taste - very chewy and impure. Hard. Not looking very seductive at present. Drink 2011-17 16,5+

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/29/2005

Dense purple to the rim, this wine exhibits the classic cassis aroma that is so characteristic of Mouton. Medium to full-bodied, tannic, powerful, and cut somewhat from the 1988 mold, this is a backward, chewy, well-endowed Mouton-Rothschild that will require considerable patience from those who purchase it. A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, the wine needs a good decade of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030+.

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2005

Complex aromas of tobacco, cedar, berry and currants. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and ripe tannins. Not as good as a barrel sample tasted earlier, but still outstanding for the vintage. Best after 2009.

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe10/31/2003

Voici un vin qui pourrait prétendre au titre de réussite du millésime. Produit à hauteur de 20000 caisses seulement. De tous les Médoc 2002 essentiellement composés de cabernet sauvignon, c'est peut-être celui qui présente la robe la plus opaque et la plus soutenue. Il développe avec ampleur les arômes de crème de cassis typiques du cru, ainsi que des notes de fumé, de cacao, de cuir et de réglisse. ce vin est encore extrêmement tannique, mais il se distingue par sa densité, sa puissance et sa richesse hors du commun...Il est incontestablement armé pour résister à l'épreuve du temps.

La Revue du Vin de France

15 / 20

the6/30/2003

Grand velouté de texture, boisé intégré dès le départ, impressionnant de volume et de soyeux de chair. Finale racée à la fraicheur mentholée Un grand Mouton !