Chateau Petit Mouton - Pauillac 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Le Petit Mouton is an atypical vintage insofar as it contains a higher percentage of Merlot this year. It presents a very pure, almost Right Bank bouquet of wild strawberry, raspberry and crushed stone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh, lively entry, firm grip and good volume. A subtle finishing note of cracked black pepper note lingers in the mouth. Excellent.

WeinWisser

18 / 20

the5/7/2019

Bettane & Desseauve

96 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/3/2019

Toujours au premier rang de sa catégorie pour la plénitude du corps et l’expression du terroir, ce qui consolera ceux qui ne peuvent s’offrir le premier vin.

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

The 2018 Le Petit-Mouton is unusual in that it contains a high (40%) amount of Merlot. Pliant, racy and supple, the Petit-Mouton should drink well with minimal cellaring. In many vintages, Petit-Mouton is a smaller-scaled version of the Grand Vin, but in 2018, the elevated presence of Merlot yields a wine that is quite different in style, with softer contours and a much gentler overall feel than is often the case. The blend is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Yields were about 28 hectoliters per hectare as opposed to 34-37.

Vinifera

90-92 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Jeb DUNNUCK

93-95 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

The 2018 Le Petit Mouton De Mouton-Rothschild is a beauty and shows both the richer, sexy style of the vintage as well as notable elegance and purity. Crème de cassis, violets, and lead pencil notes all emerge from this richly textured, full-bodied, yet pure and precise beauty. With building tannins and a great finish, it should be drinkable in just 3-5 years yet keep for three decades. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc brought up in 60% new French oak.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Put your nose into a basket of freshly picked black and red berries and you'll get the idea of the perfume here. Dark in color, the perfectly ripe, sweet fruit is vibrant, juicy and polished. The wine is supple and disarmingly easy to taste but don't that let fool you, there is depth of flavor and the ability to age for at least two decades. The wine was fashioned from 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14% alcohol. This is so good it is hard to fathom that this only a second wine. With the exception of 1982 and 1986, this is better than any vintage of Mouton produced between 1962 and 1996!

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The 2018 Le Petit Mouton is blended of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, harvested September 10 to October 3. It represents about 26% of the total crop and has 14% alcohol—the alcohol has never been this high! Deep garnet-purple, it comes bounding out of the glass with sit-up-and-beg notes of crème de cassis, plum preserves and mulberries plus nuances of chocolate box, Chinese five spice, licorice and candied violets. Full-bodied, rich and oh-so-hedonic, the palate is packed with juicy black fruit layers wrapped in a firm, velvety structure, with loads of fragrant spice layers on the very long finish.

Jamessuckling.com

97-98 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

This is phenomenal with such dense and layered tannins that go on for minutes. It’s full-bodied with blackberries, blueberries and chocolate. Sexy and so beautiful. Not sure what to say here. Maybe it should have gone into the first wine?

Jean-Marc QUARIN

92 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

91-94 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

Fresh and pure, with a mouthwatering edge to the cassis and bitter plum flavors that form the core. A bright iron streak defines the finish. Very focused.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/1/2019

This is a serious, deep and beautifully enticing wine with plenty of that glossy, glamorous Petit Mouton appeal. Ripe damson in colour, it has more Merlot in the blend than a typical year because only a small amount of the variety made it through to the first wine.
The Merlots were however, as you see at many Médoc properties, unusually rich and structured and this feels enveloping and hard to resist. Extraction was slow and careful and the liquorice, chocolate, grilled sarment notes are subtle but pressing.
Yields were 28hl/ha whereas a usual year would be closer to 35hl/ha. 26% of overall production, a little less than usual, and 11% press wine.
Drinking Window 2024 - 2036

Yvesbeck.wine

93-95 / 100

byYves Beckthe4/1/2019

56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc
Pourpre violacé. D’entrée le vin se positionne d’une manière qui est propre à Mouton : il révèle son élevage avec élégance et met le fruit en avant. Notes de baies noires, de caramel et de bois de réglisse. Mise en bouche friande et compacte. Belle richesse aromatique, parfaitement soutenue par la structure. Les tannins se révèlent lentement le long du palais. Ils sont denses, compacts, suaves et ont une belle finesse de grain. Un vin de caractère, identitaire et prêt à aller dans le temps tout en étant déjà très invitant. 2024-2038