Château MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2022

Description

Jean-Marc Quarin 100 www.quarin.com
Couleur noire, pourpre et brillante. Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, complexe. L’agitation révèle le cassis sur un fond crémeux. Un mélange de frais et de chaud. Ample à l’attaque, riche en milieu de bouche, complexe, avec un port majestueux et une extraordinaire puissance dans la saveur, le vin fond au palais profond, long et noble. En finale apparaît un autre monde, interminable. Assemblage : 92 % cabernet sauvignon, 8 % merlot. Degré d’alcool : 14°. C’est inédit. PH : 3,89 (c’est dans la moyenne plus). IPT : 76. Rendement bas : 32 hl/ha. Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en Primeur avec le 2016.

Yves Beck 100 points www.yvesbeck.wine

Dégusté le 19.11.2024 par Yves Beck

92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot

Ce qui est frappant dans ce vin consiste en la grandeur qu’il affiche spontanément, sans l’ombre d’un doute, sans hésitation aucune ! La corrélation entre fruits, terroirs, élevage et fraîcheur est époustouflante. Il me rappelle le bouquet du 1986, soit une référence précieuse. En bouche, le vin commence par révéler du charme, rapidement encerclé par des tannins aux grains fins et par une austérité constructive, structurante, étirant la finale et la persistance aromatique. Un Mouton de haute voltige qui se positionne parmi le Hall of Fame de la propriété. Bien évidemment, il ne se livre pas encore entièrement, avec raison, car il a déjà suffisamment d’arguments pour émerveiller ! Il s’offre donc le luxe de se bonifier tout en étant déjà parfait. Je ne vais pas refaire le coup du 101/100 mais on pourrait le gratifier d’un 180, comme aux fléchettes 😉  2030-2070

Neal Martin 96-98 points www.vinous.com
The 2022 Mouton Rothschild was picked 1 to 26 September with one of the highest Cabernet Sauvignon contents in years, matured in 100% new oak as usual. Very deep, almost opaque in color. It is stubborn on the nose, at first, backward, then opens after 10 minutes with black plum, cassis and violet aromas. It is more voluptuous than the 2022 Lafite-Rothschild which is what you expect. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy and quite strict tannins (the IPT is 76), that frame layers of black fruit laced with tobacco and graphite. Powerful, almost burly, it is perhaps how the 1986 tasted in its youth. A Mouton-Rothschild determined to make a statement and it certainly does that. Feels a bit like tasting Thor’s hammer at the moment, but it will just require considerable cellaring. 14.05% alcohol.

William Kelley 96-99 points www.erobertparker.com
A brilliant wine that likely sits somewhere between the 2019 and 2020 in quality, the 2022 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot. Unwinding in the glass with complex aromas of minty cassis, cigar wrapper, violets and subtle hints of loamy soil, it’s full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered core of fruit and a fleshy, elegantly muscular profile. Broad-shouldered and seamless, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. This year the grand vin represents some 49% of the estate’s production.

Antonio Galloni 96-98 points www.vinous.com
The 2022 Mouton Rothschild is a powerhouse. Inky, deep and explosive, the 2022 is a real head-turner. The combination of intense dark fruit, strong gravelly/mineral notes and imposing structure clearly bring to mind another great Mouton, and that is the 1986. In a word: magnificent. The blend is 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot

Georgina Hindle 98-100 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2023)
One of my favourite 2022s, technically very brilliant but it’s the texture that wows, generous, fruity, sleek, supple, it gives stone and graphite touches putting the terroir in the glass and overall this just screams elegance and finesse and above all drinkability! Smooth and shiny, silky, sleek, delicious from the first sip. Mouthwatering acidity combined with tannins that have the perfect balance of flinty grip, fleshy fruit and cool minerality. Certainly not shouting, they haven’t pushed too far at all, more restrained and refined while still delivering a gorgeous mouthful of wine. Classy and refreshing. Concentrated but clean, pure and vibrant. Wonderful, magical – giving the concentration of the hot vintage which is want you want, but this is moreish and so succulent. One you’ll want to finish the glass and then have more immediately. 16.4% press – 4% above normal, usually at 12-13%. 49% grand vin. 3.89pH. 76 IPT. Aged 100% in new barrels. 98-100 points.