Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2008

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Vintage
2008

Size
750ML

ABV
13%

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Winemaker Notes

The wine has a dense, very dark color. On the nose, it offers a fine array of aromas in which red fruit, blackberry and blackcurrant mingle harmoniously with notes of violet and cedarwood. Quick and powerful on the palate, it releases silky, creamy tannins. Château Mouton Rothschild 2008 will be one of the most successful vintages of the early years of this century.

About the Label Artwork

The Chinese painter Xu Lei was born in 1963 in Nantong, in Jiangsu province. He studied ink painting at the Nanjing Academy of Fine Arts and has remained faithful to the technique, while taking part in various avant-garde movements during the 1980s. Both powerful and refined, combining the cosmic and the intimate, the symbolic and the figurative, Xu Lei's poetic realism reflects a dual ambition: drawing on the traditional manner of the Song and Ming periods, with the meticulous attention to detail of the gongbi style, it also embraces more modern trends like surrealism and conceptual art.

Known throughout the world, Xu Lei's work has been shown in Europe and the United States as well as in his native China. As a resident of Beijing, Xu Lei teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts and is art director of the Today Art Museum, an important museum of contemporary art in the Chinese capital.

The drawing he has created for Mouton Rothschild 2008 takes up the theme of the ram, emblem of the illustrious First Growth. Perched on top of a delicately delineated rock, Xu Lei's ram asserts the role of a great wine as a link between people and cultures, from one hemisphere to the other of "planet wine".


Professional Ratings

  • 96
    A rich wine, opulent in character. There is power here, with richness of fruit and texture. It is both serious side and exuberant, with its bursting black berry fruits. Cellar Selection.
  • 96
    The 2008 Mouton Rothschild checks in as a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot brought up in mostly new barrels. Undeniably one of the top wines in the vintage, it offers a rare opulence and sexiness in its awesome bouquet of crème de cassis, Asian spices, chocolate, and crushed flowers. Deep, full-bodied, powerful, and still young, it fills the mouth with fruit, has sweet tannin, and a great finish. It's still ruby/plum-colored, with no signs of evolution, but is far from unapproachable and is drinking incredibly well today. It will keep for another two decades.
  • 96
    Another hit, although this is not as glamorous as some vintages of Mouton. The expression here is just a little more Pauillac, rather than Mouton. Layers of blackberry and grilled almonds are marked by a touch of austerity in the Cabernet which I almost never find in this wine. It remains a beautiful Mouton in a vintage where you don't always get this level of texture and expression. It's still young - we are actually nowhere near lift off yet.
  • 95
    Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2008 Mouton Rothschild has always been in the shadow of the ensuing couple of vintages, but I was not the only person at this tasting that commented upon the class in show here. It replicated previous showings: cedar and graphite present and correct, though accompanied by something a little more exotic - eucalyptus maybe? The palate is beautifully balanced, very detailed and extremely fresh. This conveys so much energy and animation before reverting towards a more classic and structured, pencil lead finish. Those in the know will stash up on the 2008 Mouton Rothschild because it is destined to turn into one of the "dark horses" of the decade. Tasted May 2016.
  • 94
    Aromas of roasted fruit plus hints of grilled meat and chocolate. Full body, firm and chewy tannins and bright acidity. Tangy and lively. Needs time still to come together to soften the tannins. A little hard. Better in 2018.
  • 92
    This shows the cool, leafy profile of the vintage, with fresh tobacco and bay notes standing out, while the core of plum and blackberry fruit continues to fill in behind them. Shows wet earth and singed alder elements through the finish. This has nearly dropped its angular feel and is developing well, with just a slight twinge of crisp acidity on the finish.--Non-blind Mouton-Rothschild vertical (March 2017). Drink now through 2036.

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