2023 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Mouton Rothschild 2022 tasting notes and ratings on futures and ratings “en primeur” by Ronald Rens, M.Sc., Wine Master, Bordeaux Expert
A very happy Philippe Sereys de Rothschild
The Mouton 2022 is the second vintage that carries the mark of Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy. His first vintage, last year, was a challenging and yet he produced my “wine of the vintage 2021”. The vintage 2022 had different challenges but had all the potential of producing another great Mouton and man, did he outperform.
I tasted the Mouton Rothschild 2022 with Philippe de Sereys de Rothschild, now in charge of this remarkable First Growth.
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild 2022 (19- points/20)
[71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot]
Medium deep color. A beautiful and complex nose; very expressive with some black cherry and blackcurrant. Wines can be expressive on the nose this year! On the palate there are loads of fresh fruit with a pleasant elegant tannic structure. Incredible length. At the end some red fruit shows up. This second wine is going places. This Petit Mouton has a superb tannic structure and length that will make the first wine of many Classified Growths jealous.
Mouton 2022 is the second vintage that carries the mark of Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy
Mouton Rothschild 2022 (20 points/20)
[92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot]
The color goes more towards intense red than purple with a delicate garnet rim. A superb expressive nose that shows even more when it opens up. Concentrated aromas of ripe black fruit with blackcurrant and blackberry notes. The superb fruit is interwoven with the remarkable velvety tannins and an exemplary balance. This is so good that I forgot to spit! Interestingly I do not find the sometimes dominating freshness of this vintage. Don’t get me wrong, the freshness is there, but is seems somehow more integrated. The wine is more classic in style and simply outstanding even if the sample is slightly dominated by the wood.
The wine shows hints of coffee, vanilla, toasted bread and the spices that reveal a great Mouton. The freshness is there but is not dominating like I have tasted elsewhere. I just love the ripe and structured tannins.
My rating? 20/20; What else! This is definitely my Left Bank wine of the vintage.
I know understand Philippe de Rothschild’s big smile when he welcomed me. This is a great Mouton that will age for decades.
The white wine of Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Aile d’Argent 2022 (18+ points/20)
The white wine of Chateau Mouton Rothschild
[52% Sauvignon Blanc, 39% Semillon, 8% Sauvignon Gris and 1% Muscadelle]
This white wine made in the vineyards of Mouton Rothschild shows a light yellow to golden color. Like every year this wine seems to jump out of the glass with a very expressive nose with grapefruit and other citrus fruit. Even some sweetness on the nose that made me think of honey.
Although the wine is generous and round, this is for me not the best Aile d’Argent I have tasted. The wine is good but lacks a bit tension and freshness.
More Bordeaux 2022 tasting notes and ratings:
| 2022 Chateau Ausone | 2022 Chateau Cheval Blanc | 2022 Chateau Angelus | 2022 Chateau Pavie |
|2022 Chateau Lafite Rothschild | 2022 Chateau Mouton Rothschild | 2022 Chateau Latour | 2022 Chateau Margaux |
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