As we all know. Chateau Mouton Rothschild, one of the top five wineries in Bordeaux, France, has used an artist's painting as a decoration on the upper part of its wine label every year since 1945. This is the biggest feature of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. , has also become one of the symbols of Chateau Mouton.
This also makes the wines of Chateau Mouton Winery one of the wines that many wine lovers and collectors love to collect and have collectible value.
Today let’s talk about the great vintage of friendship--what are the characteristics of the 2018 Chateau Mouton!
James Suckling 100 points
Words cannot express how I feel about this wine. Never in my career have I encountered a young Mouton wine that was earthy and deeply reflective of the soil. Of course, I didn't taste the 1945 or 1959 Mouton from their youth, but I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to taste several bottles in my life. This is a wine that truly reflects the terroir, so layered, so rich, with fine and stunning tannins.
"Decanter" 98-100 points
This wine has an extremely persistent and rich flavor. All the elements in the middle of the mouth complement each other, slowly showing off its juiciness and fullness. Aromas of plum and blackberry, as well as charcoal, mint, cigar box, pencil lead and dark chocolate that are characteristic of this vintage. I have always been very fond of Chateau Lafite and Mouton, both of which have the same gravelly highland vineyards, but the wines they produce have different personalities and different interpretations of the vintage - the 2018 Mouton vintage shows this. The richness of a vintage makes this a charming wine. Compared with most wines of this vintage, the alcohol content of this wine is very balanced, but it is still high compared to previous years of Mouton, explained Philippe Dhalluin, general manager of the winery. : “Usually the poor soil in the vineyards of Chateau Mouton will result in grapes with high tannins and low sugar content, but the 2018 vintage has both high levels.” Less than 1 Petit Verdot was used in the blend ( Petit Verdot), which does not appear in the official data due to its extremely small proportion. 100% new oak barrels will be used for aging. The first wine accounts for 62% of the total production. The pH value of the wine is 3.78 and the total polyphenol index is 88. The artistic wine label of the 2018 vintage wine will be announced later.
Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 98-100 points
This wine is deep in color, with a gorgeous purple-black color. The aroma is intense, with notes of sea salt, pencil, blackberry liqueur, cassis, tobacco, spice and smoke. It's to die for! The aroma alone is overwhelming, but when you actually touch the wine, when the liquid hits your taste buds and flows through every nook and cranny of your mouth, this overwhelming feeling becomes even more intense. Rich, mellow, concentrated and dazzling, this wine fully expresses the inherent gorgeousness of Mouton wine. Not only that, it's full of energy and passion, with an aftertaste that lasts for more than 60 seconds. It is clear that 2018 will be one of the most outstanding vintages ever for Mouton. The wine is a blend of 86 Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 Merlot and 2 Cabernet Franc, with an alcohol content of 13.8. The winery's wine grapes are harvested from September 10 to October 3, with a very low yield of 2,800 liters per hectare.
The 2018 Mouton wine is of outstanding quality and has already ranked among the most successful wines of Chateau Mouton. This wine is extremely intense in colour, with excellent tannin structure, a dense, soft texture and an unparalleled concentration of aroma and flavor.
Similarly, the person who created the wine label of this vintage must be an artist who lives up to this outstanding vintage, a master with a distinctive and unique style on the road of art, and who is closely related to the wines of Chateau Mouton. The characteristics are similar.
On December 1, 2020, Chateau Mouton Rothschild released the 2018 official artistic wine label of Chateau Mouton Rothschild painted by Chinese artist Xu Bing. This is also the official art label of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. This is the third time in the past 30 years that an artist from China has been invited to create a wine label.
On the wine label created by Xu Bing for the 2018 vintage, the two characters look exactly like traditional Chinese characters, but they are actually composed of the Latin letters of the winery name "Mouton Rothschild". He uses "English Square Character Calligraphy" to display an external mysterious illusion, thereby demonstrating his creativity in language. Using a unique script he invented as a carrier, he incorporates foreign words into the rules of traditional Chinese ideograms. This wine label has therefore become a symbol of harmony and tolerance between diverse cultures.
The feeling of looking at English square characters is exactly the same as tasting wine. At first glance, it seems like you are in a fog, confused, and you don’t understand. You have to calm down to carefully identify, taste, and think about each stroke. He can clearly recognize the original appearance of this art and distinguish the endless aroma in wine layer by layer.
The new wines of France’s Bordeaux are widely watched every year. However, the quality of famous wines in the current wine market is uneven, and fakes are rampant. In 2018, the Checheny Wine Cellar competed with Bordeaux wines. Cooperating with business partners, it is the importer with the largest en primeur quota in Hangzhou, and has begun to obtain purchasing quotas for Bordeaux classified wineries. Through cross-border e-commerce and wine cellar spot, Xuesini Wine Cellar brings consumers direct prices from wineries, high-quality wines, professional wine recommendations and professional warehousing services, etc., and has won praise and recognition from the market. Stay tuned.
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to be continued...
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