Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Mouton |
Label Name: | Pauillac 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 2006 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 87%, Merlot 13% |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Key scores: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 96; Wine Enthusiast 97; Vinous 96; Jeb Dunnuck 96; Wine Spectator 94–95; James Suckling ~95; Decanter 95
Tasting Note
Inky dark cherry and blackcurrant with graphite, tobacco, toasted hazelnut and forest-floor notes. Full, creamy palate with fine-grained, ripe tannins and a long, powerful finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast leg of lamb, rib-eye steak, beef short ribs, game birds. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), soy-braised beef, Chinese red-cooked pork, umami mushroom hotpot.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, sorted and destemmed; 20–25 day maceration; matured ~18 months in French oak (significant new oak).
Vineyard Info
Château Mouton Rothschild, 1er Grand Cru Classé (Pauillac); ~90 ha estate, famed for artist-designed labels and long first-growth history.