Château Mouton Rothschild en primeur history: 2016 – 2020

Château Mouton Rothschild 2020 could be upgraded to 100 points after ageing, wrote Jane Anson in her recent en primeur tasting note on the young first growth wine.

We’ve brought together Anson’s Mouton Rothschild en primeur scores, as well as in-bottle ratings, on the Pauillac estate’s grands vins back to the 2016 vintage.

You’ll also find release price information.

Mouton Rothschild en primeur scores

• Mouton Rothschild 2020: 98 points
• Mouton 2019: 98 points
• Mouton 2018: 99 points (Latest in-bottle score: 100)
• Mouton 2017: 96 points (Latest in-bottle score: 96)
• Mouton 2016: 98 points (Latest in-bottle score: 99)

These scores above also show how ratings can nudge up, or down in some cases, between the en primeur barrel sample tastings and the in-bottle reviews that normally take place around 18 months later.

Of the 2020 barrel sample, Anson noted; ‘The tannins are carefully wrapped up and finessed, slowly but surely building in power and width, with concentrated blue and black fruits through the palate.’

While Anson believes the 2020 has the potential to hit a perfect 100-point score, it’s the Mouton 2018 vintage that currently heads the rankings of the estate’s last five vintages.

‘A big, textured and complex wine that is taking it all in its stride,’ Anson wrote of the 2018 after tasting it in-bottle.

However, she also described the Mouton 2016 as ‘monumental’ and ‘easily one of the wines of the vintage’.

More generally, it has previously been noted that Bordeaux’s 2018 and 2016 vintages have different profiles, due to weather conditions.

Mouton Rothschild en primeur prices: Recent vintages

Data: Jane Anson’s latest rating of the wine, with prices sourced from Liv-ex on 1 June 2021.

Mouton 2020 (97 points): Not yet released

Mouton 2019 (98): Ex-Bordeaux €282 per bottle | Ex-London £3,588 (12x 75cl in bond) | Current price: £4,711 ($6,675)

Mouton 2018 (100): Ex-Bordeaux €408 | Ex-London £5,112 |

Current price: £5,860 ($8,304)

Mouton 2017 (96): Ex-Bordeaux €348| Ex-London £4,320 |

Current price: £3,871 ($5,485)

Mouton 2016 (99): Ex-Bordeaux €420 | Ex-London £5,180 |

Current price: £5,524 ($7,828)

See also: Bordeaux wine investment – 20 years of hits and misses

Prices may vary and are published for informational purposes only. This does not constitute investment advice. 

Mouton wine style

‘This is the first growth that you can always rely on to impress at any gathering,’ wrote Jane Anson in a profile of the Bordeaux first growths last year.

‘Its luscious fruit profile, aged in 100% new oak (as are all the first growths), is wrapped up with notes of chocolate, liquorice and grilled almonds, with an emphasis on silky texture and caressing tannins.’

Mouton Rothschild at a glance

• Vineyards: Reds – 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.
• Owner: Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, Camille Sereys de Rothschild (fifth generation since Nathaniel de Rothschild bought the estate in 1853).
• Winemaking: MD Philippe Dhalluin retired on 1 December 2020. It was previously announced that Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy would become director of winemaking, with Ariane Khaida as executive director of châteaux wines across the group.
• Upgraded to first growth status in 1973, the only château promoted in the 1855 Classification since its inception.

Mouton Rothschild en primeur and in-bottle tasting notes

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