Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2012

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Chateau Mouton Rothschild  2012 Front Label
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Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

Features
Collectible

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Winemaker Notes

Rich, deeply colored, well-structured and very full-bodied, the 2012 vintage promises to be a great success.

About the Label Artwork

Born in the village of Felanitx on the island of Majorca in 1957, the Catalan painter and sculptor Miquel Barceló studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Palma, the island’s capital. Initially influenced by abstract expressionism, his painting subsequently became more figurative. During the 1980s, the support of leading gallery owners such as Yvon Lambert and Leo Castelli, and museums like Bordeaux’s Centre for Contemporary Visual Arts (CAPC) gave his career international impetus. From 1988, his extensive travels in Africa not only generated thousands of sketches but also renewed his inspiration and his technique by initiating him into sculpture and ceramics. Distinctions have proliferated since 1995. In Paris, where he has his studio, an exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in 1996 and his water colours were displayed at the Louvre in 2004. He was presented with the Prince of Asturias Award in 2003. He created a major work for Palma Cathedral, inaugurated by King Juan Carlos. He decorated the dome of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, represented Spain at the Venice Biennale and, in 2010, amazed Avignon and Paris with his Terra Mare exhibition. Each occasion gave this multi-faceted artist an opportunity to impose his universe, at once realistic and dreamlike, a realm of intense colours, combining a wide range of different materials and media, transforming his paintings into flat sculptures with bristling rough surfaces. Fascinated by the depiction of animals and by prehistoric cave paintings, Barceló is a member of the Chauvet Cave scientific committee.

This recent source of inspiration can be seen in his fresco for  Mouton 2012, which revisits the Château’s historical emblem. Its two rams, symmetrical and face-to-face, are a reminder that the balance and harmony of a great wine, already present in nature, still set a challenge to be met by the work of human hands.

Professional Ratings

  • 97
    This is a beautifully opulent wine, great Mouton in its richness and succulent fruits. It’s combines structure and obvious new-wood aging with hugely ripe black plum and currant flavors. While it is a pleasure to taste now, there is a great tannic structure in the background to give the sense of power and aging potential. Drink from 2024. Cellar Selection.
  • 97
    What a nose of blackberries, blackcurrants, minerals and graphite. Full-bodied, extremely fine and polished. Sexy and ethereal. Harmony. A little salty. Fabulous 2012. Pure silk. Better after 2020 but so wonderful now.
  • 96
    Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2012 Mouton-Rothschild clearly has the upper hand over the 2011, if not quite at the level of the 2009, 2010 and what I envisage will be the 2015. There is obviously greater fruit intensity here, as if the contrast has been dialed up a couple of notches. It is quite showy on the nose, preening in its infancy with pure black cherries, graphite and hints of cold slate-like scents, later that hint of seaweed I observed when tasted blind a few months earlier. The palate is beautifully balanced with great vim and vigor. This is a Mouton that will not be put down - vivacious, vivid and delineated with wonderful focus and crucially, impressive persistence on the finish. Do not underestimate this Mouton-Rothschild, because I can see an upswing as it matures in bottle. Tasted April 2016.
  • 95
    This has a stunningly pure core of plum, black currant and black cherry fruit, with supple yet long structure that has melded wonderfully already. Anise, violet and cassis notes pour in on the finish. The fruit makes it seem almost too easy, but this will cellar well thanks to outstanding balance. A huge but very stylish wine. Best from 2018 through 2030.
  • 95
    The 2012 Château Mouton Rothschild is an excellent wine in a year in which only the best players performed well. Expansive and fully-textured on the palate, the wine offers a full display of intense Pauillac flavors—black currants, boysenberries, earth, and mineral. Its substantive length on the palate ensures longtime ageabilty. This First Growth appears to be the top wine of the vintage. (Tasted: April 8, 2013, Pauillac, France) Barrel Sample: 93-95

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A First Classified Growth, Château Mouton Rothschild spans 82 hectares (202 acres) of vines at Pauillac in the Médoc, planted with the classic varieties of the region: Cabernet Sauvignon (79%), Merlot (17%), Cabernet Franc (3 %), Petit Verdot (1 %). The average age of the vines is 50 years.

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