1982 Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1982 Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

My last bottle of Mouton Rothschild 82 was in July 2016, so 2.5 years apart to evaluate another bottle with pristine provenance is lucky of me. It wasn’t decanted, and was served double blind. I detected no green character whatsoever on the nose, sworn it was right bank from start to end. Palette wise also no harshness, no green character nor Cabernet Sauvignon, nor any Pauillac style. In fact there wasn’t any left bank character, with extremely well integrated tannins, with very big, rounded and fruity character, all signs point to right bank Pomerol or St Emilion. The fruit was quite exceptional, chewy and plummy. Enjoyable to learn that it was a Mouton Rothschild 82 that has really evolved to be on par with a great right bank wine!
我在2016年的七月最后一次喝过这瓶木桐82，隔别了2.5年再有一次机会品尝一个很好的来源的木桐是我的荣幸。朋友给了双盲，所以我们一点概念都没有，只能凭自己舌尖的本领去分析是什么酒。我从头到尾都认为是右岸的酒，因为口感一点都没有赤霞珠那种涩和青椒味，连一丝丹宁都找不到，果味非常澎湃圆滑，所以我认定了右岸酒。这瓶酒的果味很特别，口感非常好。当牌子揭晓时，我真的大跌眼镜了，怎么样都没有想到是一瓶非常成熟的木桐82！

30 Jun 2014
The wine has beautiful depth of colour, almost black with a blueish tint. The nose is complex, with notes of blackberry and redcurrant and a touch of smoke, revealing still discreet oak. The attack is full and generous, while the tannins elegantly enfold flavours of liquorice, mocha and vanilla. The finish is long and flavoursome, full of freshness and fruit, set off by delicious touches of toast. A vintage as elegant as it is promising.