Château Mouton-Rothschild 2016
Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£3,374.67
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 12.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2026 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2060 |
| Grapes: 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. | |
Critic scores
100 RP, 97 NM, 100 AG, 100 JS, 100 JD, 100 LPB, 19 JR, 99 DC
Critic reviews
"Composed of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2016 Mouton Rothschild has an opaque garnet-purple color. WOW—the nose explodes from the glass with powerful blackcurrant cordial, black raspberries, blueberry pie and melted chocolate notions, plus suggestions of aniseed, camphor, lifted kirsch and the faintest waft of a subtle floral perfume in the background. Full-bodied, concentrated, bold and totally seductive in the mouth, it has very fine-grained, silt-like tannins, while jam-packed with tightly wound fruit layers, finishing in this wonderful array of mineral sparks. Magic."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, October 2019, RobertParker.com
"The 2016 Mouton-Rothschild has a powerful bouquet with blackberry, cedar and light pencil-box aromas, quite tight at first but opening with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with more red fruit on the entry, a touch of blood orange and allspice, segueing into more classical Pauillac notes of graphite and tobacco towards the controlled but persistent and lithe finish. Sublime. Tasted at the 10-Year-On tasting at Bordeaux Index."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"A towering, thrilling wine, the 2016 Mouton Rothschild is unbelievably beautiful today. Aromatics, fruit density and vertical structure all come together. In the glass, the 2016 is remarkably vivid and powerful, and yet a gentler, more feminine side emerges with time in the glass. The intense, mineral, savory profile recalls the 1986, but the 2016 has more grace, inner sweetness and sophistication than that wine. Even so, the 2016 is going to need at least a number of years in bottle before it starts drinking well, although it won't be the bruiser the 1986 remains to this day. This is breathtaking wine from Mouton, Tecnical Director Philippe Dhalluin and his team."
Antonio Galloni, December 2018, Vinous.com
"Tobacco, dark chocolate, black currants, wet earth and wet leaves on the nose. This is exceptional, structured yet toned down by remarkable detail and length, complemented by vibrant acidity. Focused and precise, with delineated fruit, acidity and tannins all adding definition and length. Approachable now, but best in another five years. 10 Years On retrospective."
James Suckling, February 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Along with the Château Lafite, the 2016 Château Mouton Rothschild is the wine of the vintage from the Médoc and is a truly profound, magical, blockbuster wine in every sense. It’s based on 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, raised in new French oak. Boasting a saturated purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of thick black fruits, lead pencil shavings, new saddle leather, and burning embers, with just a hint of its oak upbringing, this beauty hits the palate with a mammoth amount of fruit and texture yet stays fresh, pure, and light on its feet, with a thrilling sense of minerality as well as building tannins on the finish. It’s one of the most profound young wines I’ve ever tasted, and while it will probably keep for three-quarters of a decade, it offers pleasure even today. Bravo!"
Jeb Dunnuck, March 2019, JebDunnuck.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, October 2019, RobertParker.com
"The 2016 Mouton-Rothschild has a powerful bouquet with blackberry, cedar and light pencil-box aromas, quite tight at first but opening with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with more red fruit on the entry, a touch of blood orange and allspice, segueing into more classical Pauillac notes of graphite and tobacco towards the controlled but persistent and lithe finish. Sublime. Tasted at the 10-Year-On tasting at Bordeaux Index."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"A towering, thrilling wine, the 2016 Mouton Rothschild is unbelievably beautiful today. Aromatics, fruit density and vertical structure all come together. In the glass, the 2016 is remarkably vivid and powerful, and yet a gentler, more feminine side emerges with time in the glass. The intense, mineral, savory profile recalls the 1986, but the 2016 has more grace, inner sweetness and sophistication than that wine. Even so, the 2016 is going to need at least a number of years in bottle before it starts drinking well, although it won't be the bruiser the 1986 remains to this day. This is breathtaking wine from Mouton, Tecnical Director Philippe Dhalluin and his team."
Antonio Galloni, December 2018, Vinous.com
"Tobacco, dark chocolate, black currants, wet earth and wet leaves on the nose. This is exceptional, structured yet toned down by remarkable detail and length, complemented by vibrant acidity. Focused and precise, with delineated fruit, acidity and tannins all adding definition and length. Approachable now, but best in another five years. 10 Years On retrospective."
James Suckling, February 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Along with the Château Lafite, the 2016 Château Mouton Rothschild is the wine of the vintage from the Médoc and is a truly profound, magical, blockbuster wine in every sense. It’s based on 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, raised in new French oak. Boasting a saturated purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of thick black fruits, lead pencil shavings, new saddle leather, and burning embers, with just a hint of its oak upbringing, this beauty hits the palate with a mammoth amount of fruit and texture yet stays fresh, pure, and light on its feet, with a thrilling sense of minerality as well as building tannins on the finish. It’s one of the most profound young wines I’ve ever tasted, and while it will probably keep for three-quarters of a decade, it offers pleasure even today. Bravo!"
Jeb Dunnuck, March 2019, JebDunnuck.com