Chateau Mouton Rothschild Le Petit Mouton 2023

The 2023 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild is a structured, medium-to-full-bodied red Bordeaux blend from Pauillac, serving as the esteemed second wine of Château Mouton Rothschild.

Aroma & Palate: Features dark red cherry, cassis, pomegranate, graphite, cigar wrapper, and a touch of toasty oak with sweet, powdery tannins.

Aging Potential: Crafted to drink well over the coming decades, roughly from 2026 through 2056.

Wine Advocate: 93
The 2023 Le Petit Mouton offers up aromas of cassis, burning embers and cigar wrapper, framed by a touch of toasty oak. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's rich, dense and layered, with an ample core of fruit and ripe structuring tannins.

Decanter: 94
Quite medicinal on the nose with a vibrant purple colour to the rim. Smells rich and ripe but cool and fresh too. Juicy and fun, this makes the mouth water and you want to smile straight away with hints of steely minerality, cool blueberries, crisp cranberries and sweet strawberries. Feels very calm, very accessible, stylish and confident. Harmonious and balanced and easy to enjoy with tannins that coat the mouth with silkiness yet still has amplitude on the palate. Great stuff, very delicious. 39% production. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend.

Decanter: 94

Quite medicinal on the nose with a vibrant purple colour to the rim. Smells rich and ripe but cool and fresh too. Juicy and fun, this makes the mouth water and you want to smile straight away with hints of steely minerality, cool blueberries, crisp cranberries and sweet strawberries. Feels very calm, very accessible, stylish and confident. Harmonious and balanced and easy to enjoy with tannins that coat the mouth with silkiness yet still has amplitude on the palate. Great stuff, very delicious. 39% production. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend.

Vinous: 95
The 2023 Le Petit-Mouton is fabulous. It could easy be a Grand Vin at another address. Rich, ample and beautifully resonant in the glass, the 2023 impresses with its notable palate presence. Dark red cherry, pomegranate, cinnamon, rose petal and new leather are some of the many notes that build. The 2023 is seriously impressive. Wow!

James Suckling: 95
Very beautiful aromas of blueberries, plums and orange peel. It's full-bodied with juicy fruit and a tangy undertone of citrus acidity. The integrated tannins are poised and unseen, but you can feel the tannic tension. The second wine of Mouton. 79% cabernet sauvignon, 12% merlot, 7% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Drink from 2028.

Jeb Dunnuck: 94
In the running for the best second wine of the vintage, the 2023 Le Petit Mouton De Mouton Rothschild’s deep purple hue is followed by smoking good aromatics of black cherries, roasted herbs, graphite, and spicy wood. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and layered on the palate, it has ripe, velvety tannins as well as a Mouton-like texture and richness. Drink this beauty over the coming 20-30 years. Drink 2026-2056.

Jeb Dunnuck: 94

In the running for the best second wine of the vintage, the 2023 Le Petit Mouton De Mouton Rothschild’s deep purple hue is followed by smoking good aromatics of black cherries, roasted herbs, graphite, and spicy wood. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and layered on the palate, it has ripe, velvety tannins as well as a Mouton-like texture and richness. Drink this beauty over the coming 20-30 years. Drink 2026-2056.