Chateau Mouton Rothschild - 1996 (750ml) Epernay and Côtes des Blancs The nose is sultry

The nose is sultry

Best from 2007 through 2012

450 cases imported

I have had the wine a half-dozen or more times

the Cuvee de Reserve flows gracefully with layers of varietal fruit from start to finish

Chateau Mouton Rothschild - 1996 (750ml) Epernay and Côtes des Blancs The nose is sultry95 points Vinous Media The 1996 Mouton Rothschild is the high point of what in retrospect was an inconsistent decade for this First Growth. It has a very attractive, classic Pauillac bouquet: predominantly black fruit laced with cedar, freshly rolled tobacco and light graphite scents. It is not lavish, but tightly controlled. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannins, though not as fine as recent vintages under Philippe Dhalluin. There is