1959 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux - 100 Pts!
I am always blown away by the 1959 Mouton one of the greatest Moutons made in the last thirty-five years. Every time I have this wine it is undeniable that Mouton made a richer more persuasive wine in 1959 than in 1961. Astonishingly young and unevolved with a black/purple color the wine exhibits a youthful nose of cassis minerals and new oak. It is exceptionally powerful and super-extracted with the fruit supported by high levels of tannin and some lusty quantities of alcohol. This mammoth full-bodied Mouton-Rothschild should continue to evolve for another 20-30 years. It may well be a 100-year wine! RP
