2019 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 750 ml

In a 2019 Bordeaux vintage that Jancis Robinson MW called “perhaps the best I have ever tasted at this stage,” former editor-in-chief of The Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, awarded today’s 2019 Mouton Rothschild 100 points.

Antonio Galloni called it “unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage. Powerful and statuesque in its beauty, Mouton is remarkable in every way…Magnificent!”

It’s all thanks to what Mouton’s longtime winemaker Philippe Dhalluin—James Suckling’s Winemaker of the Decade—did in a pitch-perfect year.

Jancis Robinson MW is one of wine’s greatest critics of all time. She’s also not prone to hyperbole. In 2023, she called 2019 Bordeaux “perhaps the best [vintage] I have ever tasted at this stage,” a remarkable claim for a journalist who began her career in 1975.

The majestic 2019 Mouton displays the character that made the year so appealing. The summer was sunny and warm, setting up the vines in perfect condition as harvest approached. A few welcome sprinkles in July and August freshened up the bunches nicely, and harvest of the red varieties started in late September, stretching into October. 

Philippe Dhalluin’s final blend included 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, a reflection of the ideal growing conditions for the signature grape of Pauillac. It’s a bottle that begs for another decade—or more—in the cellar, or some extended decanting. Either way, this is going to be a centerpiece of any collection and the topic of conversation at any dinner table.