Le PETIT MOUTON
Second wine from Château Mouton-Rothschild

Mouton-Rothschild's second wine, which appeared in 1993, has since made its place among its peers (Carruades de Lafite, Forts de Latour, Pavillon Rouge) by offering each vintage a great Pauillac, full, fleshy, muscular, barely less deep and full-bodied than its famous big brother but with the same cassis finish. Petit Mouton has grown up!

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Bettane & Desseauve : 92-93/100 « Notes de café et de fumé, excellent corps, le tannin va s’harmoniser avec l’élevage. »

J-M Quarin : 93/100 « Couleur rouge sombre, aux reflets grenat. Nez intense, fruité et fumé comme il sait le faire. Très belle évolution raffinée à l'agitation du verre. Moelleux à l'attaque, suave en milieu de bouche, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin glisse, puis revient plus crémeux et long dans la persistance. Touche de vivacité à fondre. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Le Petit Mouton has an attractive, understated bouquet with pencil shavings and cedar-tinged black fruit–not as complex as the 2022, but refined. Two weeks later the nose demonstrates just a soupçon more éclat [brightness]. The palate is medium-bodied and harmonious with crisp acidity on the entry, dashes of spice and black pepper on the back-palate and moderate length on the linear finish."

Vinous (A. Galloni): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Le Petit Mouton is a dark, brooding wine. Dark red fruit, pomegranate, gravel, incense, leather and scorched earth contribute to a feeling of somber gravitas. Low yields, as mesured by bunches per shoot, come through in the wine's density and power. The 13% alcohol is super-classic. The 2024 is shaping up to be a very serious wine."