Château Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2003 (375ml) Aligote

Château Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2003 (375ml) Aligote"Shows the heat of the vintage, as well as the slightly extracted feel of Dhalluin's predecessor, with a hint of jamminess to the mix of raspberry, plum and fig fruit, along with melted licorice, charred cedar and singed vanilla bean accents and a very light echo of caramel through the finish. Even with all that, there's a flash of minty freshness lurking throughout. There's lots here, but it's a bit atypical." Wine Spectator, WS94, tasted

Russian River Valley is cool and foggy

which was aged in rich American oak coopered in France (more delicate & yielding more elegant

lively spices and fine velvety tannins

sub-regions

A complex wine with lemon zest

A wine inspired by beautiful simplicity with the intention of matching a

WE 93 | Wine Enthusiast 93 points

The more positive news is that the 2021 is one of the very finest Scarecrows in some time

which masterfully envelopes subtle aromas of leather and tobacco

The finish is long and savory

an impressive sensation of density of tannins

Malolactic fermentation in barrels (60%) new