Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Le Petit Mouton 2014 is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Merlot, a very high percentage of the former, partly due to the higher quality of Merlot that predicated “promotion” into the Grand Vin. It has an intense pencil shaving nose that does not hold back. If you don’t like Cabernet Sauvignon, don’t come near. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannin on the entry. There is part of me wishing that there was some fleshy Merlot to alleviate some of the austerity coming through on the salty finish, though that dominance of Cabernet lends it a rather “old school” feel that I appreciate. Drink this not so small deuxième vin with a Cohiba! (N.B. Unlike the Grand Vin, in the second week the wine was showing a little more succulence on the finish and my scores takes account of this.)

James Suckling

Gun metal, blackcurrants, stones and blueberries. Sweet tobacco, too. Full-bodied, firm and powerful. Very minerally. 93% cabernet. Needs three to four years to soften. Layered and beautiful. Second wine of Mouton.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity, elegant, structured and offers nesse as well as a power. It reveals notes of cassis, wild blackberry and small notes of ripe raspberry associated with small touches of ripe strawberry, a hint of cherry as well as ne hints of cassis, violet, liquorice, discreet hints of spices, nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of cardamom. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegant, well-balanced, a beautiful freshness and offers a beautiful suavity, finesse, tension, a beautiful precision, tension, roundness, silkiness as well as structure. On the plate this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy cassis and small notes of cherry, juicy raspberry associated with ne hints of liquorice, tonka bean/ chocolate, spices and a very discreet hint of vanilla/caramelization, spices and a very discreet hint of vanilla/caramelization on the finish. Tannins are elegant, straight and structuring.

Falstaff