Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2018 Le Petit Mouton is blended of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, harvested September 10 to October 3. It represents about 26% of the total crop and has 14% alcohol—the alcohol has never been this high! Deep garnet-purple, it comes bounding out of the glass with sit-up-and-beg notes of crème de cassis, plum preserves and mulberries plus nuances of chocolate box, Chinese five spice, licorice and candied violets. Full-bodied, rich and oh-so-hedonic, the palate is packed with juicy black fruit layers wrapped in a firm, velvety structure, with loads of fragrant spice layers on the very long finish.

James Suckling

Real purity of fruit with currants, blackberries and flowers that show on both the nose and palate. It’s full-bodied with layers of ripe tannins that are polished and creamy. Delicious finish. So attractive now. Second wine of Mouton. Ethereal. But give this three or four years to come around.

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

VertdeVin

The nose is fresh and fruity. It reveals notes of fresh/ripe blackberry, fresh/ripe strawberry and small notes of cherry associated with fine touches of violet, lily, hints of racy minerality (gravel/terroir) as well as a very discreet hint of nutmeg, chocolate and sugared mild tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, very finely tight and offers freshness, precision, tension/straigthness, power, richness, a fine suavity, delicacy, a beautiful touch, density as well as an acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy/fresh blackberry, fleshy/juicy/fresh cassis and small notes of juicy raspberry associated with small touches of toasted, chocolate as well a fine hints of flowers and spices. Good length.

Falstaff

Wine Enthusiast

Made from young vines, this second wine of Mouton Rothschild was, unusually, aged in 100% new wood. While that does show as a vanilla edge to the wine, the ripe black fruits are moving forward to give richness and density. Drink the wine from 2025.