Château Mouton Rothschild 2009

Pure perfection, and reminding me slightly of the 1982, the 2009 Château Mouton Rothschild boasts an opaque ruby hue as well as an incredibly perfumed, sexy, seductive style in its ripe currant and cassis fruits as well as new saddle leather, spicy oak, smoke tobacco, and graphite-driven aromas and flavors. Complex, full-bodied, and beautifully concentrated, with sweet tannins, this masterpiece is already impossible to resist yet won’t hit full maturity for another decade and will evolve for 50-60 years if well stored. Maturity: 2033-2069. Score – 100. (jebdunnuck.com, May 22, 2023)