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99 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Mouton Rothschild has one of the highest percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon ever at 90%, with 9% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. Very deep purple-black in colour, the nose is already singing of crushed black currants, warm blackberries and chocolate-covered cherries with hints of violets, star anise, cinnamon stick and cloves, plus wafts of pencil lead and unsmoked cigars. Medium-bodied, wonderfully delicate yet intense in the mouth (gaining some richness in the mid-palate on my second taste two and a half weeks later), it has super fine-grained, smooth tannins and incredible freshness, finishing very long with tons of tightly wound layers. Wow. This vintage is going to be very long-lived in the cellar!
98 Points - James Suckling
Extremely perfumed Mouton with currants and crushed berries. Hints of roses and other flowers. Tight and extremely refined with ultra-fine tannins and cool yet rich currant character. The center palate offers sweet cherries and hints of oak. Lightly sweet and sour. Fresh, balsamic note. It firms up at the end. Solid. A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot.
97 Points - Wine Spectator
A brick house Cabernet featuring a thick sheath of warm ganache and smouldering tobacco over a core of well-steeped black currant, black fig and blackberry compote flavours. Cuts a wide and deep trench as it moves along, with a loamy, tannic grip for ballast. Retains a well-buried inner purity that should blossom as this mellows in the cellar.
96 Points - Decanter
Vibrancy is one of the key themes of the year in the most successful properties, and this has bright, plump fruit and good depth of colour, even if it's less concentrated than the past few vintages. The Pauillac first growths did a great job in 2017, and it's hard to question the depth of fruit and richness here. There's no doubt that this is a great Mouton. Cassis and blackberry notes are delivered with precision, but there is a clear restraint that is another signature of 2017 and perhaps doesn't reflect Mouton's personality as much as some of its neighbours. There's not the same weight of tannins as in 2016 (around 70 IPT this year, still a high amount), but it's a beautiful, persistent, gorgeous wine that will age gracefully.
96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
The top 2017 Chateau Mouton Rothschild checks in as 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot that spent 18 months in new barrels. This rock star of wine offers stunning notes of chocolate blackcurrants, toasted spice, and espresso roast, as well as loads of classic Pauillac lead pencil shavings and graphite nuances. It's another wine that starts out slowly yet builds incrementally on the palate with full-bodied richness, ripe, polished tannin, no hard edges, and a stunning sense of purity and elegance. Give bottles upwards of a decade, and they will evolve for 30 years or more.
95 Points - Wine Enthusiast
The hint of new wood still shows in the aroma of this wine. But on the palate, it has the richness and exuberance that this great estate brings. Tannins show structure and intensity, bringing out the bold black fruits. Packed with freshness as well as structure, the wine will age well.
