Our Wines & Spirits

Robert Parker: The 2003 harvest began on September 15 and finishedten days later. The result is an outstanding 2003Mouton-Rothschild, but it is not one of the superstars of Pauillacor the Northern Medoc. Its nearby neighbors, Lafite-Rothschild, Cosd’Estournel and Montrose, all produced wines that qualitativelydominate this effort from Mouton-Rothschild. Nevertheless, there isa lot to like. The tannins, which were so tough initially, havesoftened somewhat, and the nose offers up notes of cedarwood,roasted coffee, tobacco leaf and red and blackcurrants. This spicy,earthy, fleshy, medium to full-bodied 2003 is not one of the starsof the vintage. It is close to full maturity, where it shouldremain for another 10-15 years.