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Robert Parker: A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and2% Cabernet Franc, the opaque purple-colored, chunky 2001Mouton-Rothschild does not possess the finesse and stature oftenachieved by this first-growth. It offers a tell-tale cassis-scentednose, and a monolithic, medium to full-bodied style with relativelyhigh, austere tannin in the finish (a characteristics I alsonoticed in cask). A dry, angular, backward effort for the vintage,it should be forgotten for at least a decade. Let’s hope the fruitcontinues to expand and sweeten, but that’s no sure thing.Anticipated maturity: 2013-2025+.