Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, France 2008 Uco Valley the wine shows great finesse

the wine shows great finesse and balance with notes of papaya and pear rounded out with hints of hazelnuts

The slightly granular

open-knit and quite expressive

vibrant and taut

lending a floral

Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, France 2008 Uco Valley the wine shows great finesseThe 2008 Mouton Rothschild checks in as a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot brought up in mostly new barrels. Undeniably one of the top wines in the vintage, it offers a rare opulence and sexiness in its awesome bouquet of crme de cassis, Asian spices, chocolate, and crushed flowers. Deep, full bodied, powerful, and still young, it fills the mouth with fruit, has sweet tannin, and a great finish. It's still ruby plum colored, with no