Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 2006 (1st Growth) MURCIA both in the liqueur de

both in the liqueur de tirage and in the expedition

silken wine with intense minerality and marked tension—a wonderful counterpoint to the more somber “Les Seuvrées”—and its modest 20% new oak is all but invisible

The winery is located in the Eola-Amity Hills

Francois gives me right of first refusal to buy all of his wines

Grenache (20%) and Carignan (10%)

Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 2006 (1st Growth) MURCIA both in the liqueur deBright ruby red. Vibrant aromas of cassis, blueberry, cedar and graphite. Wonderfully pure and silky in the mouth, with great subtle, slow building intensity and superb energy and thrust. A real essence of Cabernet Sauvignon and Mouton terroir This one really rattled my brain in the gentlest way. As silky as it is, it possesses bottomless depths. Finishes with big but noble tannins and outstanding length. A major sleeper of the vintage and a great