Chateau Mouton Rothschild Le Petit Mouton 2020

The second wine of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, this Pauillac expresses ripe black fruit, cassis, cedar, graphite, and refined spice. Matured with the same meticulous care as the Grand Vin, it delivers polished tannins, impressive depth, freshness, and a persistent finish.

Food Pairing: Pairs best with roast lamb, grilled ribeye, duck, venison, and aged hard cheeses.

98 Points - James Suckling

Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety tannins with a long and satisfying finish. Juicy and reserved at the end. Chewy and soft.

95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2020 Le Petit Mouton De Mouton Rothschild is another powerful, concentrated wine, especially in the vintage, and it has a pure, incredibly Cabernet Sauvignon-driven style. Lots of blackcurrants, liquid violets, graphite, and rocky mineral notes emerge on the nose, and this medium to full-bodied, tightly knit, concentrated, structured second wine is going to need a good 4-5 years of bottle age, yet should have two decades of longevity.

93 Points - Decanter

A serious Petit Mouton, with inky depths to the color, and plenty of tannic hold and bite, with a lovely bitter chocolate brownie feel that steals up on you through the palate. Less sexy and exuberant than in some years perhaps, but this is extremely rewarding, with waves of grilled cocoa beans and intense black fruits.

93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2020 Le Petit Mouton benefits from the fact that the grand vin this year derives almost exclusively from the estate's core gravel terraces, meaning that many parcels that were included in, for example, the 2018 Mouton ended up in the Petit Mouton in 2020. Offering up aromas of cassis, cigar wrapper and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with a broad attack and a layered, concentrated mid-palate.