This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 1985 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $4200 - $6000 with a reserve of $3250. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11604.
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Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot - Top Shoulder And Scuffed Label
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An Alberta-based collector who started buying wine in the early eighties. He was told at that time to buy futures, so he started to buy by the case. Wine was always stored at 58 degrees in one of his 2 wine fridges. He always liked Bordeaux and kept buying them and storing them for future consumption. Unfortunately, around 1995 the prices shot up and so began buying and drinking less expensive wine, concentrating on Pontet Canet, which he feels is as good as the first growths. As he ages, he has decided to thin out his collection.
The rating for 1985 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac is 90 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The rich, complex, well-developed bouquet of oriental spices, toasty oak, herbs, and ripe fruit is wonderful. On the palate, the wine is also rich, forward, long, and sexy. It ranks behind both Haut-Brion and Chateau Margaux in 1985. I am surprised by how evolved and ready to drink this wine is. Readers looking for a big, boldly constructed Mouton should search out other vintages, as this is a tame, forward, medium-weight wine that is close to full maturity. It is capable of lasting another 15+ years. This estate compares their 1985 to their 1959, but to me it is more akin to their 1962 or 1953.