2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - James Suckling 97 points, Wine Enthusiast 97 points, The Wine Advocate 96 points, Decanter 96 points, Gilbert & Gaillard 96 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 96 points, The Wine Independent 96 points, Vinous 95 points, Wine Spectator 95 points, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 95 points, Tim Atkin, MW 95 points. This is the tasting note for 2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac from Robert Parker - Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2012 Mouton-Rothschild clearly has the upper hand over the 2011, if not quite at the level of the 2009, 2010 and what I envisage will be the 2015. There is obviously greater fruit intensity here, as if the contrast has been dialed up a couple of notches. It is quite showy on the nose, preening in its infancy with pure black cherries, graphite and hints of cold slate-like scents, later that hint of seaweed I observed when tasted blind a few months earlier. The palate is beautifully balanced with great vim and vigor. This is a Mouton that will not be put down - vivacious, vivid and delineated with wonderful focus and crucially, impressive persistence on the finish. Do not underestimate this Mouton-Rothschild, because I can see an upswing as it matures in bottle. .