79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc

Robert Parker: 90, Neal Martin: 89/91, James Suckling: 92

Robert Parker: The 2012 Le Petit Mouton de Rothschild (79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc) shows loads of charcoal, burning embers, a nice hint of dark chocolate and blackcurrants. It is fleshy and medium-bodied, with up-front fruit and density. This second wine of Mouton has certainly gone from strength to strength under the administration of Philippe Dhalluin. Drink it over the next 15-20 years.