France

Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon

Muscadelle

Ch. Mouton Rothschild

Aile d'Argent Chateau Mouton Rothschild

Bordeaux

Don't expect a big production of the white in 2022, as they saw just 16hl/h yields, mainly because Sémillon had such tiny berries, with high skin to juice ratio making things intense and concentrated. Think mango, pineapple, lemongrass, lime and mandarin zest, with a supple texture, with a delicious, and necessary, kick of bitterness on the finish. There has been a migration towards cooler terroir for the whites, still in their own vineyards either in Pauillac or just over appellation boundary. 45% new oak, 100% whole bunch pressing, zero malolactic (which is not always the case in Mouton), 3.18ph with zero adjustment ('this is not even something we ever discuss'). Harvest August 22 to 30. Second full year of Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy as technical director across the Mouton wines.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2022 Aile d'Argent is a blend of 52% Sauvignon Blanc, 39% Semillon, 8% Sauvignon Gris, and 1% Muscadelle, made with no malolactic fermentation. It sashays out with glamorous notions of ripe white peaches, Bosc pears, and allspice, followed by hints of orange blossoms, cedar, and honeysuckle. The medium-bodied palate delivers mouth-coating peaches and pears flavors with spicy accents and plenty of freshness, finishing long and spicy. pH 3.18.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Beautiful aromatics, this is a gorgeous wine, with white peach, pear, lemon peel, capsicum, sage spices, gunsmoke, apple orchard. Extremely elegant and finessed, builds through the palate, a slow slow build that layers on grated ginger, lemongrass, white pepper, cold ash, gunsmoke... sublte layers that set it apart. Harvest 9 to 20 September. 3.05 pH. 45% new oak. Just 6.5% malolactic only on Sauvignon Blanc, with more lees stirring than in a normal year. 

The 2023 Aile d'Argent soars from the glass with energetic notes of lemon drops, fresh grapefruit, and lime blossom followed by hints of wet pebbles and fennel seed. The light to medium-bodied palate is refreshing and pure, with a chalkiness to the texture and a zesty finish. The blend is 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 44.5% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Gris, and 0.5% Muscadelle, with pH 3.20. It is being aged for 9 months in oak barrels, 45% new. The alcohol is 13.5%.

Combines a rich intensity to the aromatics and flavours with grip and uplift that keeps things sculpted. A gorgeous wine that delivers layers of apricot, white peach and sage with juicy citrus and edges of liqourice root. 15% malolactic fermentation balances the freshness of the vintage and keeps it very much signature Aile d'Argent, as does the relatively high proportion of Sauvignon Gris. No Muscadelle in the blend from this vintage. 45% new barrels for ageing, harvest September 6 to 20.

Rich apricot, white pear, juicy nectarine, coriander seed and mouthwatering salinity on the finish. Mouton is never afraid of showcasing the texture of its white wine rather than just concentrating on acidity, and this is a gourmet, enticingly succulent wine. 17% malolactic fermentation, 50% new oak. Harvest September 5 to 11. Young, full of flavour, personality and kick.

Always a more exotic, richly textured style of Bordeaux white wine, and it suits the exuberance of the 2018 vintage. Still young at three years old, dripping with nectarine, apricot pit, saffron and orange peel. It's at a lovely stage right now, with the savoury clean-feeling slate and lime coming out clearly. Harvest from 30 August 30 to September 5, unusually no Muscadelle in this vintage due to the dry summer, and no malolactic fermentation carried out at any stage to keep feshness. Personally, I think it benefits from this.

Aprikos, fersken, ananas, mango, stikkelsbær, elegant sitrus frukter samt hint av vanilje. Sødmerik elegant frukt, med medium syre. Konsentrasjonen er ekstrem, med en lang finish. 

Category	White wine
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Producer	Ch. Mouton Rothschild
Vintages	2022
Country	France, Bordeaux
Bottle	75 cl

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