Pauillac · vintage 2005
Why this vintage
- 100/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2005 vintage in PauillacDrought without any halt in ripening, together with cool nights, gave a legendary vintage: concentrated, with firm tannins and very long aging potential.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck100
- James Suckling98
- Vinous98
- Decanter94
The 2005 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Drought without any halt in ripening, together with cool nights, gave a legendary vintage: concentrated, with firm tannins and very long aging potential.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pauillac. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Pretty dark and deep color, still very youthful. The nose is elegant and complex, combining fine woody, toasted and vanilla notes with intense fruity notes of wild berries. A few menthol and spicy notes complete this aromatic palette bringing freshness and originality. The palate is both powerful and ample, revealing tannins of good density, juicy and delicious, combined with concentrated notes of blackcurrant and blackberry which reinforce the impression of aromatic fullness. The finish is very long, thanks to a touch of sweetness and a perfect expression of rich and ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, characteristic of great Pauillac vintages.
Blend of the 2005 vintage
- 85 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 14 % Merlot
- 1 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2005 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot, sémillon, sauvignon blanc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2005 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 44 yrsVine age
- 300,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
It is accomplished in an oak vat, one of the last in the Médoc, for 15 to 25 days. Mouton Rothschild practices unusual vinification by leaving the wine in vats after the end of fermentation. This gives additional body, requiring longer maturation in the bottle to reach full maturity.
Ageing
In oak barrels for 19 to 22 months.
Terroir
Château Mouton Rothschild has 84 hectares of vines in Pauillac, planted with the varieties typical of the region: Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), Merlot (16%), Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (1%). This premier cru enjoys exceptional natural conditions, both in the quality of its soils and in their exposure and sunshine. The Château brings together all the conditions for an exceptional terroir: a rise of nearly 8 m of dense, poor Garonne gravels resting on a marl-limestone base shot through with traces of iron oxide.
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Texts and documents 2005
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.