Pauillac · vintage 2009
Why this vintage
- 100/100 from James Sucklingand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2009 vintage in PauillacA sun-drenched season from start to finish gave opulent, fleshy wines, immediately appealing yet built for the cellar.
Critic scores
- James Suckling100
- Jeb Dunnuck100
- Wine Advocate99
- Vinous97
- Decanter93
The 2009 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A sun-drenched season from start to finish gave opulent, fleshy wines, immediately appealing yet built for the cellar.
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
Very deep color, almost black, with brilliant reflections. The nose, racy and complex, offers a wide aromatic range. Thus, the scents of blueberry, blackcurrant and blond tobacco mingle with subtle aromas of cedar and spices. The palate immediately reveals all its density and finesse. The ripe fruit, very present, integrates perfectly with noble and coated tannins, revealing remarkable structure and balance. The finish, opulent and long, confirms the great success of this Mouton Rothschild for which everything has been done to allow it to fully express the exceptional qualities of this 2009 vintage.
Blend of the 2009 vintage
- 88 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 12 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2009 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 2009 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 2009
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Visuals
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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.