Pauillac · vintage 2024
Why this vintage
- 97-98 from James SucklingBarrel-sample tasting range. And 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2024 vintage in PauillacA rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97-98
- Jeb Dunnuck95-97
- Vinous94-96
- Decanter96
- Wine Advocate91-93
The 2024 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines.
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
Garnet with purple highlights, the wine, refined and complex, gradually reveals itself, offering aromas of wild blueberry and small red fruits, enhanced by brioche notes and a delicate floral touch. The toasted almond completes this whole with a subtle indulgence. Fleshy, it reveals a creamy texture which envelops the palate with a silky and harmonious texture. A pulpy sensation then mixes with a beautiful minerality and a smoky touch. The tannins, of great finesse, are precise and chiselled, providing balance and structure. Bright notes of red berries linger for a long time, leaving a lingering impression of freshness and elegance.
Blend of the 2024 vintage
- 93 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 7 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2024 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 2024 sheet
- 50 yrsVine age
- 300,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
In oak vats equipped with transparent staves.
Ageing
18 months in oak barrels (100% new, depending on vintages)
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 2024
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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.