Château Mouton Rothschild 2016 Pauillac (75cl, 13.5%)

A First Growth Pauillac Bordeaux bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. In 1924 the estate became the first major property to bottle its own wine on site, and it was elevated to First Growth status in 1973. The 2016 blend is 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, raised in new French oak barrels. The nose opens with blackcurrant cordial, ripe bilberry, black truffle, crushed stone and graphite, with blonde tobacco, licorice, camphor and floral perfume. The palate is full-bodied and concentrated, with ripe cassis, dark berry fruit, polished tannins, melted chocolate, aniseed and toast. The finish is extraordinarily long, with leather, graphite, rose petal and fine-grained oak tannin.