Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 1998 Mouton Rothschild is deep garnet-brick in color with lovely crème de cassis, dried roses, hoisin and baking spice notes with underlying notions of dried cherries and mulberries plus touches of wood smoke, incense and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied and packed with rich fruit framed by firm, chewy tannins, it is stacked with complex, evolving flavors and finishes with incredibly long-lasting perfumed notes. According to winemaker Philippe Dhalluin, this needs about three hours of decanting at this stage. I simply love the place this wine is in right now, possessing plenty of mature, tertiary characters yet still sporting bags of fruit. It won’t be fading anytime soon either and should cellar nicely for 20-25+ more years.

與同年份的其它酒一樣，此款 1998 年份的酒十分豐滿，此酒已經(jīng)裝瓶，酒液呈深黑/紫色，風(fēng)味、香氣更加豐富持久。此款酒由 86% 的 Cabernet Sauvignon、12% 的 Merlot 和 2% 的 Cabernet Franc（該酒莊 Cabernet Franc 產(chǎn)量的 57%）混釀而成，酒力強(qiáng)勁，風(fēng)味豐富凝練，帶有烤濃咖啡、黑醋栗甜酒、煙熏、皮革、石墨和甘草的香氣，酒體豐滿，單寧收斂，口感緊致。此款 Mouton 已有 50 年酒齡，至少需要 10 年才能飲用，讀者需要耐心等待。預(yù)期成熟時(shí)間：2012 年至 2050 年。

Blackberry and violets on the nose, with hints of roses. Sweet tobacco too. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and round tannins. A little tight and reserved now. Give it time.—'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Best after 2011. 22,915 cases made. -JS

Fine, gamey, mild violet bouquet, lots of character. Smooth and ripe, good Cabernet-style bouquet, wtih ripe tannins, classy and elegant.

This is spicy and peppery with dried fruits and currants. It's full and velvety on the palate, showing pretty berries and toasted coffee beans. Long, long finish.

Cassis, smoke, earth, Asian spice and blackberry aromas lead to a full bodied wine with ample concentration. But the character of the vintage shows due to the lack of selection utilized by the chateau at the time. The finish shows signs of green olive tapenade in the slightly rough textures.