2003 94 for the 2003 – Wine Enthusiast – UNITED STATES The May edition of Wine Enthusiast contains tasting notes on Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 giving it 94/100: "This wine is dominated by new wood, which goes right through the big, dark fruit flavors and tannins. Very ripe cassis flavors are under this wood, waiting likely for many years before the wood flavors subside." (May 2006) 95: "Powerful" - The Wine Advocate - UNITED STATES Robert Parker gives Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 a score of 95 which he describes as follows: "Backward, powerful, and extremely tannic, the dense purple-colored 2003 Mouton-Rothschild, a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, fashioned from yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare, with a finished alcohol of 12.9%, improves dramatically with aeration." (April 2006) Mouton and Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild – Paris Match – FRANCE An article in the magazine Paris Match notes the exceptional nature of the label for Château Mouton Rothschild 2003. Usually illustrated by an artist, the 2003 label shows Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, who acquired the Mouton estate on 11 May 1853. (15– 21 December 2005) Château Mouton Rothschild 2003: 18 – JM Quarin's Tasting Reports – FRANCE 18 is the mark awarded to Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 by JM Quarin in his Tasting Reports. In particular, he finds that a "skillful balance between maturity and freshness magnifies the wine on the mid-palate, where it displays considerable richness". (December 2005) "Close-knit and creamy tannins, plenty of fruit" – La Revue du Vin de France – Special issue – FRANCE "Purple colour, dense with a violet tint, a powerful, rather explosive nose with lovely oak, incredibly ripe fruit, gentle spice notes; massive and dense on the palate, with beautiful depth, close-knit and creamy tannins, plenty of fruit, persistent flavours and tremendous potential" is how the Revue du Vin de France describes Château Mouton Rothschild 2003. (November 2005)