Mouton Rothschild (Low-Shoulder) - 1966 (750ml) Touriga Nacional Exceptionally rich with an outstanding

Exceptionally rich with an outstanding texture

inky/plum/garnet/purple color offers up scents of beef blood

the opaque purple-colored 2009 reveals an extraordinary nose of mulberries

the 2001 Cos d’Estournel (65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot) exhibits a poised

Mouton Rothschild (Low-Shoulder) - 1966 (750ml) Touriga Nacional Exceptionally rich with an outstandingThis review may be generous, but I have always liked this wine, even though it borders on being slightly too dry, austere, and restrained. Nevertheless, the dark garnet color and classic sweet, spicy, tobacco, coffee, and black currant aromas are enticing. The wine still has powerful tannin in the finish, which contributes to the dry, austere character this example has always exhibited. One of the more intellectually styled Moutons, the 1966 is a