Chateau Mouton Rothschild 'Le Petit Mouton', Pauillac, France 2021 Weingut Friedrich Becker and dried herbs gives way

and dried herbs gives way to a full-bodied wine that has a great mid-palate

touches of limestone and orange peel

Generously flavored with slow-building tannins buried under the weight of succulent fruit

and salted mango and spiced with cumin and sumac

dried sage and dried oregano

Chateau Mouton Rothschild 'Le Petit Mouton', Pauillac, France 2021 Weingut Friedrich Becker and dried herbs gives wayThe second wine of first growth Chateau Mouton Rothschild, drawn from younger vines and lots in Pauillac. The 2021 is surprisingly full and round for the vintage, with currants, fresh flowers and dark berries carried by polished tannins and bright energy. James Suckling 95 points.