Millésime 2001

Wine Advocate #156 - Dec 2004

Score :  (94-97) 

More tannic and concentrated than the 2000, the 2001 La Mouline reveals notes of smoky bacon fat intertwined with acacia flowers, blackberries, raspberries, and a hint of espresso. Full-bodied, deep, rich, and extraordinarily perfumed, but with a backward, firm, tannic finish, it should be at its peak between 2010-2023. Drink: 2010 - 2023. Robert Parker.

Wine Spectator - Web Only - 2011
 
Score: 95

This is starting to open up, with spice-gilded layers of raspberry, blackberry and black currant fruit all woven with ample but silky tannins and backed by flashes of mocha, licorice snap and incense. The rich, powerful finish has a gorgeous velvety feel as it expands easily with air.—Non-blind 2001 Côte-Rôtie retrospective (April 2011). Drink now through 2026. 400 cases made. James Molesworth.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Jan/Feb 03

Score : 92-95 

Full ruby. Grapey, raw aromas of blackberry, mocha and tree bark, lifted by a floral topnote. Already sappy and wonderfully aromatic in the middle palate, with notes of game and pepper. Conveys an almost salty impression of extract. Shows the smooth tannins of La Mouline. Stephen Tanzer.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Jan/Feb 05

Score : 94-97

Deep ruby-red. Superripe, slightly reduced aromas of cough medicine, bacon fat, woodsmoke and pepper. Superconcentrated and lush, with the peppery quality leavening the impression of sweetness. A wonderfully velvety wine that also boasts terrific inner-mouth energy and grip. Offers superb depth of dark fruit flavors and a compellingly long, building, chocolatey aftertaste. A great showing. Stephen Tanzer.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - Jan/Feb 06

Score :  96 

Dark red color. Pungently floral aromas meld smoky red berries, exotic rose petal, dried lavender and magnolia blossom. Dense and extremely sweet, showing an explosive array of red fruit flavors along with exotic floral and sweet tobacco tones and an overlay of smoky bacon and bonfires. A bright mineral tone sharpens the fruit, adding focus and precision to the flavors. The finish builds and deepens but maintains superb elegance and silkiness of texture, finishing on notes of wild red berries and rose oil. Josh Raynolds.