Last night uncorked the captioned wine for my family at dinner. A first growth wine that may not be a crowd pleaser.

Purchased this wine just after it was newly released. Let the wine breathe for 1.5 hr and started to consume it. Nose, great, very fragrant. The first sip, the wine was very backward, waited for some time, still subdued, medium bodied, strong lead pencil, no harsh edges, not very tannic, finished with moderate aftertaste. One may say that it was elegant. Some disappointment. BTW, sometimes I wonder how this chateau could be elevated to first growth even though she had produced some magnificent wines. But where is the consistency?

In my tasting experience of clarets of 95', I personally do not regard this a particular successful vintage and the current market price may give some hints. IMO, Mouton 95' doesn't possess extra dimensions and nuances to qualify as a first growth. And the worst is that she lacks concentration. One may bet on her to blossom after years but sorry not me. Cheers.

To decant or not to decant is always stirring up a debate on its effectivness. Decanting is somewhat like a knife with double-blade. It can promote the aeration of  a wine so that more aromas and flavours could be released from wine but on the other hand, over-exposure of oxygen could be harmful to wine or even ruin the wine.
Some wine experts also point out that the prolonged exposure to oxygen actually diffuses and dissipates more aroma compounds than it stimulates.

I personally  like breathing the wine in the bottle and taste the wine intervals by intervals in order to experience the changes and development of wine. I think, C hing , you're a follower of using decanter.