World-famous Bordeaux wine, originally classed at the top of the “2nd Growth”, it fetched Premier Cru prices long before it officially gained this ranking in 1973 (the only such change ever made to the 1855 classification). Located in Pauillac with 82 hectares under vine (77 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 percent Merlot, 9 percent Cabernet Franc and 2 percent Petit Verdot – average age of the vines is 48 years), Chateau Mouton-Rothschild produces yearly about 300,000 bottles of one of the most sought-after red wines, which at its best is of overwhelming opulence and needs, especially true for good vintages, often several decades to develop from the domination of hard, powerful tannins to the seductive, cedary richness it is well-known for.
Since 1945, every year a contemporary artist is commissioned to design the top of the label. Pictured above the superb 1959 vintage.
Below a bottle of the Mouton-Rothschild 1999:
All reviews seem to note the beautiful, deep color of that vintage. Good tannins, should be ready from 2010 on for the next 10-15 years.
Label of vintage 1987:
1986: One of the best vintages of that decade. And the Mouton-Rothschild is said to be the best red Bordeaux of 1986. Still youthful. Should be ready by now.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1985: One of the most ideal and consistent Bordeaux vintages with very typical wines. For drinking now and keeping.
Vintage 1982: Reputed to be the greatest vintage since 1970. Wines of impressive colour. The Mouton 1982 is regarded as a real classic.
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1989: Another superlative vintage, many of the very best Bordeaux wines are equipped with plenty of tannin and for the long term. Should slowly become ready now.
Vintage 2001: Perhaps more for the mid-term, but crystallizing as one one of the best Bordeaux vintages since 1990 in terms of consistency. The Mouton-Rothschild regularly gets described as very smoky, solid and of great density.
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 2006 wooden case of six bottles:
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
World-famous Bordeaux wine, originally classed at the top of the “2nd Growth”, it fetched Premier Cru prices long before it officially gained this ranking in 1973 (the only such change ever made to the 1855 classification). Located in Pauillac with 82 hectares under vine (77 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 percent Merlot, 9 percent Cabernet Franc and 2 percent Petit Verdot – average age of the vines is 48 years), Chateau Mouton-Rothschild produces yearly about 300,000 bottles of one of the most sought-after red wines, which at its best is of overwhelming opulence and needs, especially true for good vintages, often several decades to develop from the domination of hard, powerful tannins to the seductive, cedary richness it is well-known for.
Since 1945, every year a contemporary artist is commissioned to design the top of the label. Pictured above the superb 1959 vintage.
Below a bottle of the Mouton-Rothschild 1999:
All reviews seem to note the beautiful, deep color of that vintage. Good tannins, should be ready from 2010 on for the next 10-15 years.
Label of vintage 1987:
1986: One of the best vintages of that decade. And the Mouton-Rothschild is said to be the best red Bordeaux of 1986. Still youthful. Should be ready by now.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1985: One of the most ideal and consistent Bordeaux vintages with very typical wines. For drinking now and keeping.
Vintage 1982: Reputed to be the greatest vintage since 1970. Wines of impressive colour. The Mouton 1982 is regarded as a real classic.
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1989: Another superlative vintage, many of the very best Bordeaux wines are equipped with plenty of tannin and for the long term. Should slowly become ready now.
Vintage 2001: Perhaps more for the mid-term, but crystallizing as one one of the best Bordeaux vintages since 1990 in terms of consistency. The Mouton-Rothschild regularly gets described as very smoky, solid and of great density.
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 2006 wooden case of six bottles: