Château Mouton Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé*

HISTORY:

Château Mouton Rothschild is the only estate to achieve promotion under the Official 1855 Classification of Médoc and Graves. Two years prior to the classification, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild bought the property – then known as Château Brane-Mouton – in what was a relatively neglected state and immediately renamed it (to incorporate the family name) and started to recondition the vineyards and facilities. Despite the wines selling for prices as high as those of Château Lafite and Château Latour, the estate was awarded Second Growth status. However, following the outstanding vintages produced by the estate in the 1870s and 1880s, this title was widely considered to be unjust. Eventually, due to Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s many years of campaigning and lobbying, Château Mouton Rothschild was promoted to First Growth status in 1973.

Already the estate had received an injection of innovation when Baron Philippe took over management in 1922. He took steps to guarantee authenticity for the consumer by introducing chateau-only bottling in 1924, a ground-breaking move at the time, and one which would revolutionize wine-making practices in Bordeaux. The cellar facility he built in 1926 to accommodate the bottling plant is a one hundred metre long barrel hall that impresses visitors with its extravagance, as do the many collected works of fine art that line the walls of the chateau. 

GRAPE VARIETIES: 

77% Cabernet Sauvignon

12% Merlot

9% Cabernet Franc

2% Petit Verdot

SKU: 

A1031

TOP VINTAGES PRODUCED:

1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2009

* Wine & vintages upon request