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100 Da Robert Parker
20 Da Rene Gabriel
100 Da Wine Spectator
1945 was the first of the artist’s label series (except for the one-off in 1924), commissioned by Baron Philippe de Rothschild and created by Philippe Jullian, featuring the distinctive “V” on the label to represent the World War II victory of the allies. This was a very small vintage, largely due to a devastating spring frost, which clearly did not affect quality, but meant yields were down by around 50% this year. This, combined with the fact that the vineyard was not quite the size it is today, meant that this would have been made almost exclusively from fruit from the plateau. It also meant only around 6,500 cases were made. Interestingly, Philippe Dhalluin shared with me that he recently learned this wine was made using a curious “sandwich” vinification method, whereby it was fermented using varying layers of stems and skins. Therefore, in this vintage there is an aromatic and textural component coming from the stems, which, of course, is absent in modern Mouton. However, this recently gleaned knowledge has inspired some vinification experiments with stems, Dhalluin told me with a gleam in his eyes. Medium to deep brick in color, the nose of the 1945 Mouton Rothschild is ATOMIC. It explodes from the glass with the most vibrant, spritely black cherry compote, kirsch and raspberry pie notes you can possibly imagine. This is backed up with beautifully fragrant rose oil, dried lavender, fallen leaves and wild mushroom scents, followed by waves of eucalyptus, cigar box, woodsmoke, incense and dark chocolate coming through as it transforms in the glass over the course of 30-45 minutes. The full-bodied palate is rich, decadent and very densely layered, strutting exquisitely ripe, fine-grained, silt-like tannins. The overall character is paradoxical: at once profoundly mature and yet so jaw-droppingly youthful. If this finish does not bring a tear to your eyes, nothing will.
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Château Mouton Rothschild
Tra i Premier Cru di Bordeaux, Château Mouton Rothschild è stata l'unica proprietà a ottenere questo riconoscimento dopo la famosa Classificazione del 1855. Nel 1973 il Barone Philippe de Rothschild si adoperò con successo per lo Château, ottenendo lo status di Premier Cru che oggi conosciamo. Mentre i vini continuano a distinguersi tra i Cru Classé, l'opulenza e l'accessibilità unite alle note ribes nero e ai tannini potenti sono rimasti fedeli allo stile di pregio dell'assemblaggio. Il Barone Philippe lo disse in modo perfetto: “Premier je suis. Second je fus. Mouton ne change”, che significa “Sono primo. Sono stato secondo. Mouton non cambia". Per molti anni la tenuta è stata gestita dalla figlia e appassionata d'arte, la baronessa Philippine, fino alla sua scomparsa nel 2014. Grazie a lei, artisti iconici come Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Keith Haring e Georges Braque hanno disegnato alcune etichette per diverse annate. Oltre al famoso vino di punta, il Mouton Rothschild, e alla seconda etichetta, Le Petit Mouton, bisogna citare l’allettante l'Aile d'Argent, bianco di pregio prodotto in quantità più contenute.