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MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild stands alone in its feat of being the only château of the 1855 Medoc Classification to change status. While this classification purported to consider only market prices in its framework, the exclusion of Mouton from the ranks of the four other premiers grands crus classés reeked of bias. The château was certainly of high pedigree, making its first appearance in a Christie's catalogue in 1834. The new English owner Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild was dissatisfied, but only when descendant Philippe took the helm in 1922 were serious strides made.
A few years after this appointment, the young Baron Philippe proposed château bottling for all the first growths and Mouton-Rothschild itself, ensuring greater quality control. Mouton was the first to achieve château bottling of a harvest in 1924. The Baron diligently worked towards correcting what he called "the monstrous injustice." Overcoming the inertia of a system steeped in tradition, politics and tremendous wealth, Mouton was reclassified from a second to a first growth in 1973 after Philippe de Rothschild's 51 year campaign. Despite rumors that persist each year, no other has achieved a promotion or even demotion since.
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Château Mouton-Rothschild--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Lot 151 levels: bottom neck. Lot 152 levels: into neck. Lots 153-154 levels: bottom neck or better. Lot 155 levels: ten top and two upper shoulder.
Lot 152 signs of old seepage. Lot 155 six lightly bin soiled labels and signs of old seepage.
Lots 152-155 in original wooden cases
Parcel: lots 153-154
"Cassis, cedar, spice box, minerals, and vanillin are all present, but this opaque black/purple Pauillac has yet to reveal secondary nuances given its youthfulness. It exhibits huge tannin, unreal levels of glycerin and concentration, and spectacular sweetness and opulence. Nevertheless, it demands another decade of cellaring, and should age effortlessly for another seven or eight decades." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, #129 (June 2000)
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Chateau Mouton-Rothschild stands alone in its feat of being the only château of the 1855 Medoc Classification to change status. While this classification purported to consider only market prices in its framework, the exclusion of Mouton from the ranks of the four other premiers grands crus classés reeked of bias. The château was certainly of high pedigree, making its first appearance in a Christie's catalogue in 1834. The new English owner Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild was dissatisfied, but only when descendant Philippe took the helm in 1922 were serious strides made.
A few years after this appointment, the young Baron Philippe proposed château bottling for all the first growths and Mouton-Rothschild itself, ensuring greater quality control. Mouton was the first to achieve château bottling of a harvest in 1924. The Baron diligently worked towards correcting what he called "the monstrous injustice." Overcoming the inertia of a system steeped in tradition, politics and tremendous wealth, Mouton was reclassified from a second to a first growth in 1973 after Philippe de Rothschild's 51 year campaign. Despite rumors that persist each year, no other has achieved a promotion or even demotion since.
DVR
Château Mouton-Rothschild--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Lot 151 levels: bottom neck. Lot 152 levels: into neck. Lots 153-154 levels: bottom neck or better. Lot 155 levels: ten top and two upper shoulder.
Lot 152 signs of old seepage. Lot 155 six lightly bin soiled labels and signs of old seepage.
Lots 152-155 in original wooden cases
Parcel: lots 153-154
"Cassis, cedar, spice box, minerals, and vanillin are all present, but this opaque black/purple Pauillac has yet to reveal secondary nuances given its youthfulness. It exhibits huge tannin, unreal levels of glycerin and concentration, and spectacular sweetness and opulence. Nevertheless, it demands another decade of cellaring, and should age effortlessly for another seven or eight decades." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, #129 (June 2000)
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