Today we share one of the most famous houses in all of the world. Chateau Mouton Rothchild has a remarkable history that began in 1718 where Chateau Mouton and Calon-Segur were bought by Nicolas-Andrew de Segur, who owned Chateau Lafite and Chateau Latour. After his death the estate was divided amongst his four daughters.
Mouton Rothchild was initially excluded from being a first growth which was due to the vineyard had recently been purchased by an Englishman and was no longer in French ownership.
It was not until 1973 that Mouton Rothchild was moved to being a first growth. At the present day, Château Mouton Rothschild has 222 acres planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon (81%), as we’ll as Merlot (15%), Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (1%). Their wine is fermented in oak vats (they are one of the last châteaux in the Médoc to use them) and then matured in new oak casks.
The wines age exceptionally well. The wine I tasted yesterday came from the 2017 vintage, which was sandwiched between two epic vintages. 2017 wines are a bit more austere than the fleshy 2016 and 2018s. They have aged gracefully and I have found them to show better non-fruit character than the ‘16s and ‘18s. In truth, 2017 has turned out to be a really nice vintage, somewhat akin to 2001 which was initially panned as an unsuccessful year.
The 2017 Chateau Mouton Rothchild (OB, 99) is a total blockbuster that flirts with perfection. It is deeply concentrated and silky stuff throughout the drinking experience. It is now my third time tasting this beauty and it has delivered every single time. Learn more about this famed house at https://www.chateau-mouton-rothschild.com/ and here is my review of the incredible 2017 Mouton Rothchild.
2017 Chateau Mouton Rothschild- This is now the third time I have tasted the scintillating 2017 Chateau Mouton Rothcshild — a wine that flirts with perfection. Just as the last time I tasted it, it needed about a full day (24 hrs) of air to fully come around. It is so pleasurable in its wet gravel combined with creme de cassis, sweet pipe tobacco and creme de violette notes. Viscous, rich and dense, this is only just starting to hit its stride. Drink 2026-2050- 99