Château Mouton Rothschild 1999

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château Mouton Rothschild 1999

Tasting

Color
Evolved color, with orange, brick hues.

Nose
The nose reveals its depth through notes of fruit, tobacco and spices (clove, pepper).

Palate
A fresh and fruity attack precedes a mineral, creamy and beautifully precise palate.

The vivacity and structure of a Premier Cru Classé from Pauillac

The property

It was in 1853 that Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at auction. The property, located in the heart of the Médoc, in Pauillac, was then renamed Château Mouton Rothschild. In 1922, Baron Philippe de Rothschild took over the reins of the property. Visionary, he decided to initiate in 1924 the complete bottling at the château while entrusting the illustration of the cru's label to an artist. Each year since 1945, the label of Château Mouton Rothschild is illustrated by the original work of a great contemporary artist. Dalí, César, Miró, Chagall, Warhol, Soulages, Bacon, Balthus, Tàpies, Koons, Doig... an exciting collection that grows each year with a new work and constitutes the famous exhibition "Art and Label". Emblem of the Pauillac appellation, this Premier Cru Classé makes the great wines of Bordeaux shine throughout the world. Today, it is the three children of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Camille and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild who preside over the destiny of Château Mouton Rothschild.

The vineyard

Château Mouton Rothschild is a Pauillac wine from a vineyard located northwest of Bordeaux, in the Médoc. The vines, which are on average 50 years old, are planted on pebbly gravel soils that capture heat and release it during the night, thus promoting the ripening of the grapes. These draining soils rest on a clay-gravel subsoil, giving the wines of Château Mouton Rothschild a unique power, elegance and tannic structure.

The label

For the 1999 vintage, Mouton Rothschild teamed up with Raymond Savignac, undisputed master of the poster, born in Paris and gifted from an early age with a talent for caricature. His art, both figurative and poetic, is distinguished by a timeless freshness. More than seventy years after the poster artist Jean Carlu, creator of the first artist's label for Mouton in 1924, Savignac offers a return to the roots. With humor and lightness, his emblematic ram, totem of the property, vigorously chases the ending millennium, announcing a new chapter for Mouton.

Blend

Cabernet sauvignon (78%)
Merlot (18%)
Cabernet franc (4%).