10 THINGS YOUDIDN’T KNOWABOUT
CHÂTEAUMOUTONROTHSCHILD
CHÂTEAUMOUTONROTHSCHILD
10 THINGS YOUDIDN’T KNOWABOUT
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is one of the esteemed First Growth
Bordeaux wine estates located in the
village of Pauillac. That much
youprobably already know, but did you
know that...
THE CHÂTEAUMOUTON
ROTHSCHILD
The official birth of what we know as ChâteauMouton Rothschild
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took place in 1853 when Nathaniel deRothschild purchased Brane Mouton fromIsaac Thuret.
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THE 5POINTED CREST
of the labels of the Rothschild familywines is to remember the 5 sons of the
first generation of the Rothschildfamily.
THE METHODS ANDTECHNIQUES OF WINEGROWING THAT THE
began implementing in 1922 – which which were
described as radical at the time – are widely used by
the top producers today.
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Baron Philippe Rothschild
IN THE ORIGINAL1855CLASSIFICATION
ChateauMouton Rothschild awarded Second Growth status.
THE BARON THEN MADE IT HISMISSION
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to earn the coveted First Growth status for MoutonRothschild.
CHATEAUMOUTONROTHSCHILD is the only First Growth still in the
same family’s hands since the historic
1855 classification.
THE BARON WAS THEFIRST BORDEAUXWINEMAKER
to insist on bottling all his wine at the
estate.It allowed total control over the
Bordeaux wine he sold from Mouton
Rothschild.
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To mark the revolutionary change to the way wine wasbottled, the Baron commissioned the Cubist artist JeanCarlu to create a special design for the
1924 ChateauMoutonRothschi ldlabel .
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Mouton Rothschild which symbolised the
Liberation of Francestarted in 1945.
The now famous series oflabels synonymous with
Artists such as
Salvador Dali, Picasso,
Warhol, Bacon and
David Hockney.
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have all contributed tothe artwork found on them
IN 2013 A COMPLETERENOVATION OF THEWINERY WASCOMPLETED,
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designed by the noted architect
Bernard Mazieres and theatrical
designer Richard Peduzzi at an
estimated cost of £20 million.
CHATEAUMOUTONROTHSCHILD ISBEST SERVED
at 15.5 degrees celsius, 60 degrees fahrenheit.The cool, almost cellar temperature gives thewine more freshness and lift.
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