Château Mouton Rothschild 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for Château Mouton Rothschild 2023

Tasting

Colour
Of a beautiful garnet hue, the colour is adorned with purple reflections.

Nose
Combining freshness and power, the nose exhales fruity fragrances (small black fruits), pastry, chocolate and also confectionery.

Palate
A broad and creamy attack precedes a palate where powerful and lively tannins ideally combine with delicious aromas of graphite, roasted hazelnuts and cocoa bean.

A seductive First Growth of Pauillac in terms of elegance and balance

The estate

It was in 1853 that Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at auction. The estate, 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 estate. Visionary, he decided to initiate in 1924 the complete bottling at the château while entrusting the illustration of the vintage 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 First Growth shines the great wines of Bordeaux around 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

The Château Mouton Rothschild is a Pauillac wine from a vineyard of 82 hectares located northwest of Bordeaux, in the Médoc. The vines, with an average age of 50 years, 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 power, elegance and unique tannic structure.

The vintage

Mild and relatively humid, the spring promotes rapid vegetative growth. The bud break in early April is not impacted by the frost episode at this time. Flowering is recorded at the end of May with a 5-day lead. Despite a June recognized as the hottest since 1962, the vineyard maintains its lead. The end of summer is punctuated by two heatwave episodes at the end of August and the beginning of September before the start of the harvest, partly carried out under unstable conditions.

Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon (93%)
Merlot (7%)