What are the best year for Mouton Rothschild?

The best vintages of Chateau Mouton Rothschild are: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1986, 1985, 1983, 1982, 1961, 1959, 1955, 1953, 1949, 1948, 1945, 1929, 1928 and 1900.

In what appellation is Chateau Mouton Rothschild?

Château Mouton Rothschild – Premier Cru Classé, Bordeaux.

What kind of wine is Mouton Rothschild?

Today, Château Mouton Rothschild has 222 acres (90 ha) of grape vines made up of Cabernet Sauvignon (81%), 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.

What is Mouton wine?

Mouton Cadet is the brand name of a popular range of modestly priced, generic Bordeaux wines, considered Bordeaux’s most successful brand. Created by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Mouton Cadet wine is produced through the assembly of a variety of grapes, from several Bordeaux region appellations.

When should I drink 2000 Mouton Rothschild?

Chateau Latour offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 18 and 60 years of age after the vintage. Chateau Mouton Rothschild is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

When did Mouton become first growth?

1973
Mouton Rothschild was not among the four first growths in the 1855 classification. It became a first growth in 1973, after decades of lobbying by owner Philippe de Rothschild.

Are First Growth wines better?

These brokers ranked French wine estates according to trading price, reputation, and overall quality, and first-growth was the highest-ranked classification.

What are the five First Growth wines?

Bordeaux: The five first growths Known as the first growths, or the premier cru classés, they are Haut-Brion, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Latour and Margaux.