Château Mouton-Rothschild

What the RVF says in its 2018 Guide: "Antoine-Marie Arena produced his first wines in 2014. Antoine Arena's youngest son has been working and making wine at the family estate for years. He now signs his own cuvées, taking charge of Hauts de Carco in white and Carco in red, and made his entry in the 2017 edition. The reading of the wines and the sensitivity of the new blended wines confirm the talent of this young winemaker. The coherence and depth of his wines are beyond doubt: we award him a well-deserved second star. The wines: they give a lot of emotion, show both precision and accuracy. Hauts de Carco has great purity, a powerful yet firm mouthfeel. Bianco Gentile is a model, with the maturity of this grape variety, without its drawbacks: full-bodied, it is well managed by bitters that reframe it. Bianchi, a blend of vermentino, biancu gentile and muscat, is subtle. It exhales notes of rose and cumin, and delights us with its harmonious mouthfeel, its quality length; for a lemon chicken. Carco, not very extracted and infused, is distinguished by its right substance and finesse. Memoria is chubbier and fuller, but retains the precision of the fruit and the quality of the tannins. Finally, San Giovanni, still very young, offers spicy nuances and a quality substance. It seduces by its dimension"

Initialement connu sous le nom de Château Brane-Mouton, il est rebaptisé Château Mouton Rothschild en 1853 par le baron Nathaniel de Rothschild. Un descendant de la famille Rothschild fera construire un immense chai de 100 mètres de long pour accueillir les barriques, et instaurera la mise en bouteille exclusive au château. Grâce à ses efforts, le domaine atteint une renommée exceptionnelle, culminant en 1973 avec le reclassement du vin en 1er Grand Cru Classé de Pauillac, aux côtés de Lafite-Rothschild et Latour.

 

Les bouteilles de Château Mouton Rothschild sont célèbres pour leurs étiquettes créées par des artistes internationaux tels que Miró, Chagall, Picasso et Jeff Koons. Aujourd'hui, les enfants de la baronne de Rothschild dirigent le vignoble, perpétuant la qualité et l'excellence de ce vin légendaire. Le domaine produit également un Bordeaux Blanc, l'Aile d'Argent, depuis 1991 et un second vin, le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild, depuis 1993.