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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