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  • Country ranking ?

    809
  • Producer ranking ?

    31
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic

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The Story

Château Mouton Rothschild A Premier Cru Classé in 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, consists of 205 acres of vines near Pauillac, in the Médoc, North West of the city of Bordeaux. This Premier Cru benefits from exceptionally good natural conditions, both in the quality of the soil, the position of its vines and their exposure to the sun. It is regarded today as one of the world's greatest wine. 


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Château Mouton Rothschild

A Premier Cru Classé in 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, consists of 205 acres of vines near Pauillac, in the Médoc, North West of the city of Bordeaux. This Premier Cru benefits from exceptionally good natural conditions, both in the quality of the soil, the position of its vines and their exposure to the sun. It is regarded today as one of the world's greatest wine. ...

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Vintage 1929

The year 1929 was an extraordinary year in the Bordeaux vineyards as well as on Wall Street. When the U.S. stock market collapsed in 1929, it produced several undesirable effects abroad, particularly in Europe, where many countries had not fully recovered from the aftermath of World War I. In Germany, the economic disaster and resulting social dislocation contributed to the rise of Adolf in the United States, there were 16 million unemployed –...

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Average Bottle Price

2016 2015 2013 2010 2005 2000
6 211€ +12.3% 5 531€ +61.3% 3 429€ +57.0% 2 184€ +82.3% 1 198€ +55.8% 769€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Full

ending

Long, Lingering and Spicy

flavors

Cedar

recommend

Yes

taste

Well-structured, Rich and Ripe

Written Notes

The 1929 Mouton Rothschild was ‘sexy’ and ‘alive’ per The Comte.  It was fruity, and I can’t read exactly what I wrote next, but it looks like ‘margarita’ lol.  It was a little grapey, soft and fleshy on the palate with just a touch of vim remaining, but this wine was definitely on the downward slope, but at age 89, there were no complaints (93).

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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Average

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