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Wine Description
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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Wine Information
1951 ~ Marcel Vertes
ARCADIA AND LOVERS’ TRYST
Marcel Vertes (1896–1961) was born into an Austro-Hungarian family and began his career as a poster artist in Vienna. After moving to Paris, he was employed by renowned publishing houses primarily as a book illustrator. He not only designed the deluxe editions of books by contemporary authors, such as Colette and Paul Morand, but also provided illustrations for older works belonging to the F...
Vintage 1951
The 1951 wine vintage in Bordeaux was unfortunately a disaster and is widely considered one of the worst vintages in modern history. A miserably cold, gloomy spring was followed by an unseasonably damp and chilly summer that completely prevented the grapes from achieving proper phenolic ripeness. Relentless rainstorms in August and right through the October harvest resulted in a tiny, heavily diluted, and rotting crop. The resulting red wines ...
