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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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Vintage 1936
The 1936 wine vintage in Bordeaux was a highly challenging, mediocre, and light-bodied year for dry reds, though it yielded much more successful results for the region's famous sweet white wines. A tumultuous growing season plagued by a damp summer, violent June hailstorms, and heavy July downpours severely promoted mildew and delayed grape maturation. Fortunately, a magnificent, sun-drenched September partially saved the harvest from total ru...
