Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac AOC Premier Grand Cru Classe 2017

Chateau Mouton Rothschild is among the greatest châteaux in Bordeaux and undoubtedly the brightest star of Pauillac, with its wines being some of the best in the world. The first Rothschild to take winemaking seriously was Baron Philippe, although the estate was purchased in 1853 by his grandfather Nathaniel Rothschild. Baron Philippe was the first to experiment with most of the technologies that are now used by all top-class châteaux. The main innovation of the baron was that wines began to be bottled directly at the estate, rather than at merchants. In addition, the winemaking processes themselves were improved, allowing Cabernet Sauvignon to achieve sophistication, expressiveness, power, and a lifespan that approaches infinity. Baron Philippe was also the only person able to make changes to the Bordeaux wine classification established in 1855: the classification was revised in 1973, and the estate moved from its second class to the deserved first. Even the Mouton Rothschild castle deserves special attention, as Baron Philippe and his daughter Philippine, who is now the owner of the Château, have long collected art related to wine. The castle houses the Wine in Art Museum, founded in 1962.