Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 (1 BT)

Château Mouton Rothschild 1945

Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

u. hs, bin-soiled, damp-stained and wine-stained label, signs of old seepage, scuffed capsule, short capsule reveals vintage branded cork

Label Artist: Victory Year (Philippe Julian)

Provenance:

Sotheby's New York, May 12, 2012, Finest and Rarest Wines, Lot 512

What more can be said about this wine other than it is extraordinary and not very much was made! Incredibly haunting bouquet of flavoured coffee, cloves and cinnamon. Raspberries (utterly surprising), gingerbread, blackcurrants and mint all battle on the palate with coffee and chocolate lining up to get in on the act. It finishes in such elegant fashion - so silky and so seamless. This is not a banal, huge wine, it is just a totally complete Claret, perhaps the greatest ever. In 2019, amazing, essence-like aromas of black fruits and liquorice - so precise. The flavours follow through from the bouquet. It still has wonderful concentration and freshness - a miracle of nature, seemingly eternal. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 100

1 bt (cn)