CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1945 |

Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classéu. 1ts, heavily bin soiled and scuffed label, top Victoire label torn and partially missing; main label partially missing at top, capsule cut to reveal fully branded corkLabel Artist: Victory Year (Philippe Julian) 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. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 1001 bt (sc)Estimates are per lot