CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1945 |

Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classéu. 1hs, 1h/m, 1ms, good color and clarity, labels soiled, 1 slightly wrinkled, 1 faded and scuffed, 2 part vintage labels, all vintage neck labels soiled and slightly nicked, 1 faded, 2 capsules slightly corroded on top, 1 heavily corrodedLabel 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 1003 bts (cn)Estimates are per lot