Château Mouton Rothschild 1959 (2 BT)

Château Mouton Rothschild 1959

Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

u. 1h/ms, 1ms, 1 label slightly soiled, slightly torn at edge and coming loose, 1 soiled, both slightly worn at top edge, capsules corroded, 1 slightly damaged on top

Label Artist: Richard Lippold

Incredible plummy nose, full of scented spices. Real mintiness as well, à la Heitz Martha's Vineyard at its zenith. Glorious, sweet and heady. Super chocolate finish, like chocolate-covered blackcurrants. Marvellously fascinating, ripe and exotic. Riveting to compare with the stylistically quite different 1961 and the room usually divides on this one. At its half century, this was an absolute knock-out. Peppermint, eucalyptus nose. Incredibly rich and voluptuous on the palate - total glycerol. A wine for hedonists! Burnt cassis berries and liquorice, with coffee beans on the end. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 100

2 bts (cn)

Provenance:

FROM THE PRIVATE, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CELLAR AND PROFESSIONAL STORAGE ACCOUNT OF A PASSIONATE COLLECTOR

LYING IN GREENFORD, MIDDLESEX

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