CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1961 |

Château Mouton Rothschild 1961 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classéu. 1ts, 1h/m, good color and clarity, 1 label soiled, marked and slightly nicked at top border, 1 label slightly soiled, slightly wrinkled and slightly creased, 1 capsule slightly corroded on top and slightly nicked around collar, 1 badly corroded and mostly missing on top, 1 vintage embossed cork 1961 clearly legible, 1 partially legibleLabel Artist: Georges Mathieu Glorious, sweet, perfumed bouquet - this could only be a First when, officially, it was not at this time! So much for the rulebook. The most classic Mouton nose that has huge affinity with the 1945. Total seduction on the palate. Terrific sweet/meaty taste and lovely lingering length of enormous elegance showing that this landmark wine has now fined down from its monumental beginnings. Such an incredible sweet finish. Sheer perfection. My last bottle in 2015 was just so irony and tremendously structured, incredibly tannic with such mineral intensity. A wonder of the wine world and a riveting stylistic contrast with the luscious 1959. It goes on for ever and is a bit 'mysterious', like all great wines. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 982 bts (cn)Estimates are per lot