CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1945 |

Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classéu. 3t/hs, 2hs, 1h/m, good color and clarity, 1 label very slightly soiled, bottle number partially illegible, 5 labels slightly soiled and slightly worn by age, including 1 faded, slightly wrinkled and very slightly torn at base, 1 bottle number slightly illegible, 1 mostly illegible, 1 vintage neck label slightly soiled, slightly soiled and worn, 2 slightly nicked, 1 damaged, capsules slightly wrinkled, 2 showing signs of corrosion on top, vintage embossed corks clearly legibleLabel 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 1006 bts (cn)Estimates are per lot