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Where to buy 1964 red wine – Château Mouton Rothschild 1964 from award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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Château Mouton Rothschild – From Marquis to Barons
Château Mouton Rothschild took its present name after Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired it from the English branch of the famous dynasty in 1853.
For many years, however, Mouton aroused little interest among its owners.
Moreover, they were unwilling to make the journey to a then-neglected region.
Consequently, it was a red-letter day when, in 1922, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, barely 20 years old and the great-grandson of Baron Nathaniel, took in hand the destiny of the estate.
Then, in 1924, Baron Philippe decided to bottle all the wine at the château.
Hitherto, the merchants took the wine in barrels.
This decision, soon embraced by others, meant that the château had to increase its storage space.
The architect Charles Siclis designed the spectacular Grand Chai (Great Barrel Hall) at Mouton, which they built in 1926.
Château Mouton Rothschild 1964 – Where to buy 1964 red wine
The 1964 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label was by the sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1984).
The son of a Yorkshire miner, he studied at the Royal College of Art, and from the early Thirties exhibited regularly with the Surrealists, acknowledging the influence of both Brancusi and pre-Columbian Art.
From these two sources he developed a new way of representing the human form that recalls the great primitive notions like kingship and fertility.
He brings his massive figures to life by hollowing out gaping holes, excavating depths of emptiness in the solid mass.
His work now puts him in the first rank of contemporary sculptors.
His design for the 1964 Mouton Rothschild label, three golden chalices cradled in cupped hands, evokes the solemn mood of some ancient ritual.
Where to buy 1964 red wine – at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
