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1967 red wine gift – 1967 Chateau Mouton Rothschild from 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.
1967 red wine gift – Château Mouton Rothschild 1967
The 1967 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label was by César Baldaccini, known simply as César (1921-1998).
He was born in Marseille and moved to Paris in 1943.
In 1960 he introduced his famous “Compressions”: crushed cars, then other consumer durables given similar treatment.
He defended his use of scrap metal – “Carrara marble was too expensive, there was old iron lying about all over the place”.
In 1966 he turned to more malleable materials with moulded plastic and his “Expansions” in polyurethane.
His composition for the 1967 Mouton Rothschild label also makes amusing use of present-day artefacts: paper clips, nuts and bolts.
The 1967 vintage in Bordeaux was solid, though not an exceptional year like 1966.
Early-harvesting areas did well, and the Mouton is recognised as a successful and honest wine from this vintage.
While it lacks the concentration of greater vintages, well-stored bottles can offer an elegant and mature drinking experience.
You can find this 1967 red wine gift at Arden Fine Wines in London.
