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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, despite the increasingly acknowledged quality of its wine, Mouton aroused little interest among its owners.
They were unwilling to make the journey to a then-neglected region.
So 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 an estate to which he would devote his entire life.
In 1924, Baron Philippe decided to bottle all the wine at the château.
In doing so, he asserted the role and responsibility of the owners of top growths against the all-powerful Bordeaux wine trade.
Hitherto, the merchants received 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.
1978 red wine gift – Château Mouton Rothschild 1978
The 1978 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label was by Montreal-born Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002).
Working in Paris, New York and Canada, Riopelle belongs to Lyrical Abstraction.
He was inspired by the vital force of nature.
His thickly-painted, highly-coloured work expresses an initial violence, underscored by the use of spatulas and palette-knives.
For the 1978 Mouton Rothschild label, Riopelle prepared two designs.
It was impossible to choose between them, and each was therefore used for half the vintage.
