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1996 red wine gift – 1996 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 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.

It was a red-letter day when, in 1922, Baron Philippe de Rothschild took in hand the destiny of the estate.

Then, in 1924, Baron Philippe decided to bottle all the wine at the château.

Previously, the merchants took the wine in barrels.

This decision, soon embraced by others, meant that the château had to increase its storage space.

Therefore the architect Charles Siclis designed the spectacular Grand Chai (Great Barrel Hall) at Mouton, which they built in 1926.

1996 red wine gift – Château Mouton Rothschild 1996

The Chinese painter and calligrapher Gu Gan created the 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label.

He attended art school in Beijing in the early 1960s.

Obliged to break off his studies for health reasons, he still obtained a position with the Beijing city authority.

The Cultural Revolution removed him from his job, and he was forced to work as a labourer in the printing industry for ten years.

The death of Mao and the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976 finally allowed him to return to his art.

At the same time, he discovered the work of Kandinsky, Klee, and Miró with ardent interest, which was then virtually unknown in China.

For Mouton 1996, Gu Gan brought together in a single drawing five ideograms.

All of them signify the heart, varying the colour and stroke of each.

He called it “Coeur à Coeur” (Heart to Heart), intending it as an act of faith in universal harmony.

Arden Fine Wines in London offers this 1996 red wine gift.