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Where to buy 1938 wine – Château Mouton Rothschild 1938 at 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, 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.
Where to buy 1938 wine – 1938 Château Mouton Rothschild at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London
Château Mouton Rothschild 1938 is an extremely rare, historic Bordeaux red wine.
As a 1938 vintage, it’s a very mature wine, best enjoyed now or in the near future.
The 1938 vintage was an “off-year” with challenging weather conditions, and the wine was bottled during the war.
Mouton 1938 offers notes of cedar, tobacco cigar box, mushroom, and spicy red currants.
The palate is tart and crisp, with a short but pleasant finish.
This savoury, classic red wine is best paired with beef or venison.
Where to buy 1938 wine – award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London stocks this super-rare bottle of Château Mouton Rothschild 1938.
