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Where to buy 1942 wine – Château Mouton Rothschild 1942 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 1942 wine – Château Mouton Rothschild 1942 at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London
The Château Mouton Rothschild of 1942 is a rare, wartime vintage from Pauillac, Bordeaux.
The 1942 vintage was a wartime production year characterised by limited labour and materials, resulting in a small crop.
The Bordeaux region experienced a particularly wet and cold year, making the red wines generally decent but full-bodied and tannic.
The wine’s colour is bright with a lively look.
Expect mature, complex flavours with hints of cassis, cedar, mint, and spice.
The palate is balanced, with firm tannins.
Unlike vintages from 1945 onwards, the 1942 Mouton Rothschild does not feature a unique artist’s label.
Where to buy 1942 wine – award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London stocks this super-rare bottle of Château Mouton Rothschild 1942.
