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Where to buy 1952 red wine?
1952 Château Mouton Rothschild from 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, 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.
Château Mouton Rothschild 1952
The Château Mouton Rothschild 1952 is a Bordeaux red wine from the Pauillac appellation.
It is known for its collectible label, designed each year by a different artist.
The 1952 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label was by Léonor Fini (1907-1996).
She was born in Italy and was initially influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and by Aubrey Beardsley.
Later she joined the Surrealist movement, always returning to themes of a mysterious kind of eroticism; androgynous figures; and mystical landscapes.
Her work took a new direction with her stage designs.
She outraged Parisian society with her taste, her extravagance and her parties, many of them in fancy-dress.
Like a doodle from a child’s exercise book, her young “She-Ram” for the 1952 Mouton Rothschild label demonstrates Léonor Fini’s capacity, by the sheer elegance and precision of her drawing, to lift everyday reality into the world of dreams.
Where to buy 1952 red wine?
The 1952 vintage of Château Mouton Rothschild is available from award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
