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Where to buy 1954 red wine?
1954 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 1954
The 1954 Chateau Mouton Rothschild label was by Jean Carzou (1907-2000).
Born of Armenian parents, he studied architecture, only coming to prominence as a painter after 1945.
He later won acclaim for his stage sets with his designs for Le Loup by Roland Petit in 1953 and La Périchole at the Théâtre de Paris in 1970.
In his work, there is a sharp contrast between a rigorous geometric perspective and the tangle of lines he uses to draw people and things.
The result is highly personal and poetic, transcending objective reality by investing it with an element of fantasy.
The allegory of the Wheel of Fortune which he chose for the label of 1954 reminds us that however generous, Nature, even at Mouton Rothschild, is never predictable.
Where to buy 1954 red wine?
The 1954 vintage of Château Mouton Rothschild is available from award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
