Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1970 Wine

Item No: cmr1970

Description:

 This is an exceptionally RARE Bordeaux red that is sort after by collectors and wine lovers from around the world. Chateau Mouton Rothschild is a First Growth Premier Cru vineyard famous for its exceptional labels and are designed by different artists every year. This makes them sort after far more than that of any other wine that use the same label every vintage.

The 1970 vintage took second place, and was the highest ranked French wine, at the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris wine competition. (More Information below)

First Growths (Premiers Crus)

• Château Lafite, now Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
• Château Latour,  Pauillac
• Château Margaux, Margaux
• Haut-Brion, now Château Haut-Brion, Pessac, Graves
• Mouton, now Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac

More Information:

Baron Philippe de Rothschild came up with the idea of having each year's label designed by a famous artist of the day. In 1946, this became a permanent and significant aspect of the Mouton image with labels created by some of the world's great painters and sculptors. The only exception to date is the unusual gold-enamel bottle for 2000.

To celebrate the hundredth birthday of the acquisition of Château Mouton, the portrait of Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild appeared on the 1953 label. In 1977, Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother visited the château and a special label was designed to commemorate the visit.

 The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 or the Judgment of Paris was a wine competition organized in Paris on 24 May 1976 by Steven Spurrier, a British wine merchant, in which French judges carried out two blind tasting comparisons: one of top-quality Chardonnays and another of red wines (Bordeaux wines from France and Cabernet Sauvignon wines from California). A California wine rated best in each category, which caused surprise as France was generally regarded as being the foremost producer of the world's best wines.

The Tasting that Changed the Wine World: 'The Judgment of Paris' 30th Anniversary

A 30-year anniversary re-tasting on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean was organized by Steven Spurrier in 2006. As The Times reported "Despite the French tasters, many of whom had taken part in the original tasting, 'expecting the downfall' of the American vineyards, they had to admit that the harmony of the Californian cabernets had beaten them again. Judges on both continents gave top honors to a 1971 Ridge Monte Bello cabernet. Four Californian reds occupied the next placings before the highest-ranked Bordeaux, a 1970 Château Mouton-Rothschild, came in at sixth.

The Tasting that Changed the Wine World: 'The Judgment of Paris' 30th Anniversary was conducted on 24 May 2006.

After the original tasting, some critics suggested that the French red wines would age better than their California counterparts.

The 30-year anniversary was held simultaneously at COPIA (The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts) in Napa, California and at Berry Bros. & Rudd (Britain’s oldest wine merchant) in London, in association with Steven Spurrier, who created the original Paris event.

The panel of nine wine experts at COPIA consisted of Dan Berger, Anthony Dias Blue, Stephen Brook, Wilfred Jaeger, Peter Marks MW, Paul Roberts MS, Andrea Immer Robinson MS, Jean-Michel Valette MW and Christian Vanneque, one of the original judges from the 1976 tasting.

The panel of nine experts at Berry Bros. & Rudd consisted of Michel Bettane, Michael Broadbent MW, Michel Dovaz, Hugh Johnson, Matthew Jukes, Jane MacQuitty, Jasper Morris MW, Jancis Robinson OBE MW and Brian St. Pierre.

1.  France – Château Mouton-Rothschild 1970 was rated the best of the French Wines

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Delivery Information:

New Zealand: 1-2 day

Australia:1-2 weeks

United States: 2-3 weeks

United Kingdom & Europe: 3-4 weeks