Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 (1 BT)

Château Mouton Rothschild 1945

Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

u. h/ms, label soiled, embossed metal capsule slightly damaged on top

Label Artist: Victory Year (Philippe Julian)

What more can be said about this wine other than it is extraordinary and not very much was made! Incredibly haunting bouquet of flavoured coffee, cloves and cinnamon. Raspberries (utterly surprising), gingerbread, blackcurrants and mint all battle on the palate with coffee and chocolate lining up to get in on the act. It finishes in such elegant fashion - so silky and so seamless. This is not a banal, huge wine, it is just a totally complete Claret, perhaps the greatest ever. In 2019, amazing, essence-like aromas of black fruits and liquorice - so precise. The flavours follow through from the bouquet. It still has wonderful concentration and freshness - a miracle of nature, seemingly eternal. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 100

1 bt (cn)

Provenance:

FIRST GROWTH TITANS FROM 1945, 1959, AND 1966

LYING IN GREENFORD PARK available Duty Paid

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