Château Mouton Rothschild 1970 — Pauillac, 0.75 L

Name: Château Mouton Rothschild 1970 — Pauillac, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Mouton Rothschild
SKU: BOR-MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD-1970-075
Price: 444.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Château Mouton Rothschild

1970 · 0.75 L · RP 93

€ 444,00

2 in stock

Château Mouton Rothschild 1970, Pauillac, 0.75 L: made before the 1973 promotion to first growth and rated 93/100 by Robert Parker Wine Advocate.

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate score, out of 100. 90–95 outstanding, 96–100 extraordinary.
0.75 L
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SKU: BOR-MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD-1970-075

Key facts

Vintage: 1970
Appellation: Pauillac
Classification: Grand Cru
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Vintage rating: 87/100 — irregular vintage
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Mouton Rothschild
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Pauillac 1970 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Pauillac, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Grand Cru, Merlot, Red, Wine

Château Mouton Rothschild 1970: a Pauillac made before the first-growth promotion

The 1970 vintage of Château Mouton Rothschild was made three years before the decree of 21 June 1973 that moved the estate from second to first growth. Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 93/100. This is a 0.75 L bottle of a red Pauillac.

Illustration: gravel vineyards of Pauillac by the Gironde estuary

What the 1970 vintage chart says about Pauillac

The Wine Advocate vintage chart gives the 1970 vintage in Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe a score of 87 and the letter I, which stands for an irregular vintage.

Illustration: first-year barrel hall in the Médoc

Cabernet and Merlot in a 1970 Pauillac

The grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Pauillac sits on gravel terraces that run parallel to the Gironde estuary, with soils of mainly gravel, sand and clay.

Illustration: a glass of red Pauillac with roast beef

From the 1855 ranking to the 1973 decree

Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild bought Château Brane-Mouton at auction on 11 May 1853 and renamed it Mouton Rothschild. The 1855 classification ranked it as a second growth. In 1924 Baron Philippe de Rothschild, who had taken charge of the estate in 1922, decided that all the wine would be bottled at the château instead of being delivered to Bordeaux merchants in barrel. The decree signed by Jacques Chirac, then Minister of Agriculture, in 1973 is the only promotion ever made to the 1855 Médoc classification, so a 1970 bottle was made under the second-growth ranking.

Mouton’s motto and the label

After 1973 the estate adopted the motto “Premier je suis, second je fus, Mouton ne change” (“First I am, second I was, Mouton does not change”). Mouton is one of Pauillac’s three first growths, with Lafite and Latour. The label of this vintage reproduces an original artwork by a contemporary artist.

Questions buyers ask

Is Château Mouton Rothschild a first growth?

Yes. A decree of 21 June 1973 promoted it from second to first growth, the only promotion made to the 1855 Médoc classification. The 1970 vintage was made before that decree.

What does Robert Parker Wine Advocate rate Mouton Rothschild 1970?

Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 93/100.

Was 1970 a good vintage in Pauillac?

The Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe 1970 a score of 87 and the letter I, meaning an irregular vintage.

Who bought Château Brane-Mouton and renamed it Mouton Rothschild?

Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild bought Château Brane-Mouton at auction on 11 May 1853 and renamed it Mouton Rothschild.

This bottle

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