One bottle Château Mouton-Rothschild
1986 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Label design by Bernard Sèjourné (1947-1994)
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: upper shoulder
Robert Parker (2009): 100/100
James Suckling (2001): 99/100
René Gabriel (2014): 20/20

This lot comprises one bottle of 1986 vintage Château Mouton-Rothschild from the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux. The label for the 1981 vintage was designed by the Haitian painter Bernard Sèjourné (1947-1994).

The appellation Pauillac produces some of the world’s most highly-prized and expensive red wines. Situated to the northwest of the city of Bordeaux, near the Atlantic coast, its vineyards are located on dried-out swamplands. Vines take root in gravel dunes with subterranean clay lens. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon can develop a unique depth of taste and power, so the grape variety therefore makes up a large percentage of the Pauillac cuvées. The tannin-rich, powerful, concentrated wines require longer bottle-ageing in order to differentiate and reveal their taste. The Classification of 1855 put the vineyards of the Lafite-Rothschild and Latour estates ahead of the pack, awarding them Premier cru status. Mouton-Rothschild has also belonged to the club since 1973. In second place are the Deuxième crus of Pichon-Longueville-Baron and Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande. For decades, however, experts have judged them as being at least on a par with their Premier cru counterparts. This is also the case for numerous other top wines from this appellation.

1986 was a very good vintage in Bordeaux, with tannin-rich wines that developed wonderfully over a long period of time. This wine will already be delicious, however it might still need a few years in order to fully mature.

The 1986 vintage Mouton-Rothschild was rated 100 points by Robert Parker. The Wine was rated 99 points by James Suckling for Wine Spectator. René Gabriel rated the wine 20 points.

The fill level is good (upper shoulder). The label is soiled; the capsule is in perfect condition.

Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.