Auction announcements
08th Sep 2014
Lot 63: this lot comprises one impériale bottle with an original filling quantity of 6 liters.

One bottle Château Mouton-Rothschild
1990 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Label design by Bacon (1909-1992)
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: into neck
René Gabriel (2014): 19/20
James Suckling (2005): 87/100

This lot comprises one bottle of 1990 vintage Château Mouton-Rothschild from the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux. The label for the 1990 vintage was designed by the Irish painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992)

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.

The 1990 vintage Château Mouton-Rothschild was rated 87 points by James Suckling for Wine Spectator in 2005. René Gabriel awarded the wine 19 out of 20 points in 2014.

The fill level is excellent (into neck). The label and capsule are in perfect condition.

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