Chateau Mouton Rothschild Bordeaux Tasting back to the 1966 Vintage with Special Guest Dewey Markham III

"Wine had such ill effects on Noah’s health that it was all he could do to live 950 years. Show me a total abstainer that ever lived that long."  - Will Rogers

Wine Watch has been doing scientific work with wine for over 43 years now and this is the most important part of the job for me.  Drinking the world’s greatest wines and sharing them with our “Wine Drinking People” will be our legacy when it comes to what separates us from the rest of the wine stores that exist on this planet.  We are constantly stiving to create unique experiences with the greatest wines we have here in the store.  As I like to say, “I would rather drink these wines than sell them”.

This tasting features the only Chateau on the left bank of Bordeaux that has been elevated from its original 1855 status.  The Baron Philippe de Rothschild was so important in promoting and elevating the status of all the wines of Bordeaux that Chateau Mouton Rothschild was elevated from a 2^nd growth to the penultimate 1^st growth status in 1973.  To this day this is still the only Chateau ever to achieve this honor.

Tonight, we are going all the way back to the legendary 1966 vintage with two (100 Point) wines from Chateau Mouton Rothschild, both the 1982 and 1986 were awarded a perfect score from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.  

Chef Toni Lampasone will be making a special 5 course menu to accompany the tasting wines.  There are only 12 seats available for this event and the fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $995 per person + Tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.

 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Vertical Bordeaux Wine Tasting back to the 1966 Vintage

with Special Guest Dewey Markham III
Thursday, February 26th 
7:30 PM

2023 Chateau Coutet 'Opalie de Coutet', Bordeaux Blanc

2008 Baron Philippe de Rothschild Chateau d'Armailhac, Pauillac

2014 Chateau Clerc-Milon, Pauillac

2010 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac

2015 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

  2006 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

2000 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1995 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1988 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1985 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1966 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

2001 Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac (375ml)

Menu

 Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Portobello Mushroom Carpaccio

with Heirloom Tomato Tartar, Fontodi Olive Oil and 25 Year Aged Balsamic
Duck Confit Pancake with Hoisin BBQ
Beef Short Rib Wellington with Bordeaux Natural Sauce
Canales de Bordeaux with Caramel Pineapple Rum Sauce

  There are only 12 spaces available for this tasting.  The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and Gratuity is $995 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.

A bit about Chateau Mouton Rothschild:

It is without doubt the most interesting and the most controversial of all the châteaux in Bordeaux; and its former owner, the late Baron Philippe de Rothschild, would have it no other way.  There have been four generations of Rothschilds since the Baron's great grandfather, Nathaniel, bought the château in 1853; but the family did not take much interest in Mouton until young Baron Philippe came to live on the property in 1923 - the first Rothschild to be a live-in proprietor.  It was to signal a new era for Mouton and a new era for Bordeaux, for not only did the Baron Philippe begin to do much to attract the world's attention to the merits of his own wine, he also generated a great deal of interest in the entire Bordeaux region.  After fifty years of hard work, Baron Philippe scored a great personal triumph in 1973.  In that year Mouton was reclassified from a second to a first cru in the elite 1855 Grand Cru Classification, a long-overdue recognition and the first time a wine had ever been upgraded in this controversial and ossified classification.

In 1945 Mouton began the controversial practice of adorning each new vintage with the work of a famous artist (such publicity gimmicks were considered "bad form" among the staid, aristocratic society of Bordeaux.) However, the "label art" today has become something famous in itself (the labels themselves are now collector's items and one must get his original by purchasing a bottle), and the original objections raised have long been forgotten.  Some of the great artists of the 20th century have done work for the labels - Braque, Dali, Chagall, Kandinsky, and Picasso.  Andy Warhol did the 1975, and John Huston, the movie director, painted the label for the legendary 1982.  In addition to presiding over one of the world's great wine estates for some sixty years, Baron Philippe had also been a great patron of the arts.  The château itself is a major tourist attraction in Bordeaux and houses one of the world's great wine museums.  The chai, in which new vintages of Mouton age in shiny barrels, is a breathtaking sight for the winelover.  The great Baron died at his home in Paris in January of 1988, and his funeral was one of the largest ever witnessed in the Médoc - nearly 1500 people attended a grand ceremony at the Château.  Under French law, the dead may not be buried at their estates, but the Rothschild family was granted an exception by the authorities.  The Baron's daughter, the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, assumed control and management of the Château after her fathers death.

Over the course of the past few years, the Baroness has been actively involved at Mouton, and there was never a doubt that she would continue the legacy established by her father.  Certainly the circumstances could not be more favorable, for Mouton-Rothschild has been on a roll in the 1980's - the château has produced some of the greatest wines in its history and arguably the greatest wines in Bordeaux.

Mouton Rothschild is planted to 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.  The vineyard is mostly gravel on a subsoil of marl and clay.  Vines are planted 8,000 to 10,000 per hectare.  Average yield per hectare is 35 hectoliters.  Pruning is Guyot Double Medocaine Keep this wine around for 10-15 years, although at that time you may not want to drink it after you check the current sale price.