Château Mouton Rothschild 1996
Château Mouton Rothschild 1996 is a red wine from Pauillac in Bordeaux, produced by Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by the Rothschild family and classified as a First Growth in the 1855 classification. Its blend brings together 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc. It is rated 97/100 by Wine Advocate, 18.5/20 by Jancis Robinson and 94/100 by James Suckling. Critics describe a concentrated and expansive wine, driven by intense dark fruit, fine tannins and persistent freshness. Wine Advocate places its drinking window from 2019 to 2056, while Jancis Robinson indicates a window from 2015 to 2035.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Mouton Rothschild
- Millésime
- 1996
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc
Château Mouton Rothschild
Château Mouton Rothschild is an estate in Pauillac, in the Médoc, classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé. Its vineyards cover 82 hectares of deep gravelly soil, mainly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon. The château is owned by the three children of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild: Camille Sereys de Rothschild, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild.
- Owner
- GFA Baronne Philippine de Rothschild, détenu par Camille Sereys de Rothschild, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild et Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild
- Maître de chais
- Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy
- Surface (ha)
- 82.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 20 000 caisses/an
Histoire du domaine
In the 18th century, the estate belonged successively to the Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur and then to the Barons of Brane. In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at auction, and it was subsequently renamed Château Mouton Rothschild. His great-grandson, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, took over the management of the estate in 1922. In 1924, he decided to bottle the entire production at the château, whereas previously the wine had been delivered in barrels to wine merchants. He had the Grand Chai built in 1926 and founded the Baron Philippe de Rothschild company in 1933. From 1945 onwards, the labels for the grand cru were illustrated each year with an original work commissioned from an artist. In 1962, the Museum of Wine in Art was inaugurated at the château. In 1973, Mouton Rothschild was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé, having been classified as a second growth in 1855. On the death of Baron Philippe in 1988, his only daughter, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, succeeded him; she launched Aile d’Argent in 1991 and Le Petit Mouton in 1993, before commissioning a new fermentation vat in 2012. Since 2014, the château has been owned by her three children; Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy has been in charge of the technical management of the family’s Bordeaux estates since 2020.
