Château Mouton Rothschild 1990

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château Mouton Rothschild 1990

Tasting

Nose
Complex, the nose reveals evolved notes of blond tobacco, game while maintaining a beautiful freshness.

Palate
The silky attack gives way to a tannic, delicate and fruity mouth (macerated fruits, prunes in brandy).

A silky and expressive Premier Cru Classé from Pauillac

The property

It was in 1853 that Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at auction. The property, located in the heart of the Médoc, in Pauillac, was then renamed Château Mouton Rothschild. In 1922, Baron Philippe de Rothschild took over the reins of the property. Visionary, he decided to initiate in 1924 the complete bottling at the château while entrusting the illustration of the cru label to an artist. Each year since 1945, the label of Château Mouton Rothschild is illustrated by the original work of a great contemporary artist. Dalí, César, Miró, Chagall, Warhol, Soulages, Bacon, Balthus, Tàpies, Koons, Doig... an exciting collection that grows each year with a new work and constitutes the famous exhibition "Art and Label". Emblem of the Pauillac appellation, this Premier Cru Classé makes the great wines of Bordeaux shine throughout the world. Today, it is the three children of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Camille and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild who preside over the destiny of Château Mouton Rothschild.

The vineyard

Château Mouton Rothschild is a Pauillac wine from a vineyard located northwest of Bordeaux, in the Médoc. The vines, which are 50 years old on average, are planted on pebbly gravel soils that capture heat and release it during the night, thus promoting the ripening of the grapes. These draining soils rest on a clay-gravel subsoil, giving the wines of Château Mouton Rothschild a unique power, elegance and tannic structure.

The label

For the 1990 vintage, Mouton Rothschild called on Francis Bacon, an English painter born in Dublin and considered from the 1980s as one of the greatest artists of the century. True to his unique style, Bacon mixes on this label flat areas of bright colours and deformed muscular bodies, enclosed in a network of geometric lines without perspective. A passionate wine lover, he creates a striking work around a glass, where a strange and intense choreography unfolds. This composition reflects the raw energy and depth that characterize both his art and the great wine it illustrates.

Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon (81%)
Cabernet Franc (10%)
Merlot (9%).