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1973: Pablo Picasso (posthumous recognition – in memoriam, as he had died in Mougins in April of that year. Also the year Château Mouton Rothschild became first-growth [3]) 1974: Robert Motherwell; 1975: Andy Warhol; 1976: Pierre Soulages; 1977: Tribute to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who stayed at the chateau in April 1977
Château Mouton Rothschild. Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc region, 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France. Originally known as Château Brane-Mouton, its red wine was renamed by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853 to Château Mouton Rothschild. In the 1920s it began the ...
Hugh Johnson has said, "If one had to single out one commune of Bordeaux to head the list, there would be no argument. It would be Pauillac.". [2] Pauillac includes three of the five premier cru châteaux of Bordeaux: Latour, Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild. The wines of Pauillac are often considered the quintessence of Bordeaux wines. [3]
The château was designed by Léon-Maurice Chatenay, the family architect who had built the Adolphe de Rothschild ophthalmological foundation in the 19th arrondissement of Paris in 1902–1905. Construction lasted three years. The structure was built on the edge of the plateau and is in an eclectic style, with neo-Norman half-timbering.
First Growth (French: Premier Cru) status is a classification of wines primarily from the Bordeaux region of France.. The wines considered “best of the best” are assigned the rank of Premier Cru, with only five wines, Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Haut-Brion, Château Latour, and Château Mouton Rothschild rated “First Growth”.
In 1973, Edmond de Rothschild purchased the winery Château Clarke (and Château Malmaison) in the Médoc in France and renovated it, [9] releasing the domain's first bottle in 1978. [10] In 1990, Edmond de Rothschild launched a cheese-production farm in his family estate in France (Ferme des Trente Arpents) to produce the cheese AOC Brie de Meaux.
Mouton Cadet is the brand name of a popular range of modestly priced, generic Bordeaux wines, considered Bordeaux's most successful brand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Created by Baron Philippe de Rothschild , Mouton Cadet wine is produced through the assembly of a variety of grapes, from several Bordeaux region appellations .
Mondavi entered into a joint venture with Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild to create Opus One Winery, and since the 1990s has set up joint ventures with local partners in Europe, South America and Australia. [8] In the Grand European Jury Wine Tasting of 1997, the Robert Mondavi Chardonnay Reserve was ranked number one.