Château Mouton Rothschild, located 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France in an area known as the Médoc, specifically the village of Pauillac. It is regarded as one of the world's greatest wines. Originally known as Chateau Brane-Mouton it was renamed by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853 to Château Mouton Rothschild. It was the first estate to begin complete chateau bottling of the harvest. City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The Médoc is one of the most famous of the French wine- growing regions, consisting of the region in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. ... Pauillac is a small village and port on the Gironde estuary, famed for producing some of the finest and longest-lasting red wine in the world. ... A glass of white wine This article is about the beverage. ... For the modern businessman, see Nathaniel Rothschild Nathaniel de Rothschild, born July 2, 1812 in London – died February 19, 1870 in Paris, was the first founder of the French wine making branch of the Rothschild family. ...

Picasso memorial wine label

Despite the market prices for their vineyard's wines equalling that of Château Lafite, Château Mouton Rothschild was excluded from First Great Growth status in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, an act that Baron Philippe de Rothschild referred to as "the monstrous injustice." In 1973, Mouton was elevated to "first growth" status, the only change in the original 1855 classification. Fair use of an image from a bottle of wine and on numerous Internet websites. ... Fair use of an image from a bottle of wine and on numerous Internet websites. ... Château Lafite-Rothschild is a very famous winery in France currently owned by members of the Rothschild family. ... First Growth (French Premier Cru) status refers to the greatest wines of the Bordeaux region. ... For the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for Frances best Bordeaux wines which were to be on display for visitors from around the world. ... Baron Philippe de Rothschild (April 13, 1902 - January 20, 1988) was a member of the Rothschild family who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a scriptwriter, a theatrical producer, a poet, and the most successful wine grower in the world. ... First Growth (French Premier Cru) status refers to the greatest wines of the Bordeaux region. ...

It has its vineyards on the slopes leading down to the Gironde Estuary, in the Bordeaux region, mainly producing grapes of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety. Today, Château Mouton Rothschild has 203 acres (0.8 km²) of grape vines made up of Cabernet Sauvignon (77%), Merlot (11%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (2%). Their wine is fermented in oak vats (they are one of the last chateaux in the Médoc to use them) and then matured in new oak casks. Mouton is known for the exotic, unusual character of their wines. It is also frequently confused with the widely distributed generic Bordeaux Mouton Cadet, even though the two differ in price by approximately an order of magnitude, and share little besides being Bordeaux produced by the same family. City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ... Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety of red grape mainly used for wine production, and is, along with Chardonnay, one of the most widely-planted of the worlds noble grape varieties. ...

Baron Philippe de Rothschild came up with the idea of having each year's label designed by a famous artist of the day. In 1946, this became a permanent and significant aspect of the Mouton image with labels created by some of the world's great painters and sculptors. The only exception to date is the unusual gold-enamel 2000 bottle.

To celebrate the hundredth birthday of the acquisition of Château Mouton, the portrait of Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild appeared on the 1953 label. In 1977, England's Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother visited the château and a special label was designed to commemorate the visit. For the modern businessman, see Nathaniel Rothschild Nathaniel de Rothschild, born July 2, 1812 in London – died February 19, 1870 in Paris, was the first founder of the French wine making branch of the Rothschild family. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite) (4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ...

Twice in the history of their special labels, there have been two used for the same year. The first occurred in 1978 when Montreal artist Jean-Paul Riopelle submitted two designs. Baron Philippe de Rothschild liked them equally so he split the production run and used both designs. The 1993 Mouton label, a pencil drawing of a nude reclining nymphette by the French painter Balthus was rejected for use in the United States by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. As such, for the US market the label was made with a blank space where the image should have been and both versions are sought after by collectors. The popularity of the label images results in auction prices for older and more collectable years being far out of sync with the other first growths, whose labels do not change year to year. This article needs cleanup. ... La Joute, by Jean-Paul Riopelle Jean-Paul Riopelle (7 October 1923 - 12 March 2002) was a painter and sculptor from Quebec. ... Balthazar Klossowski de Rola ( February 29, 1908 in Paris – February 18, 2001) was an esteemed Polish/ French modern artist whose work was ultimately anti-modern. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE or ATFE) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders An auction is the process of buying and selling things by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. ...

In 1980, the vineyard officially announced their joint venture with Robert Mondavi to create Opus One Winery in Oakville, California. In 1997, Château Mouton Rothschild teamed up with Concha y Toro of Chile to produce a quality Cabernet Sauvignon-based red wine in a new winery built in Chile's Maipo Valley. Robert Gerald Mondavi (born June 18, 1913 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States) is a leading vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ...

The operation is today run by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild. In June of 2003, the vineyard hosted La Fête de la Fleur at the end of Vinexpo to coincincide with their 150th anniversary.

Artists who have created a Château Mouton Rothschild label

• 1945: Philippe Jullian
• 1946: Jean Hugo
• 1947: Jean Cocteau
• 1948: Marie Laurencin
• 1949: André Dignimont
• 1950: Arnulf
• 1951: Marcel Vertès
• 1952: Léonor Fini
• 1953: Année du Centenaire
• 1954: Jean Carzou
• 1955: Georges Braque
• 1956: Pavel Techelitchew
• 1957: André Masson
• 1958: Salvador Dalí
• 1959: Richard Lippold
• 1960: Jacques Villon
• 1961: Georges Mathieu
• 1962: Matta
• 1963: Bernard Dufour
• 1964: Henry Moore
• 1965: Dorothea Tanning
• 1966: Pierre Alechinsky
• 1967: César
• 1968: Bona
• 1969: Joan Miró
• 1970: Marc Chagall
• 1971: Wassily Kandinsky
• 1972: Serge Poliakoff
• 1973: Pablo Picasso
• 1974: Robert Motherwell
• 1975: Andy Warhol
• 1976: Pierre Soulages
• 1977: "Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II"
• 1978: Jean-Paul Riopelle (2 labels)
• 1979: Hisao Domoto
• 1980: Hans Hartung
• 1981: Arman
• 1982: John Huston
• 1983: Saul Steinberg
• 1984: Agam
• 1985: Paul Delvaux
• 1986: Bernard Séjourné
• 1987: Hans Erni
• 1988: Keith Haring
• 1989: Georg Baselitz
• 1990: Francis Bacon
• 1991: Setsuko
• 1992: Per Kirkeby
• 1993: Balthus (2 labels)
• 1994: Karel Appel
• 1995: Antoni Tàpies
• 1996: Gu Gan
• 1997: Niki de Saint Phalle
• 1998: Rufino Tamayo
• 1999: Raymond Savignac
• 2000: "Special gold enamel relief of the Augsburg Ram" (Mouton)
• 2001: Robert Wilson
• 2002: (TBA in 2005)

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External link

• Château Mouton Rothschild (http://www.bpdr.com/)
• Thumbnail images of all labels (http://www.finestwine.com/english/wine_collection_mouton_labels.asp)