Wine Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac AOC Premier Grand Cru Classe, 2004
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Tasting Notes
The wine has a beautiful deep, almost black color with a bluish tinge and ruby.
The wine shows elegant tannins, excellent acidity on the palate marked tone licorice, oak, mocha and vanilla aftertaste long, rich, full of freshness and fruity with hints of toast. Very elegant wine, aerated, it becomes silky texture.
Wine Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2004 has a complex aroma with notes of blackberry and red currant, with a touch of smoke, leather, truffles, coffee, chocolate and oak nuances.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2004 - this is the perfect wine for meditation, it also perfectly combines with exquisite meat dishes, truffles and mature cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Excellent wine Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2004 is made from hand-picked, perfect grapes grown in the best vineyards. The average age of the vines - 45 years. Features of production: fermentation takes place in wooden vats for 21-31 days, malolactic fermentation is done in new oak barrels. The wine is aged for 18-22 months in barrels, is held every 4 months removal of wine from the sediment (soutirage).
Mouton Rothschild is one of the greatest chateaux in Bordeaux and, of course, is the brightest star in Pauillac, and its wines - some of the best in the world. The first Rothschild, took winemaking seriously, was Baron Philippe, although the estate was purchased in 1853 by his grandfather still Nathaniel Rothschild. It was the first Baron Philippe tried most of the technologies that are used today by all chateaux class. The main innovation of the Baron was the fact that the wines have become bottled directly at the estate, not from merchants. In addition, the processes themselves have been improved winemaking, which resulted from the Cabernet Sauvignon refinement, expressiveness, power and lifetime, almost to infinity. Baron Philippe was also the only person who was able to make changes to the approved 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines: Classification revised in 1973, and the economy has replaced its second class of well-deserved first. Even the Castle Mouton Rothschild deserves special attention because Baron Philippe and his daughter, the Philippines, which is today the owner of the Chateau, for many years collecting works of art related to wine. The castle houses the Museum "Wine in Art", founded in 1962. Chateau Mouton Rothschild is also famous collection of labels for their wines, which in 1945 represented creations of famous contemporary artists, as well as other bodies, in particular the wine label designed in 2004 by Prince Charles (Prince Charles).
2004 has a special place in the memory of Mouton, since this year is the age-old anniversary of the treaty of alliance between France and Great Britain signed on April 8, 1904, which was named "entente cordiale» (Entente cordiale). Anniversary of such an important event in the Franco-British relations was an opportunity for the various celebrations in 2004, which culminated in the official visit of the two countries. The Prince of Wales, a talented artist and a direct descendant of Edward VII, who played a significant role in the acceptance of the agreement between the two powers during the First World War. Prince decided that label to wine Mouton Rothschild 2004 could be his watercolor with a beautiful French scenery. The label also has an inscription from the hand of the prince: "In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the" Entente Cordiale ", Charles, 2004". Maturity of wine is expected from 2015 to 2045 years.
