LE PETIT MOUTON 2016

Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild 2016

“Petit Mouton always shows charm in a rich, seductive expression, even in muscular vintages like 2016. It has the most wonderful sweetness to it, a highly seductive mix of the austerity of 2016 with the natural joy and exuberance of Petit Mouton, showing lovely rich damson fruit and huge persistence. It need time in the glass to open up.” – 94/100, Decanter

VARIETIES: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc
REGION: France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Pauillac
AGEING: Matured in 50% new French oak
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 20 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
CRITICS SCORES: 96/JS, 94/D, 93/WE, 93/RP, 92/WS
VIVINO: Average 4.5 ★★★★✰

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Le Petit Mouton | 2nd wine of | Château Mouton Rothschild

The history of Château Mouton Rothschild is that of a magical encounter between soil, climate and the passion of a man: Baron Philippe de Rothschild.

Led by two exceptional personalities, Baron Philippe de Rothschild (1902 – 1988) and his daughter, the Baroness Philippine (1933 – 2014), Mouton Rothschild is also a space of art and beauty thanks to its spectacular Grand Chai, to its famous Museum of Wine in Art which brings together two millennia of precious objects associated with the vineyard and the wine, thanks also to its new and magnificent vat-house, inaugurated in 2013.

The estate belongs today to the three children of the Philippine Baroness: Camille Sereys de Rothschild, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the family company Baron Philippe de Rothschild, in charge of the management of the Château, and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, Vice-President. United in fidelity to the work of their grandfather and their mother, all three are committed to perpetuating the motto of the illustrious Premier Cru: “Mouton does not change”.

Terroir & Vinification
The terroir is composed of 84 hectares of vines in Pauillac, Médoc, planted with noble grape varieties from the region: Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), Merlot (16%), Cabernet Franc (3% ), Petit-Verdot (1%). The estate benefits from exceptional natural conditions, both for soil quality and for exposure and sunshine. It is carefully cared for, which, from the grapes to the bottle, combine the respect of tradition with the most modern techniques: highly qualified oenologists, winemakers responsible for each plot of the estate, hand-picked grapes, grapes harvested in the vineyard. crates and sorted on vibrating tables, vinification in oak vats equipped with transparent staves, maturation of the wine in new oak barrels.

The property produces a second wine: Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild. It comes from a selection of the youngest vines of the illustrious Premier Cru and benefits from the same care as its predecessor. The dressing of this wine is reminiscent of that of Château Mouton Rothschild since Baroness Philippine de Rothschild chose a label inspired by a drawing of the famous painter-posterist Jean Carlu.