Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

Château Mouton Rothschild is located in the commune of Pauillac, in the Medoc, 30 miles (50km) northwest of the city of Bordeaux. The grand vin is among the most highly rated and priced wines in the world, and is generally regarded as the most exuberant and powerful of all Bordeaux. It was famously added to the First Growths 1855 Classification in 1973. Baron Philippe de Rothschild took control in 1922 and introduced château bottling in 1924, requiring the construction of the iconic barrel hall. At the end of World War II he also instigated the commissioning of a different artist each year to design the label. But his crowning achievement was the promotion of Mouton in 1973 to first growth status.

Produced from an exceptional terroir, Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild is the second wine of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Made with grapes from selected younger vines in the illustrious First Growth vineyard, it is harvested, vinified and bottles with the same scrupulous attention to detail as Gran Vin. 

A medium depth of ruby-red color with purple hues at the rim. The aromas express red soft-fruits overlaid by graphite and vanilla notes. The palate combines clean, red soft-fruit aromas with appealing vanilla and cedar new-oak notes. The mid-weight tannic structure has fair grip. Alcohol is balanced and clean red-fruit combines with attractive new, cedar oak on an enduring finish.