Mouton Rothschild 2009 Château Mouton Rothschild

Der Grand vin von Château Mouton Rothschild ist ein Bordeaux-Blend, bestehend aus den Sorten Cabernet Sauvignon (88%) und Merlot (12%) und entspringt der großen Appellation Haut-Médoc. Die Reben stehen auf Kiesböden, die als Wärmespeicher fungieren und so die Reife der Trauben positiv beeinflussen. Der karge Untergrund verleiht dem Wein seine Kraft und Eleganz. Der 2009er Jahrgang dieses Weins gehört zu den großen Jahrgängen des Weinguts seit der Jahrtausendwende. (99 Parker-Punkte)

Alcohol		13.0%
Vintage		2009
Volume		0.75l
Winery		Château Mouton Rothschild
Rebsorte		Cuvée
Vineyard		Pauillac
City		Pauillac
Region		Bordeaux
Country		Frankreich
Stored		20.06.2022

995.00 € / Bottle

1,326.67 € / Liter

1 bottles available

The vineyard Pauillac

Location and landscape

The Pauillac appellation is located on the left bank of the Gironde in the central Médoc, around 50 kilometres north of Bordeaux. Its area covers the commune of Pauillac as well as defined parcels in Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle and Saint-Sauveur. The town and the harbour of Pauillac lie below the vineyards on the estuary.

Climate and soils

The temperate oceanic climate, shaped by the Atlantic and the Gironde, leads to differences between vintages, which are linked, among other things, to autumn rainfall or warm, sunny late-season periods. The vineyard area is characterised by three systems of gravel mounds that rise to around 3 to 30 metres above sea level. The Quaternary gravel layers, which are mostly about ten metres thick, lie on marls and limestone from the Eocene and Oligocene. Gravel soils of varying sand content are predominant; in depressions, sandy soils occur over clay.

Wines and grape varieties

Pauillac AOC is reserved exclusively for still red wines. They are described as deeply coloured, powerful and structured, with Cabernet Sauvignon usually dominating. Merlot brings roundness and fruit, while Cabernet Franc and, occasionally, Petit Verdot provide structure and complexity. The tannin-driven structure supports maturation; longer ageing is associated with the development of a complex bouquet.

History and regulations

The earliest documented development of viticulture in Pauillac dates back to the middle of the 13th century. Drainage, supported by Dutch influence, later made previously uncultivated areas suitable for growing vines. The present-day AOC boundary dates back to a court ruling from 1926 and was set out by the decree of 14 November 1936. Among other requirements, at least 7,000 vine plants per hectare are prescribed, an yield limit of 57 hectolitres per hectare, as well as a ripening period of at least until 1 June of the year following the harvest.

About the winery

Location and Terroir

Château Mouton Rothschild is located in Pauillac in the Médoc, northwest of Bordeaux, near the Gironde estuary. The ocean-influenced climate is moderated by the Gironde, which also reduces temperature variations in the vineyard.

A large part of the vineyard is on the Plateau de Mouton, a hill rising to about 27 metres above sea level. The deep, gravelly soils consist of stones, pebbles, sand and some clay over a clay-limestone base. Pebbles and small stones store the sun’s warmth, while the sloping plots provide natural drainage.

Vineyard and Grape Varieties

The vineyard covers about 90 hectares. It is planted with approximately 10,000 vines per hectare; the average age of the vines is around 44 years. The planting comprises about 81 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 per cent Merlot, 3 per cent Cabernet Franc and 1 per cent Petit Verdot.

Cabernet Sauvignon shapes the estate’s red wines and stands for tannin, aroma, flavour and ripeness potential. Merlot contributes to smoothness and roundness.

Winemaking

The grapes are picked by hand into open baskets, de-stemmed and sorted by hand on vibrating sorting tables. They are then transferred by gravity into fermentation vessels sized by plot; most are made of oak wood and some of stainless steel. Maturation takes place for around 20 months in new oak barrels; documented cellar work includes topping up and fining with egg white.

Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild is the estate’s second wine and is produced from selected younger vines. It ferments in oak vessels and matures in oak barrels. The white wine Aile d'Argent is made from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle grown on sandy, gravelly soils; about 50 per cent matures in new oak barrels.

History

In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at an auction and renamed it Château Mouton Rothschild. In 1924, Baron Philippe de Rothschild instructed that the wine be bottled at the estate and no longer delivered in barrels to traders in Bordeaux.

Since 1945, each vintage label has featured a reproduction of an original work of art created by a contemporary artist for Mouton. In 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild was promoted in the 1855 classification to Premier Cru Classé.