$10,370
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe u: high shoulder, one lightly corroded capsule at top, signs of old seepage, heavily bin soiled and tattered labels, both partially missing, tissue adhered to labels and bottles, necktags read "Specially Selected and Shipped by Barton & Guestier Bordeaux," outstanding color and clarity "A consistent 100-point wine (only because my point scale stops at that number), the 1945 Mouton-Rothschild is truly one of the immortal wines of the century. This wine is easily identifiable because of its remarkably exotic, over-ripe, sweet nose of black fruits, coffee, tobacco, mocha, and Asian spices. It is an extraordinarily dense, opulent, and rich wine, with layers of creamy fruit, behaveing more like a 1947 Pomerol than a structured, powerful, and tannic 1945. The wine finishes with a 60+ second display of ripe fruit, extract, and sweet tannin. This remarkably youthful wine (only light amber at the edge) is mindboggling! Will it last another 50 years?" R. Parker, 100 pts. 01/98 2 bottles
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-08
