Ch. Mouton Rothschild, 1st Growth Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, 2000 Red Wine, 75cL, Bordeaux, FranceBy Winebuyers

1 x 75cl. Mouton-Rothschild has a long history with wines having been made on the land since Roman times. In 1853, the estate was acquired by the Rothschild family, but it was not until Baron Philippe took charge of the running of the estate in 1922 that things started to change, most importantly with his tireless campaigning for the estate's promotion to First Growth status. Arguably overlooked in 1855, when the chateau was classified as a Second Growth, Baron Philippe began his campaign that placed Mouton in everybody's mind as a deserving First Growth. Eventually promoted to First Growth in 1973, Baron Philippe changed the song to 'First I am; Second I was, but Mouton does not change.' The 1973 upgrade of Mouton-Rothschild to First Growth status is pretty much the only alteration ever to have been made to the 1855 classification. In 1945, Baron Philippe was also the one to start commissioning artists to create labels for the wine.