Bordeaux Themed

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 14 July 2025

Bordeaux | International

Current Bid

ZAR 16 000
Lot 196
  • Mouton Rothschild; Pauillac; 2016; 1 (1 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 18 000 - 25 000
Current Bid
1 bid
Current bid ZAR 16 000
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About this Item

2016 Pauillac
1 (1 x 1) 750ml

The owners of Mouton, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, Camille Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, gave the commission for the 2016 vintage to the painter, sculptor, video artist and stage director William Kentridge. Born at Johannesburg in South African in 1955, William Kentridge is the first international renowned artist from the African continent to illustrate a Mouton label. Exhibiting in the world's leading galleries and the winner of prestigious prizes, he asserts a "political art" that is nevertheless open to both humour and poetry.

In his work for Mouton, The Triumphs of Bacchus, the silhouettes he assembles in a joyful procession are inspired by Bacchic characters from the paintings of great masters from Titian to Matisse, underlining the truth that a great wine, although first and foremost a pleasure, is also inseparable from a cultural tradition which demands respect and moderation - not least Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2016!

Provenance

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Critics Ratings

'The 2016 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, with the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot vinified together. It has a very deep purple-black color and slowly slides out of the glass with spicy notes of Sichuan pepper, cloves and cinnamon stick giving way to a core of perfumed black fruits and florals—blackcurrant cordial, candied violets, blackberry compote, rose hips and black plums—plus suggestions of espresso, damp soil, tar and beef drippings. Medium-bodied, the palate is very firmly structured and jam-packed with latent energy about to burst, offering superbly ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the intense floral and black fruit layers and finishing very long and very minerally. Powerful, profound wine.' – Lisa Perotti-Brown, Wine Advocate, 100/100 (Oct 2019)

'The 2016 Mouton Rothschild bowled me over when I tasted it from barrel. Philippe Dhalluin compares it to the 1986 in terms of intensity of fruit, although there is more maturity and refinement in the tannins apropos of the 2016. Bottled in July 2018, this has an intense bouquet with pixelated black fruit, crushed stone, hints of blue fruit and a touch of India ink. But it is the delineation and focus that take your breath away. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannin framing the pure black currant and cassis fruit. The acidity is pitch-perfect, and there is a gentle but insistent grip toward the extraordinarily long finish. Racking my brains to think of another Mouton Rothschild that I have tasted over the last 20 years that was as good as this, I simply cannot come up with one.' – Neal Martin, Vinous.com, 100/100 (Dec 2018)

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