CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1949 PAUILLAC - VINTAGE BORDEAUX WINE

A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF MID-20TH CENTURY BORDEAUX FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED ESTATES. THIS 1949 VINTAGE FROM CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN WINE HISTORY, PRODUCED DURING THE POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD WHEN FRENCH VITICULTURE WAS REASSERTING ITS DOMINANCE IN GLOBAL MARKETS.

IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:
- CHÂTEAU: CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD, PAUILLAC, BORDEAUX
- VINTAGE: 1949
- APPELLATION: PAUILLAC CONTRÔLÉE
- LABEL NOTATION: HAND-WRITTEN VINTAGE YEAR. PRINTED TEXT CONFIRMS 'TOUTE LA RÉCOLTE MISE EN BOUTEILLES AU CHÂTEAU' (ENTIRE HARVEST BOTTLED AT THE CHÂTEAU), INDICATING ESTATE BOTTLING—A SIGNIFICANT QUALITY MARKER FOR THE PERIOD
- BOTTLE NUMBER: 5482 RECORDED ON LABEL
- CAPSULE: ORIGINAL BURGUNDY WAX SEAL, TYPICAL OF 1940S BORDEAUX PRODUCTION

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE LABEL EXHIBITS EXTENSIVE AGE-RELATED PATINATION WITH PRONOUNCED FOXING, STAINING, AND DISCOLOURATION THROUGHOUT, CONSISTENT WITH NEARLY EIGHT DECADES OF STORAGE. THE WAX CAPSULE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT SURFACE WEAR WITH VISIBLE CRACKING AND LOSS OF ORIGINAL FINISH. DESPITE THESE COSMETIC IMPERFECTIONS, THE LABEL REMAINS LEGIBLE AND THE CHÂTEAU CREST WITH DUAL GRIFFINS IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE. THE GLASS BOTTLE ITSELF IS INTACT WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. WINE LEVEL APPEARS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2-3 CM BELOW THE SHOULDER, SUGGESTING EITHER NATURAL EVAPORATION OR MINOR SEEPAGE OVER THE EXTENDED STORAGE PERIOD. THE CORK REMAINS IN PLACE BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THE 1949 VINTAGE REPRESENTS A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IN BORDEAUX WINEMAKING. POST-WAR VINTAGES FROM THIS ERA ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY SERIOUS COLLECTORS, AS THEY REPRESENT THE RESUMPTION OF TRADITIONAL WINEMAKING PRACTICES FOLLOWING THE DISRUPTIONS OF WORLD WAR II. CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD'S COMMITMENT TO ESTATE BOTTLING DURING THIS PERIOD UNDERSCORES THE QUALITY STANDARDS MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY.

NOTE ON CONDITION:
THIS LOT IS OFFERED AS A COLLECTIBLE ARTEFACT OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUE. THE WINE ITSELF SHOULD NOT BE ASSUMED TO BE IN DRINKABLE CONDITION GIVEN THE EXTENDED STORAGE PERIOD AND OBSERVED WINE LEVEL. THE BOTTLE IS RECOMMENDED FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE BORDEAUX, WINE HISTORIANS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN MID-20TH CENTURY FRENCH VITICULTURE AS A MUSEUM-QUALITY EXAMPLE OF 1940S ESTATE BOTTLING PRACTICES AND LABEL DESIGN.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 5cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293554+1

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