Château Mouton Rothschild, Paulliac, AOC, 1er Cru Classé en Médoc, dry, red

Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc, 50 km north-west of the city of Bordeaux. Its red wine of the same name is regarded as one of the world’s greatest clarets. Originally known as Château Brane-Mouton it was renamed by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853 to Château Mouton Rothschild. It was the first estate to begin complete château bottling of the harvest. Second Cru Classé in the 1855 classification, it became a First Cru Classé in 1973.