Mouton Rothschild 2019 Collection

Mouton-Rothschild stands apart from all other Bordeaux First Growths in two ways. First, it is the only First Growth to be promoted from Second Growth to First Growth in 1973. The reason for the initial snub was that the 1855 rankings were based on the prices a wine was commanding at that time. At the time, Mouton’s prices were on the rise and fell just short of the threshold to be ranked as a First Growth. This injustice was rectified after decades of untiring lobbying by Baron Phillipe Rothschild. The second difference between Mouton and the four other First Growths is the fact that Mouton features a different work of art from a different artist at the top of its label for every vintage. Thus the label changes every year. While this in and of itself isn’t necessarily a factor in considering the value or quality of the wine, it represents the forward-thinking of Baron Philippe Rothschild and the progressive approach the château takes towards constantly working to evolve their practices to make the best wines possible. The constant efforts of the château to modernize and update practices both in the winery and the vineyard has led to the production of some of the most iconic and sought-after wines in the world. This series of iconic wines includes the 2019 vintage, which features the artwork of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. Scoring 98 points both from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and renowned Bordeaux critic Jane Anson, the 2019 vintage was the stand-out wine in the “trilogy” of great years of 2018, 2019, and 2020. However, due to the pandemic shutting down the world in the spring of 2020, the wine was released at a discount released at 30% less than the 2018 and 31% less than the 2020. Since their En Primeur price release and subsequent bottling and physical release, the wines have proved to be highly sought-after by collectors around the globe. The wines are currently trading up 60% on their release price but, even so, are still at a 6% discount to the 2018 vintage. The favorable price to score ratio and rising global demand for the 2019 Mouton-Rothschild positions the wine as an optimal blue-chip asset to add to any wine investment portfolio.