Château Mouton Rothschild
Renewing an ancestral tradition in the Médoc, in the early 1980s, Philippine de Rothschild decided to plant, on sandy and gravelly soils, a few plots of the vineyard with white grape varieties. Half of the wine matured in new oak barrels. Rich, complex, and elegant, Aile d’Argent, although produced in very limited quantities, quickly became a benchmark for lovers of fine Bordeaux white wines.
“Aile d’Argent… two unusual words that emerged from the depths of time, a link between the past and the present, between my father, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, and me.
When I was a little girl, my father made up a fairy tale for me, the hero of which was a magic teapot… the teapot was called Aile d’Argent, Silver Wing. War broke out, my father was arrested. In prison, from memory, he wrote down the story, which he called Aile d’Argent la Magique, the title under which it was published by Gallimard in 1947.
I am glad that the words which once inspired my dreams are taking on form and color again.”
– Philippine de Rothschild
The harvest took place between September 11 and 19, with a composition of 63% Sauvignon Blanc and 37% Sémillon.
Awards
94/ 100 – Tim Atkin
92/ 100 – Falstaff
91/ 100 – Cellar Tracker
90/100 – Wine Spectator
90/ 100 – Andreas Larsson
89/ 100 – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Inside
89/ 100 – Jeannie Cho Lee
88/ 100 – Wine Enthusiast
17/ 20 – Vinum Wine Magazine
16.5/ 20 – Gault & Millau
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 107570
