Chateau Mouton Rothschild Vintage 1942 VINTAGE WINES 2002

Chateau Mouton Rothschild Vintage 1942 VINTAGE WINES 2002A war time vintage which is now very rare. A small crop with the lack of labour and materials available. The classic Mouton Rothschild label, with this being pre 1945 when they started changing the label each year. Typical blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot. 75cl bottle. Abv not stated. Bottle condition, capsule a little corroded, label bin soiled, wine level mid shoulder.

Petit Menseng

The estate was ranked a fourth growth in the 1855 classification

Taittinger produces a vintage champagne only when the harvest has been of exceptional quality

Italy recorded a better vintage than other parts of Europe

What a pleasure - not a wine I'd ever expected to try

just north of the city of Bordeaux

The finish is long and complex replaying the complexities of the nose

wine level 3cm below base of cork

Effectively this is the third wine produced by Chateau Cheval Blanc similar to Pauillac De Latour

The next year it was awarded Cru Bourgeois Superieur

Tinta Barroca

Short for "petulant natural" this wine continues the fermentation process in the bottle and that produces the bubbles