Sunday brunch at home – pate with French bread, slow cooked ox tail in red wine sauce and freshly baked Yorkshire pudding on the side. Sound yummy and was indeed very delicious.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild is one of the First Growths in Bordeaux. There are many wine lovers collecting Mouton Rothschild because of the label. You could search the internet and find the list of artists that had been commissioned by the Chateau to create an original artwork to illustrate the wine. It was interesting that in return, the artists were given a certain number of cases for two different vintages. Obviously, that include the vintage they painted the label.
Famous artists include Picasso for 1973, Andy Warhol in 1975, and the artist for the 1993 vintage was Balthus.
It was a bit disappointing for us that the wine did not show the complexity of a Bordeaux red. The aroma was herbaceous with blackcurrant. On the palate it showed cherry and dark chocolate. The wine probably would still need a few more years before reaching its peak.
Had a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after reading this… I need to remember the taste so next time, I can tell…well hopefully!