2.5 hour tour and tasting at Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, one of the famed first growth chateaus (also, this “chateau” has no castle, which was potentially one of the reasons it was not originally classified as a first growth under the 1855 classification, but only much later in 1973). Tour/tasting fee is on the pricey side, 65…

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Second growth winemaker. More Merlot based than typical Margaux wine – 2013 vintage we tasted was 48/48/4 of Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit verdot. Couple different things they do… They use dry ice to do cold maceration to slow down/delay the fermentation… The wheels on the storage system for the barrels allowed them to stir the lees by…

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First tasting. Was interesting that they use egg whites for clarifying the wine. Learn something new everyday.

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