In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild acquired Château Brane-Mouton at auction. Located in the heart of the Médoc, in Pauillac, he renamed the property Château Mouton Rothschild. In 1924, Baron Philippe de Rothschild took over the reins of the property. A visionary, he decided to initiate bottling directly on the property while designing the label of the wine. 1973 marked the year when Château Mouton Rothschild became a 1er Grand Cru Classé. Château Mouton Rothschild is an emblematic example of the great wines of Bordeaux around the world. When Château Mouton Rothschild was officially recognized as Premier Cru in 1973, Baron Philippe de Rothschild was able to change the proud inscription on his label "Premier ne puis, second ne daigne, mouton je suis" (First I may not be, Second I may not call myself, Mouton I am) to "Premier je suis, second je fus, Mouton ne change" (First I am, Second I was, Mouton doesn’t change). Located northwest of Bordeaux, in the Médoc, the vineyard of Château Mouton Rothschild covers 90 hectares. The vines are planted on gravelly soils that capture the heat and release it during the night, thus favoring the maturation of the grapes. These poor and draining soils rest on a clay-gravel subsoil, giving this great Pauillac wine a singular power, elegance and tannic structure.