Château Mouton Rothschild

Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, reports about 90 hectares of vines in Pauillac. It was elevated from second to first growth in 1973 after decades of campaigning by Baron Philippe. The artist labels, a different painter each year since 1945, give its vintages a collectible identity independent of the wine.

Founded: 1853
Region: Bordeaux
Ownership: Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA
Vineyard: 90.0 ha222 ac

Wines

Château Mouton RothschildPremier Grand Cru Classé, 1855 (promoted 1973) · Pauillac

Château Mouton Rothschild, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

The essentials

Economic profile

Mouton's grand vin is produced in larger quantities than the other first growths — trade reporting has put it at 20,000–25,000 cases — and the estate also owns Clerc Milon and d'Armailhac and the Mouton Cadet brand, which gives the group a volume business alongside the first growth. The 2000 vintage, in its gilt-ram bottle, and the 1982 are the reference collectibles.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output

Founded

1853Acquired by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853

Classification

Premier Grand Cru Classé, 1855 (promoted 1973)

Ownership

Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA (family)

Vineyard holdings

90.0 ha (222 ac)

First vintage made

1853

Website

chateau-mouton-rothschild.com/

Artist labels

A commissioned artist each vintage since 1945

Grape mix

≈ 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Second wine

Le Petit Mouton

We estimate it costs about $28 to $95 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here

Input	Low	High	Unit	Source
Vineyard land, Pauillac2024	1,700,000	4,000,000	EUR/ha	SAFER 2024
Vineyard land, Margaux2024	900,000	2,000,000	EUR/ha	SAFER 2024
Vineyard land, Pomerol2023	1,500,000	3,000,000	EUR/ha	SAFER
Vineyard land, Saint-Émilion2024	150,000	2,500,000	EUR/ha	SAFER 2024

Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find

Wine	Bottles made in a typical year	Vintages covered	Great years	How rare (0–100)
Château Mouton RothschildPremier Grand Cru Classé, 1855 (promoted 1973) · Pauillac	240,000	36 1990–2025	13	35

Every year in a tableChâteau Mouton Rothschild: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Vintage	How the year was rated	Release price	How rare (0–100)	The growing season
2025	Excellent	≈$336	29	A hot, dry summer across Bordeaux, relieved by late-August rain; an early harvest from 5…
2024	Mixed	≈$282	30	The wettest start to a season since 2000 across Bordeaux, a cool, wet spring with mildew…
2023	Very Good	≈$363	30	A mild, wet winter replenished the soils after 2022's drought and the cycle ran several…
2022	Exceptional	≈$578	30	Hot, dry summer; small berries, low yields, high concentration.
2021	Mixed	≈$470	31	Frost, mildew and a cool summer; variable quality and small crops.
2020	Excellent	≈$484	31
2019	Excellent	≈$316	32
2018	Excellent	≈$457	32
2017	Good	≈$390	33
2016	Exceptional	—	33	Wet spring then a dry summer; a large, balanced crop widely rated with 2009 and 2010.
2015	Excellent	—	34
2014	Very Good	—	34
2013	Difficult	—	34	Cold wet spring, poor flowering, rot at harvest; small crops and severe selection at the…
2012	Good	—	35
2011	Good	—	35
2010	Exceptional	—	36	Cool nights and a dry summer gave high tannin and acidity; released at prices above 2009…
2009	Exceptional	—	36	Warm, dry, long growing season; widely described as one of the great modern vintages…
2008	Very Good	—	36
2007	Mixed	—	36
2006	Very Good	—	36
2005	Exceptional	—	37
2004	Good	—	37
2003	Mixed	—	37
2002	Good	—	37
2001	Very Good	—	38
2000	Excellent	—	38
1999	Good	—	38
1998	Very Good	—	38
1997	Mixed	—	38
1996	Excellent	—	39
1995	Very Good	—	39
1994	—	—	39
1993	—	—	39
1992	—	—	39
1991	—	—	40
1990	Exceptional	—	40

Each dot is the opening price of one bottle as reported in the trade press. A drop from one year to the next is the estate cutting its price to bring buyers back.