In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, wishing to serve his own wine to his prestigious guests, bought Chateau Brane-Mouton at auction. The estate, at Paulliac in the heart of the Medoc bore his name, Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Today, three siblings, Camille, Philippe, and Julien are co-owners of the Chateau, perpetuating their ancestors’ dedication to excellence.

Chateau Mouton Rothschild spans 222 acres of vines to the northwest of Bordeaux, on the edge of the Medoc peninsula with the Gironde estuary to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The Medoc vineyard, which dates back to Roman times, now covers around 41,000 acres. The vineyard is densely planted with an average age of around 44 years. The vines are planted close to the river, which irrigates the soil in depth and moderates differences in temperature. Made up of gravel - stones and pebbles which retain the heat of the sun - mingled with sand and some clay, the Medoc soil is poor and unsuitable for growing anything other than viners, which produces the finest wines in the world. The vines give elegant, powerful, richly tannic and long-lived wines.

The grapes are hand-picked and placed in open baskets that keep them intact. After destemming, they are hand-sorted and fed into the fermentation vats by gravity. 44 vats are oak, while 20 are stainless steel. After vinification, the wines are matured in new oak barrels and the various stages in the maturing process are carried out in the traditional Medoc manner, including topping-up and fining with egg whites, which is intended to clarify and stabilize the wine. The maturing process lasts about twenty months.