For the outstanding 2000 vintage Chateau Mouton Rothschild created one of the finest labels I have ever seen! Ever since 1945, a top artist has been commissioned to prepare a painting or drawing for the Mouton label. In 2000, however, the glassmaker spent four months researching how to create the gold etching of the Augsburg Ram on the label before coming up with a new technique involving enamelling in relief. The results are stunning! The bottle beautifully depicts the Augsburg Ram drinking vessel created in 1590 by Jakob Schenauer, a master goldsmith, and has itself become a collector’s item! The original work on which the bottle is based is in the Museum of Wine in Art at Mouton. . But we did not just admire the label, we also drank the wine! Intoxicating aromatics of blackcurrant, black cherry, cedar, tobacco, pencil lead and Asian five spice boded well for the tasting to follow. On the palate, this wine was drinking incredibly young - much younger than many of the 2000 Bordeaux that I have tasted recently. It was rich and fruit-dominant, but still seems to require more bottle age to reach its full potential (much like the 2005). I hope to be able to try this one again in another 5-10 years. This wine is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot. . . . . . #mouton #moutonrothschild #chateaumoutonrothschild #augsburgram #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #firstgrowth #vin #vinrouge #frenchwine #winelabel #winelabeldesign #winelabels #wineart #winemuseum #sommlife #wineporn #pauillac #cabernet #cabernetsauvignon #grandvin #collectorsitem (at Roots and Water Wine Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqh3hSpoCT/?igshid=1tgr14sq936cb