Mouton Rothschild reveals 2020 label

December 5, 2022
Last week on the wine market

Chateau Mouton Rothschild has a long-standing and close relationships with established artists. Each year since 1945 a leading artist has illustrated the label for Chateau Mouton Rothschilds wines. This week it was revealed that British painter Peter Doig, was the chosen artist for the 2020 vintage.

Doig says: “The painting shows something of what goes on behind the scenes in the production of wine, what happens offstage, as it were. It’s a sort of ode to workers, to all those involved at the various stages of making a wine before its finally bottled. It’s a dream with a romantic streak, as if someone spontaneously decided to sing in the vines. It’s a moment of poetry, where you can take your time. It’s neither really day nor really night, but rather something in between, between walking and sleeping. It is possible to see it as a progression, a dream journey int the world of the harvest.”

The 2020 vintage has been the best performing Mouton Rothschild in the past year, up 11.6% (£604), with a current market value of £5,800 per 12x75cl. The above graph maps the price and critics score (Robert Parker 09-12, Neal Martin 13-20) for the last 12 vintages of Mouton Rothschild. The green trendline represents the price at which a wine is considered under/overvalued, based on the price and score of all 12 vintages.

The 2014 vintage, which has a comparable score of 97, looks a much more appealing buy and trades at a discount of over £1,000 per case. David Hockney, one of Britain’s top modern artists, designed the label for the 2014.

Weekly trade breakdown

Following Champagnes standout share of trade last week, Bordeaux once again regained its position as the top traded region this week, accounting for 41.8% of trade.

Pidemont, Rhone, and Burgundy all had modest rises, the USA took the spotlight with one of its largest weekly gains of the year, up 7%.

Champagne and Tuscany both experienced declines this week, dropping 12.7% and -2.4% respectively.

This week’s top traded wines

The most trade wine this week was Harlan Estate 2018 which last traded at £15,252 per 12x75cl case, an increase of 15.86% from its first trade on the secondary market back in May 2022.

Lafite Rothschild 2005 also made it onto the top trading list this week. Last traded at £8,000 per 12×75, the wine has increased in price by 111.43% (£4,290) since its release in 2006.

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