Mouton Cadet

Originally created by Bordeaux legend Baron Philippe de Rothschild, the Mouton Cadet wines are fantastic buying

The story of Mouton Cadet is intimately entwined with that of Bordeaux itself. In 1855, Napoleon instigated the region's system of classifying its wines from first growth to fifth growth. At that time, Mouton Rothschild was classified as a second growth.

When he inherited the company in 1924, Baron Philippe de Rothschild launched a determined campaign to correct this 'gross oversight'. Mouton Rothschild was finally promoted to First Growth status in 1973, one of only three changes ever made to the original classification.

In 1930, the Baron created Mouton Cadet as a ‘branded’ Bordeaux. The first of its kind, it was just one of the many innovations he introduced.

In 1988, following Philippe's passing, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild carried forward her father's agenda, under the banner of Mouton Cadet, to make a great Bordeaux wine that was accessible to a wider global audience. The indefatigable Philippine turned it into the biggest selling branded Bordeaux wine in the world.

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