Château Mouton Rothschild has unveiled its label for the 2022 vintage – a tribute to Baron Philippe from the French artist, Gérard Garouste. In his autobiography, Vivre La Vigne, published in 1981, Baron Philippe de Rothschild speculated as to whether anyone would think to celebrate the centenary of his arrival at Château Mouton Rothschild in 1922. It turns out that did – the newly unveiled label for the 2022 vintage of Château Mouton Rothschild, by the French artist Gérard Garouste, is the tribute that Baron Philippe had himself anticipated. To celebrate the anniversary of a founding moment in its history, Gérard Garouste has created a label in the form of an heraldic banner for Mouton Rothschild, its front wall framed by a portrait of Baron Philippe alongside a ram, his well-known emblem and a vine as “symbolism of a wonderful wine that was his life’s work”, Garouste said. As the artist explains, it was his discussions with Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild that inspired him. “I wanted to know more about his grandfather’s amazing life. He showed me lots of photos, and the man’s physical presence really spoke to me as a painter. It was clear that I had my model. I was greatly attracted by his character, not least because elegance is something I set great store by. Baron Philippe was a man of great elegance, very hard-working, and he had the look of someone very sure of himself, with a mischievous side. That is what I have tried
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