The 1987 Château Mouton Rothschild is a historic and highly emotional vintage for the estate, representing the final vintage produced under the direct supervision of Baron Philippe de Rothschild. While 1987 was a notoriously challenging, rainy year for the Médoc region, Mouton famously defied the odds to produce what many critics considered the absolute "wine of the vintage". Because it serves as a collector's tribute piece rather than a blockbuster powerhouse vintage, it is a uniquely priced First Growth