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Château Mouton Rothschild - The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 and other major competitions

The 1970 vintage was selected for the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. The jury of nine tasters consisted off the creme de la creme of France's wine experts. The tasting was done blind so that none of the judges knew the identity of the wine they were tasting. First place was won by a new California winery, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, and Château Mouton Rothschild won second place.

One of the most significant blind tastings after the Paris tasting was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on January 18, 1981. The Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981 was on "neutral territory" and pitted wines from California against those from France. Château Mouton Rothschild was ranked number eleven in the field of 13. The top five ranks were won by California wines.

In the Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986, blind tasters evaluated how the wines had aged ten years after the Paris event. This time Château Mouton Rothschild was ranked number seven in the competition of ten. The top fiveranks were won by California wines.

The French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986 was also conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. Steven Spurrier, who had organized the latter event, assisted in the anniversary tasting. Eight judges blind tasted nine of the ten red wines earlier evaluated in Paris. Château Mouton Rothschild was ranked number five among nine. The top two ranks were won by California wines.

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