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47-468: Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc region, 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux , France . Originally known as Château Brane-Mouton , its red wine was renamed by Nathaniel de Rothschild in 1853 to Château Mouton Rothschild . In the 1920s it began the practice of bottling the harvest at the estate itself, rather than shipping

94-555: A bottle that is "inexpensive but nice." Château Mouton Rothschild wine plays a brief, but important part in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever . After Bond ( Sean Connery ) tastes a glass of Mouton Rothschild 1955, he casually remarks that he had expected a claret with the grand dinner he has been served. When the villain Mr. Wint ( Bruce Glover ) replies that the cellars are poorly stocked with clarets, Bond exposes Wint's ignorance, pointing out that Mouton Rothschild, in fact,

141-422: A fisherman pontoon and moorings for about 150 boats. Many services are available including masting and demasting. Sailors and boaters may have to wait for a couple of hours before entering or leaving the port due to the tide and its high coefficients. A closed and secured area with video surveillance is available for long term parking of boats and trailers. The marina is also home to the lifeboat Pichon Baron from

188-471: A small replication of the warship Saint Clement , hanging from the vault in the centre of the nave. It was offered in 1836 by the pilots and coastal pilots of Pauillac: "To honor the memory of Pope Saint Clement , the patron saint of Pauillac naval station sailors, pilots, coastal pilots and aspirants, all Catholics." The model was restored in 1996. The back of the church is occupied by a large organ loft supported on iron columns. It consists of fifteen stops and

235-466: A song of himself, to himself, and titles that self and that song "Lolita". ... To transform Dolores into Lolita, to seal this sad adolescent within his musky self, Humbert must deny her her humanity. Young girls who attract adult sexual desire are called "Lolitas" when writers imply the young girl is "precociously seductive", and therefore to blame for the adult's desire. This usage reflects the self-justification of Nabokov's narrator Humbert Humbert, but it

282-701: A time. A direct connection allowed passengers to join the railway line running between Bordeaux and Soulac. Many companies used this Port for their cruise ships crossing the Atlantic to South America and the Antilles until the mid-20th century. After WWII, the Port was converted into a petroleum terminal and today it is a transfer point for plane parts of the Airbus A380. The parts are manufactured in Broughton in

329-487: Is a claret. Roald Dahl cites it as one of the world's greatest wines in his short story "The Butler", from More Tales of the Unexpected . In the film Weekend at Bernie's , a bottle of Mouton Rothschild 1982 is visible on the table during the scene where Bernie ( Terry Kiser ) proposes having his two employees killed and framed for his insurance fraud. In Agatha Christie's short story "The Labors of Hercules",

376-498: Is "an idyllic childhood, a girl’s world of frilly dresses and dolls." The style, strongly influenced by Victorian and Roccoco fashions, is characterized by full skirts and petticoats, decorated with lace and ribbons. Words commonly used to describe the style include "porcelain doll", "delicate", and "childlike". Within the general Lolita style are variations of the fashion, such as "Gothic Lolita", "Sweet Lolita", "Hime (or Princess) Lolita", and "Punk Lolita". These few by no means complete

423-455: Is Lolita anything but a typical girl of her age and time: tomboyish (she has a tendency not to wash her hair), interested in movies, celebrities, magazines, and soda pop. She does nothing to attract Humbert in any way. She does not dress or make herself up with any thought to attract him. Eric Lemay of Northwestern University writes: And in his arms or out, "Lolita" was always the creation of Humbert's craven self... The Siren-like Humbert sings

470-424: Is far from Nabokov's portrayal of Lolita, which makes clear she is Humbert's victim, not his seductress. In the marketing of pornography , "Lolita" is used to refer to the sexualized presentation of a young girl, frequently one who has only recently reached the age of consent , appears to be younger than the age of consent, or child exploitation material depicting the sexual abuse of children . The meaning of

517-591: Is mid-way between Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave , along the Gironde , the largest estuary in western Europe. The town is situated on the famous "Route des châteaux" or road "D2" which runs through the centre of the prestigious wine appellations. It stretches from Blanquefort in the South (close to Bordeaux) to the northern tip of the Médoc . The Pauillac railway station stands on the line from Bordeaux-Ravezies to

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564-590: The Cabernet Sauvignon variety. Today, Château Mouton Rothschild has 222 acres (90 ha) of grape vines made up of Cabernet Sauvignon (81%), Merlot (15%), Cabernet Franc (3%) and Petit Verdot (1%). Their wine is fermented in oak vats (they are one of the last châteaux in the Médoc to use them) and then matured in new oak casks. It is also frequently confused with the widely distributed generic Bordeaux Mouton Cadet . Baron Philippe de Rothschild came up with

611-738: The French Navy and the Medoc Squadron of Air Force Base 106. Pauillac is twinned with the city of Pullach in Bavaria (Germany) and Paulhac in Haute-Garonne (France). Extending over several kilometres alongside the estuary, reed beds have flourished and constitute a natural habitat for many plant and animal species. In the more urbanized areas in Pauillac, the reed beds are mown once a year to allow local inhabitants to enjoy

658-860: The July Revolution of 1830, also known as the Second French Revolution. In April 1815, after trying to rally Royalist forces against Napoleon during the Hundred Days , the Duchess of Angoulême embarked for exile at Pauillac. In December 1917, the United States Navy established a naval air station to operate seaplanes during World War I . The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne . In May 1940, an interim occupation authority

705-561: The Liberation in 1945, was melted again, baptized and named Edouard-Jeanne-Victoire in 1946. Inside, the nave has eight doric columns. In the choir, the white marble baroque style main altar is covered by a semi-dome. A canopy just above the altar lights it perfectly. An oculus, on a baroque piece of sculpture background, illuminated by the rising sun, represents the triangle of the Divine Trinity. This church also has an ex-voto :

752-801: The Pointe de Grave . It is served by the TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional rail network and operated by the French national railway company SNCF . In 1872, one of the first sailing clubs in France, still active today, was created in Pauillac, followed by the International UCPA sailing school. In 1896, the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique built a terminal at Pauillac, Trompeloup, on which four cruise ships could dock at

799-720: The Siege of Yorktown . To commemorate his legacy, a bronze stele representing his ship La Victoire is erected on the edge of the marina on the Plaza La Fayette. On the stele can be read in French: "From here on March 25, 1777, embarked Marie Joseph Paul Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, with the hope of joining the Americas." After returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and

846-621: The Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM), a French voluntary organisation founded in 1967 to save lives at sea around the French coast, "so that salt water never taste of tears." In 1777, Lafayette , a French aristocrat and military officer, arrived in Bordeaux and set sail from Pauillac to America. There, his role was decisive in the American War of Independence , commanding American troops in several battles, including

893-549: The '45 Château Mouton Rothschild". He does so just to show off his wealth and become noticed by a wealthy Syrian businessman from Damascus, Sheikh Majid Al-Ard. 45°12′55″N 0°46′07″W  /  45.2153°N 0.7686°W  / 45.2153; -0.7686 Pauillac Pauillac ( French pronunciation: [pojak] ; Occitan : Paulhac ) is a municipality in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France . The city

940-467: The Americas under the leadership of President Cor Dubois, with the region eventually contributing almost half of the company's turnover. In 1998, Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA teamed up with Concha y Toro of Chile to produce a quality premium red wine in a new winery/bodega built in Chile's Maipo Valley : Almaviva. The same year saw the launch of Escudo Rojo, a fine Chilean branded wine. In June 2003,

987-474: The English, and has developed instead into a positive synonym for the "sweet and adorable" adolescent girl. The usage stems from the romanticization of Japanese girls' culture, and forms the compounds lolicon and Lolita fashion . Justifying his attraction to twelve-year-old Lolita, Humbert claims that it was a natural response to the "demoniac" nature of children who attract him: Now I wish to introduce

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1034-554: The Nabokov novel or to sexualized usage of the term: Actually, there are quite a number of Japanese Lolitas who do not know about the Nabokov novel. I remember explaining it to someone and she was completely disgusted. Lolita is a modest style. Lolitas dress for themselves. It is clothing that reminds us that not everything has to do with trying to attract or please men. Lolita fashion is a subculture of cute (see kawaii ) or delicately feminine appearance reflecting what Hinton suggests

1081-526: The UK, and Germany. The barges take them through Bordeaux to a dock at Langon and then by oversize road convoy to the assembly plant at Blagnac , Toulouse . A new cruise terminal, the "Terminal Médoc", will be built in Trompeloup and should be operational in 2021, allowing cruise ships carrying up to 6,000 passengers. The marina La Fayette was built in 1977 2,300 m (7,500 ft) south of this. It has

1128-573: The area. There are wine tastings, video screenings, wine sales and seminars. Some castles offer art exhibitions (Château Pédesclaux for example) or a museum (Mouton Rothschild castle and its museum of wine in Art). The Village de Bages, a small renovated village next to the Château Lynch-Bages , is dedicated to the wines and tastes of the Pauillac region. It offers a bistro, fine bakery and grocery store, shops and bike workshop arranged around

1175-509: The central square. Cellar tours but also many events are held throughout the year. Cruises operate from the port of Pauillac along the estuary of the Gironde. The Saint Martin 's church is situated in the heart of Pauillac on Marshal Joffre Square. In November 1824 were laid the foundations before it would be delivered to worship in May 1828 and completed in 1829. The church was partly built out of

1222-427: The following idea. Between the age limits of nine and fourteen there occur maidens who, to certain bewitched travelers, twice or many times older than they, reveal their true nature which is not human, but nymphic (that is, demoniac ); and these chosen creatures I propose to designate as 'nymphets.' Nabokov, however, does not endorse Humbert's fantasy that Lolita is a seductress. As Perry A. Hinton notes: At no point

1269-494: The help of his friend's parents at a nearby house as his home is about a mile up the road. His friend's parents are not college educated, though they have a good deal of money. They agree to accompany him to the store and to purchase the wine for him. He has $ 2.00, which his mother gave him, with which to purchase the wine, and, after a car ride in a brand new Buick during which he becomes embarrassed when questioned about what kind of car his father drives, John gives his friend's father

1316-610: The hundredth anniversary of the acquisition of Château Mouton, the portrait of Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild appeared on the 1953 label. The 1973 label was dedicated to Pablo Picasso who died April the 8th the same year. In 1977, the Queen Mother Elizabeth visited the Château and a special label was designed to commemorate the visit. In 1978 when Montreal artist Jean-Paul Riopelle submitted two designs. Baron Philippe de Rothschild liked them equally so he split

1363-484: The idea of having each year's label designed by a famous artist of the day. In 1946, after the success of the 1945 label, this became a permanent and significant aspect of the Mouton image with labels created by some of the world's great painters and sculptors. Artists such as Salvador Dalí , Francis Bacon , Picasso and Miró designed labels for bottles of Mouton Rothschild. Few exceptions are to point: To celebrate

1410-504: The label was made with a blank space where the image should have been and both versions are sought after by collectors. An unusual gold enamel bottle was made for the 2000 vintage. The 2003 label marks the 150th anniversary of Mouton's entry into the family. Baron Nathaniel is depicted on the label in a period photograph. The background shows part of the deed of sale. The popularity of the label images results in auction prices for older and more collectible years being far out of sync with

1457-645: The list, there would be no argument. It would be Pauillac." The commune consists of only 3,000 acres (12 km ) of vineyards in the Haut- Médoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estèphe to the north, but is home to 18 Grands Crus Classés ( classification of 1855 ) including three of Bordeaux 's five first-growth wines: Château Lafite Rothschild , Château Latour , and Château Mouton Rothschild . Nymphet The term's meaning and use in Japanese differs substantially from

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1504-405: The materials from the former church which had become too small. The Bordeaux architect Armand Corcelles was inspired by Greek art. The western façade is topped by a huge pediment which supports an octagonal tower made of two superimposed towers. The first tower houses three bells. Two of them date from 1784 and come from a former church. The third bell, cracked by too brisk and cheerful ringing during

1551-407: The money. His friend's father, in what seems to be an active gesture of financial superiority signifying his internal struggle with the inferiority of his own education, purchases a bottle of Château Mouton Rothschild 1937, and gives it to John along with $ 1.26 in change. John goes home to the dinner party somewhat dismayed, for the wrong reason, that he failed to follow his mother's instructions to buy

1598-552: The motto of the wine was Premier ne puis, second ne daigne, Mouton suis. ("First, I cannot be. Second, I do not deign to be. Mouton I am."), and it was changed to Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change. ("First, I am. Second, I used to be. Mouton does not change.") Château Mouton Rothschild has its vineyards on the slopes leading down to the Gironde Estuary , in the Bordeaux region, mainly producing grapes of

1645-554: The other first growths, whose labels do not change year to year. The 2013 vintage has the work of Korean artist Lee Ufan . The grand vin , Château Mouton Rothschild, is one of the world's most expensive and highly rated wines, with the average price of a 750ml bottle reaching $ 604. In 1978, the company Baron Philippe de Rothschild officially announced their joint venture with Robert Mondavi to create Opus One Winery in Oakville, California . The 1990s saw large-scale expansion in

1692-514: The production run and used both designs. In 1987 Baroness Philippine de Rothschild dedicated the label to her father Baron Philippe de Rothschild died on January 20, 1988. The 1993 Mouton label, a pencil drawing of a nude reclining nymphet by the French painter Balthus was rejected for use in the United States by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms . As such, for the U.S. market

1739-570: The story opens with Hercule Poirot speaking with Dr. Burton over a glass of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Dr. Burton describes the wine as "Very good wine, this. Very sound." In The Spy (TV series) approximately 5 minutes from the start of the episode #3 Alone in Damascus , the Israeli spy Eli Cohen ( Sacha Baron Cohen ) orders a bottle of Mouton Rothschild 1945 during the scene in the restaurant on his marine trip from Buenos Aires : "I'll have

1786-623: The term "Lolita" in Japanese is divergent from Nabokov's novel, and instead stems from the positive idealization and romanticization of girls' culture ( shōjo bunka ) developed from the Meiji period to the 20th century: an "innocent and ethereal creature, who deserves adoration from others while staying entirely passive". Girls' culture in Japan, reflected in cultural traditions such as the all-female Takarazuka Revue and shōjo manga (girls' comics),

1833-526: The view over the estuary. The mowing period is chosen carefully so as to minimize disturbance of the natural biotope. Some of the reeds are protected by the Natura 2000 legislation. Since 2015, they are part of the Gironde estuary and Pertuis sea Marine Nature Park . The wines of Pauillac are often considered the quintessence of Bordeaux wines . British author and expert on wine Hugh Johnson has said, "If one had to single out one commune of Bordeaux to head

1880-496: The vineyard hosted La Fête de la Fleur at the end of Vinexpo to coincide with their 150th anniversary. 2013 : new range of three Chilean varietal wines (Sauvignon blanc, Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon) was launched in 2013 under the name Anderra. In the same time, in order to secure grape supplies and ensure the development of its Chilean branded wines business, Baron Philippe de Rothschild acquired 960 hectares from Viña Villavicencio. The 1970 vintage took second place, and

1927-587: The wine to merchants for bottling elsewhere. The branch of the Rothschild family owning Mouton Rothschild are members of the Primum Familiae Vini . In 1718, Château Mouton and Château Calon-Ségur were acquired by Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur , who already owned Château Lafite and Château Latour . With the death of Nicolas-Alexandre Ségur in 1755, his estate was divided among four daughters. The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855

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1974-406: Was based entirely on recent market prices for a vineyard's wines, with one exception: Château Mouton Rothschild. Despite the market prices for their vineyard's wines equalling that of Château Lafite Rothschild , Château Mouton Rothschild was excluded from First Great Growth status, an act that Baron Philippe de Rothschild referred to as "the monstrous injustice". It is believed that the exception

2021-403: Was established by Nazi Germany in France's so-called zone occupée, so that Pauillac was occupied like most parts of the western half of Aquitaine along the Atlantic coast. The town is mainly known for its vineyards that produce some of the best wines in Bordeaux . The Tourist Office and Wine House (French: Maison du Tourisme et du Vin) is a very informative resource for all things wine related in

2068-518: Was influenced by the traditions of Romanticism . Nabokov's Lolita , first translated to Japanese in 1956, was interpreted by readers primarily as a story of Humbert entering the peaceful and unearthly world of the shōjo , rather than through the lens of perverse desire and abuse. When discussing Lolita fashion culture, some writers use the term "lolita" or "Lolita" to describe clothing, as in "wearing lolita." Some writers refer to women who wear such clothing as "Lolitas" but with little connection to

2115-399: Was made because the vineyard had recently been purchased by an Englishman and was no longer in French ownership. In 1973, Mouton was elevated to " first growth " status after decades of intense lobbying by its powerful and influential owner, the only change in the original 1855 classification (excepting the 1856 addition of Château Cantemerle ). This prompted a change of motto : previously,

2162-546: Was made of wood from Onega , Russia, and northern oak for the organ facade. On the left side of the nave is a wooden pulpit built right up against a pillar surrounded by a double spiral staircase. Facing the pulpit is a Christ on the Cross. On the three walls around the church is a Way of the Cross, fourteen paintings that reproduce the Passion of Christ. Pauillac is the sponsor city of the schooner "Belle Poule", training ship of

2209-425: Was the highest ranked French wine, at the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris wine competition . In John Updike 's 1954 short story "Friends from Philadelphia", first published by The New Yorker , the protagonist, John, attempts to buy a bottle of wine for his parents's dinner party, but he is denied, being too young to purchase alcohol. His parents are college educated, though not necessarily very wealthy. He seeks

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