The phrase "Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change" is associated with which chateau?

The phrase "Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change" is associated with which chateau?

• A. Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
• B. Chateau Margaux
• C. Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
• D. Chateau Haut-Brion

Answer: (C)

This phrase is about a famous change in Bordeaux’s wine classifications and the estate’s response to it. In the 1855 Medoc classification, Mouton-Rothschild was listed as a Second Growth. In 1973, Baron Philippe de Rothschild managed to upgrade it to Premier Cru, making it the only estate ever to move up from Second to First Growth since the classification began. The motto “Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change” captures that history—literally “First I am, Second I was, Mouton does not change”—signaling its new status and the idea that its rank has remained stable since the upgrade. The other chateaux shown never changed their 1855 standing, so this particular phrase is uniquely linked to Mouton-Rothschild.

This phrase is about a famous change in Bordeaux’s wine classifications and the estate’s response to it. In the 1855 Medoc classification, Mouton-Rothschild was listed as a Second Growth. In 1973, Baron Philippe de Rothschild managed to upgrade it to Premier Cru, making it the only estate ever to move up from Second to First Growth since the classification began. The motto “Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change” captures that history—literally “First I am, Second I was, Mouton does not change”—signaling its new status and the idea that its rank has remained stable since the upgrade. The other chateaux shown never changed their 1855 standing, so this particular phrase is uniquely linked to Mouton-Rothschild.