The Anseillan vineyards surround the hamlet, which can be viewed from the windows of the Lafite Rothschild chateau, which is illustrated on the stripped-down two-tone label. The stone house ...

“Delighted to meet you,” says Eric, the Baron Rothschild, greeting me with a hearty handshake in the entryway of Château Lafite. It occurs to me almost immediately that it is a lapse of ...

FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, Rothschild-family members have been the stalwart stewards of the Médoc-region vineyards at Château Lafite Rothschild. As the story goes, Baron James de Rothschild—son ...

Alexis Camarena Beyond their Chateau Lafite Rothschild bottles, since the late 19th century, the main vineyard has also produced a second wine, Carruades de Lafite, at a lower price point.

Said Saskia de Rothschild, the new chairwoman of Chateau Lafite Rothschild. “Together with my father, we chose vintages for which we wanted to find new homes, straight from the Lafite cellars to ...

A long-term strategy to make Château Lafite Rothschild the best in Bordeaux paid off in the 2000 vintage, when the first-growth produced a wine scoring a perfect 100 points. Placed first of the ...

Baron James de Rothschild purchased the Chateau Lafite estate in 1868 and began producing wine immediately. It was the highest priced wine in its year and remained a record for the century.

Top Bordeaux estates, including Château Lafite Rothschild and Cheval-Blanc, have cut 2024 futures prices by 27–31%, marking the lowest levels since 2014. This shift reflects a response to ...

When does a bottle of the legendary 1870 Château Lafite Rothschild become a museum piece instead of a promising sip? It’s said that the great vintage took 50 years to unwind, mature ...

The Rothschild family and their wine endeavors have been the subject of many articles over the years, including Wine Spectator’s Dec. 15, 2000, issue cover story. Châteaus Lafite Rothschild and Mouton ...

Baron James de Rothschild purchased the Chateau Lafite estate in 1868 and began producing wine immediately. It was the highest priced wine in its year and remained a record for the century.