Château Lafite Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé 2016

France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Pauillac

Baron James de Rothschild bought the château at auction at the end of the 19th century and it has been family-owned ever since. The wines that are produced here are among the best and most expensive red wines in the world and this with an impressive consistency. Lafite Rothschild, the epitome of an elegant, powerful Bordeaux, can be stored in the bottle for decades. The secret of the outstanding quality is, among other things, the soil, deep gravel banks on limestone, the age of the vines, the yield limitation of 40 to 45 hectoliters per hectare and the right time for the harvest. After fermentation, each individual cask is checked and tasted and only the very best of these are used for the Grand Vin.