Chateau Lafite Rothschild
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Offers subject to remaining unsold E&OE. 06/12/2023
Winemaking at the legendary Château Lafite Rothschild can be traced back to 1234. The estate earned its Premier Grand Cru Classé status when Baron James de Rothschild acquired Lafite in 1868. It has continued to produce iconic and prestigious wines under the Rothschild family, with the latest family owner, Saskia de Rothschild, the youngest woman to run a Premier Grand Cru Bordeaux estate.
Quality and prestige are synonymous with this château. A bottle of its 1869 vintage recently broke the world record for the most expensive bottle of wine, selling at auction for HK$1.8M (US$232,692).
The vineyards of Château Lafite Rothschild, situated around the estate and on the Carruades plateau, represent one of the largest in the Médoc. With a further small plot in nearby Saint-Estèphe, the total hectarage stands at 107 hectares. They produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
OUR VERDICT
Such is the iconic status of the estate of Lafite it might be easy to forget about the wine itself. While it is the ‘must-collect’ wine for half of the world’s great collectors, above all else it is a great wine. A perfectly balanced and symmetrical experience based on purity, elegance and length over mere power.
Image | Region | Vintage | Name | Pack Size | Status In Bond (IB) wines have had no UK Duty or VAT paid on them. If In Bond wines are purchased for storage in a bonded warehouses or for export - no UK Duty or VAT will be payable. If In Bond wines are purchased for delivery to a UK address - UK Duty and VAT is required to be paid before any the delivery can take place. Duty Paid (DP) wines have been removed from the Bond and cannot subsequently be returned to the Bond. Meaning that if you purchase a Duty Paid wine, VAT will be payable. However, the UK Duty has already been paid on the stock so there will be no additional duty charged. En Primeur (EP) wines can only be offered and purchased In Bond whilst the wines are still in barrel. En Primeur wines will be shipped and imported in due course and upon arrival in the UK can either be stored in your Brunswick reserves, delivered to the bonded warehouse of your choosing or delivered directly to you. Should you decide to take delivery of En Primeur wines to a UK address, UK Duty and VAT at the current rates will become payable. | Price The IN BOND pricing view will show prices excluding UK Duty and VAT. Please select the IN BOND view if your purchase is for storage in a bonded warehouse or for export (where no UK Duty or VAT will be payable). Please select the RETAIL pricing view if you would like to purchase wines for UK delivery, so the prices will include UK Duty and VAT. Please note that wines that have the Duty Paid (DP) status have been removed from the Bond and cannot subsequently be returned to the Bond. These wines must remain Duty Paid, they can be purchased for storage or delivery to the UK but the VAT will be payable. The UK Duty has already been paid on the stock so there will be no additional duty charged. Please note that wines that have the En Primeur (EP) status can only be offered and purchased In Bond whilst the wines are still in barrel. So the RETAIL pricing view is not applicable to EP wines. | Availability The wines showing availability Immediate are available for immediate delivery, transfer or collection. The wines showing availability Future Arrival are not yet available for delivery. Please refer to the indicated ETA shown on the wine page. Our Logistics team will get in touch as soon as the wines become physical with us and will arrange to deliver, store or transfer the wines as per your instructions. The wines showing availability En Primeur are still maturing in barrel at the producer, and will be available in due course. Our Logistics team will get in touch as soon as the wines become physical with us and will arrange to deliver, store or transfer the wines as per your instructions. | Score | Qty | Buy |
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Sale  | 1982 | 1x75cl | IB | £3,229.80 £3,750.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,878.96 £4,503.20Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 96 VM | 12 | |||
 | 1983 | 12x75cl | IB | £9,000.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£10,838.45Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 90 RP | 1 | |||
Sale  | 1995 | 1x150cl | IB | £1,285.00 £1,300.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£1,548.41 £1,566.41Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 93+ VM | 1 | |||
 | 1995 | 1x75cl | IB | £700.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£843.20Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 93+ VM | 12 | |||
Sale  | 1995 | 12x75cl | IB | £7,995.00 £8,100.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£9,632.45 £9,758.45Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 93+ VM | 1 | |||
 | 1996 | 6x75cl | DP | £5,175.00Ex. UK VAT£6,210.00Inc. UK VAT | Immediate | 97 VM | 1 | |||
New  | 1997 | 1x75cl | DP | £450.00Ex. UK VAT£540.00Inc. UK VAT | Immediate | 88 VM | 1 | |||
 | 1998 | 1x75cl | IB | £683.33Ex. UK Duty & VAT£823.20Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 94+ VM | 12 | |||
 | 2001 | 6x75cl | IB | £3,250.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,919.22Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 96 VM | 2 | |||
 | 2006 | 1x75cl | DP | £600.00Ex. UK VAT£720.00Inc. UK VAT | Immediate | 95+ VM | 1 | |||
Sale  | 2007 | 12x75cl | IB | £3,200.00 £3,350.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,878.45 £4,058.45Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 87 VM | 1 | |||
 | 2009 | 6x75cl | IB | £3,600.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£4,339.22Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 96 VM | 1 | |||
New | 2015 | 3x150cl | IB | £1,500.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£1,819.22Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 91 VM | 1 | |||
 | 2017 | 3x150cl | IB | £2,850.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,439.22Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 97 RP | 2 | |||
 | 2019 | 3x150cl | IB | £3,300.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,979.22Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 98 VM | 1 | |||
 | 2019 | 6x75cl | IB | £3,000.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,619.22Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 98 VM | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 3x75cl | IB | £830.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£1,005.61Inc. UK Duty & VAT | Immediate | 88 VM | 1 | |||
 | 2022 | 3x75cl | EP | £1,785.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£1,785.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT | En Primeur | 97 VM | 1 | |||
 | 2022 | 6x75cl | EP | £3,570.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT£3,570.00Ex. UK Duty & VAT | En Primeur | 97 VM | 2 |
