Chateau Lafite Rothschild brings choice wines to auction

On March 30, Zachy’s auction at Le Bernardin in New York will include a rare bottle from 1868, the first vintage under Rothschild ownership. Vintages from every decade to celebrate the 150 years of ownership by the family will also be included.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the purchase of Chateau Lafite Rothschild by Baron James, an unprecedented auction has been organized with Zachy’s, a leading US and Hong Kong-based wine auction house.

The auction will be solely comprised of bottles from the chateau’s own cellars, with vintages representing every decade of their ownership dating back to 1868. “Each vintage tells a different story: written by the hands of the people that made them, through wars, frost attacks and recessions,” 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 yours.”

With 3,384 bottles, this represents the largest collection of single-owner Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) wines ever to be auctioned. The auction will also include wines from Chateau L’Evangile, Duhart-Milon, Rieussec and Carruades de Lafite..