Château Lafite-Rothschild

Lafite’s 112ha vineyard sits on a thick layer of gravel on marl and limestone subsoil, at the northern limits of Pauillac. The largest plot of vines is on the hillsides around the château, where the land rises to 27m forming a ‘fite’, a mound in Médoc vernacular, hence the name Lafite. Long before the French market was interested by Bordeaux reds, in 1732-1733, Sir Robert Walpole, prime minister of King George I, bought a barrel of Lafite every 3 months.