CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD

The château located in Médoc, was classified as Premier Cru in the 1855 classification, in Pauillac appellation. The Château Lafite Rothschild history started in the 13th century. Until the 17th century, the estate was a co-lordship whose co-owners received the rents from farmers who were cultivating the lands, some of which were already dedicated to the culture of vine. Between 1670 and 1680, Jacques de Ségure structured the vineyard. In 1695, Jacques de Ségur’s son, Alexandre, married Château Latour’s heiress, gathering the history of the two estates for some decades. Their son, Nicolas-Jacques Ségur, will have as a nickname “Prince of the vines”. In 1868, Baron James de Rothschild acquired Château Lafite after it had been publicly put up for sale.