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A Piece of History
BY JOHN BAINBRIDGE
Assuming our occasional role as an eyewitness of historic events, we recently made a point, on a visit to London, of attending an auction, at Christie’s, of “Finest and Rarest Wines,” the crowning feature of which was a hand-blown amber-green bottle engraved “1787 LAFITTE TH. J.” and believed by a number of distinguished wine experts to have been part of an order placed in 1790 by Thomas Jefferson, w...
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The Story
The Château Lafite estate run by the Rothschilds is, with its 100 hectares of cultivated land, the largest of the main Pauillac vineyards.
It is located in the highest part of the area and the view from its château, with its conical towers that appear on the label, takes in the banks of the River Gironde, which flows nearby. The wines are a blend of four different varieties of grape – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet F...
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Chateau Lafite, 1787 – £109,300 / Even the best Bordeaux only lasts around 50 years, so why the incredible price tag for this one in 1985? This particular bottle had the initial Th.J etched into it – the markings of enthusiastic oenophile Thomas Jefferson.
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Average Bottle Price
2024 | 2020 |
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211 000€ +26.3% | 167 000€ |