LAFITTE VS LAFITE BATTLE MOVES TO CHINA
A long-running battle between renowned producer Château Lafite Rothschild and Côtes de Bordeaux producer Chateau Lafitte over the trademarking of the Lafitte name has spread to China.
Château Lafitte has been producing wine under its Lafitte name since 1763, but have been locked in a legal battle with Château Lafite Rothschild over the use of the Lafitte name for the last 10 years.
In 2003 ...
The name of Lafitte can be traced back to the 18th century when, on 12 February 1763, a well-known wine merchant in the local region of Camblanes, Raymond Lafitte, bought and named the estate. The eponymous wine – a Premières Côtes de Bordeaux – has been produced, vinified and bottled at the property in Camblanes et Meynac by a succession of owners and most recently the company Château Lafitte. The name is cited in the second edition of theLe ...
Château Lafitte is superbly situated, at the fringes of the city of Bordeaux where it boasts an unrestricted view over the Garonne valley.The vineyard of 50 hectares and benefits from a magnificent terroir composed of: 40% round, flat pebble, 30% clay-limestone, and 30% fine gravel Château Lafitte wine owes its typicity in part to the choice of grapes in the blend:
Through the seasons, the vineyard at Château Lafitte is tended and watched over with the utmost care and attention. When the berries reach the peak of ripeness, they are harvested, destemmed and treaded before the winemaking process begins:
The wines are aged for between 12 and 24 months, before being bottled on the Château Lafitte es...
We decided to pay homage to the different owners who have served at the head of Château LAFITTE since 1763. To do that, we took advantage of the truly sublime harvest of 2010 to create a limited vintage numbered at 13,000 bottles.
HERITAGE is the best that LAFITTE has to offer and delicately concentrates the finest traits typical of the terroir.
This wine is a base of 90% merlot with 10% cabernet sauvignon, all harvested in small quantit...
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