Launch of the Second Wine from Domaine de Long Dai

Domaines Barons de Rothschild group (Lafite) is pleased to announce the launch of its Second Wine from Domaine de Long Dai, in China.

In 2019, the group revealed the long-awaited identity of its estate in China and the launch of the first vintage of its Grand Vin, Long Dai. This year DBR (Lafite) is embarking on a new challenge with the release of a Second Wine, named Hu Yue.

“At the ...

“Our family have been winemakers at Lafite for 150 years so it is in our culture to be patient and take our time to make sure we release a wine we are proud of.” said Saskia de Rothschild, Chairwoman, who has just succeeded her father, Baron Eric de Rothschild, at the head of the family’s wine estates. “This vintage of Long Dai is the first chapter of a very long story as winemakers in China”.

The choice for the name Long Dai came from the ...

Domaine de Long Dai is nestled at the heart of the Qiu Shan Valley in the Shandong Province in the North eastern part of China. The climate here is hot-tempered by the influence of the Yellow Sea located a mere 20km away. The region is highly dependent on agriculture which, combined with the granitic soil, make it a place of interest to grow vines. The winters are cold, but not as cold as other Chinese wine regions and do not require the vines...

The team has chosen small temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks, ranging from 15hl to 90hl, which is perfect to ferment the small lots separately. The grapes are harvested by hand in small crates. The grapes are picked and brought immediately to the winery. When arriving at the winery, the grapes are destemmed and placed on a sorting table where the berries are sorted individually. Thereafter, they are crushed and placed into the tanks ...