Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1961
Chateau Lafite Rothschild · Bordeaux · Pauillac
LWIN: 1011872
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1961 sold at auction 63 times in the last five years, at a median of $1,188 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $913 and $1,554. The most recent sale was on July 28, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $921, across 32 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$1,188
63 sales · $913–1,554 middle half
Lowest retail now
$921
32 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jul 28
2026
Critic scores
93
Wine Advocate
94
Wine Spectator
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1961 (5)
$688per 750ml incl. premium25% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1961 · Lot 955
$910per 750ml incl. premium1% below retail
The Swiss Auction
1961 · Lot 65 · Qty 2
$1,152per 750ml incl. premium
The Swiss Auction
1961 · Lot 484 · Qty 5
$1,213per 750ml incl. premium
The Swiss Auction
1961 · Lot 64 · Qty 3
$2,274per 750ml incl. premium
The Swiss Auction
1961 · Lot 273 · Magnum
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pauillac
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
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About Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild, the Rothschild family's Pauillac first growth, farms 112 ha of deep fine gravel and wind-blown sand over limestone: slopes around the château, the Carruades plateau, and a 4.5 ha parcel in Saint-Estèphe. Plantings are mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The grand vin, from vines over ten years old, is typically 80–95% Cabernet, fermented about 15 days, barrel-selected and aged some 15 months in new oak; the estate describes it as upright, delicate and subtle. Roughly a third of production becomes Carruades de Lafite, higher in Merlot and aged about 16 months in barrels from the group's own Pauillac cooperage.
- Appellation
- Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux
- Classification
- Premier Grand Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Rothschild family (Domaines Barons de Rothschild); led by Saskia de Rothschild
- Vineyards
- 112 ha incl. Carruades plateau and 4.5 ha in Saint-Estèphe; gravel and sand over limestone
- Grapes
- Plantings about 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
- Wines
- Château Lafite Rothschild; Carruades de Lafite; Anseillan (Pauillac)
- Style
- Grand vin ~15 months in new oak; Carruades ~16 months in barrels from the Tonnellerie des Domaines
- Website
- https://www.lafite.com
Sources: lafite.com, Wikipedia