Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1981
Chateau Lafite Rothschild · Bordeaux · Pauillac
LWIN: 1011872
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1981 sold at auction 75 times in the last five years, at a median of $521 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $460 and $581. The most recent sale was on September 29, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $492, across 29 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$521
75 sales · $460–581 middle half
Lowest retail now
$492
29 retail offers
Last auction sale
Sep 29
2026
Critic scores
91
Wine Advocate
88
Wine Spectator
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1981 (3)
$360per 750ml incl. premium27% below retail
East Coast Spirits & Wine Auction
1981 · Lot 592
$407per 750ml incl. premium17% below retail
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-10
1981 · Lot 2080065
$469per 750ml incl. premium5% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1981 · Lot 29 · Qty 4
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