Lafite 拉菲
1868 Baron James de Rothschild purchases Chateau Lafite, 1st growth wine classified in 1855.
On 8 August 1868, Baron James de Rothschild purchased Chateau Lafite, which was under public sale as part of the Ignace-Joseph Vanlerberghe succession (see history of Chateau Lafite Rothschild for the preceding period). Just 3 months after the purchase, Baron James passed away, and Lafite became the joint property of his three sons: Alphonse, Gustave and Edmond. The estate then included 74 hectares of vineyards.
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