PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT

The world's leading fine wine producers.

Profiles covering history, style, and investment characteristics for the estates and houses that define the fine wine market.

Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac, Bordeaux

First Growth (1855)

Château Lafite Rothschild

The most aromatic and refined of the Bordeaux First Growths, Lafite is the benchmark for elegance in Pauillac and one of the most recognised names in fine wine.

France

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac, Bordeaux

First Growth (promoted 1973)

Château Mouton Rothschild

The only estate ever promoted within the 1855 Classification, Mouton is the most opulent and flamboyant of the First Growths, as famous for its artist labels as for its wines.

France

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan (Graves), Bordeaux

First Growth (1855)

Château Haut-Brion

The only First Growth outside the Médoc and the oldest of the great Bordeaux estates, Haut-Brion is a wine of remarkable consistency and a distinctive earthy, smoky signature.

France

Château Margaux

Margaux, Bordeaux

First Growth (1855)

Château Margaux

The most perfumed and graceful of the First Growths, Château Margaux is the benchmark for aromatic finesse on the Left Bank.

France

Château Latour

Pauillac, Bordeaux

First Growth (1855)

Château Latour

The most powerful and longest-lived of the First Growths, Latour is renowned for monumental structure and an exceptional capacity to age.

France

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Grand Cru

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Known simply as DRC, this is the most revered wine estate on earth, producing tiny quantities of Grand Cru Burgundy from some of the most coveted vineyards in the world.

France

Château Pétrus

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Unclassified (Pomerol)

Château Pétrus

The most famous and expensive wine of Pomerol, Pétrus is a near pure Merlot of extraordinary richness, grown on a unique seam of blue clay.

France

Le Pin

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Unclassified (Pomerol)

Le Pin

A garagiste icon born from a vineyard barely larger than a football pitch, Le Pin is one of the rarest and most coveted wines in the world.

France

Domaine Leroy

Vosne-Romanée and others, Burgundy

Grand Cru and Premier Cru

Domaine Leroy

The creation of Lalou Bize-Leroy, the Queen of Burgundy, Domaine Leroy produces some of the rarest, most expensive and most sought after wines in the world.

France

Château Rayas

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Château Rayas

A singular and almost mythical Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rayas defies convention by making a profound, age-worthy wine from 100% Grenache grown on sandy soils.

France

Screaming Eagle

Oakville, Napa Valley

Napa Valley cult Cabernet

Screaming Eagle

The original Napa cult wine, Screaming Eagle is produced in tiny quantities and enjoys a global following unrivalled in California.

United States

Opus One

Oakville, Napa Valley

Napa Valley Bordeaux blend

Opus One

A landmark transatlantic partnership between Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Mouton, Opus One brought First Growth ambition to the Napa Valley.

United States

Vega Sicilia

Ribera del Duero, Ribera del Duero

Spain's most prestigious estate

Vega Sicilia

Spain's most celebrated wine estate, Vega Sicilia is famous for Único, a wine of extraordinary longevity aged for around a decade before release.

Spain

Dom Pérignon

Champagne, Champagne

Prestige cuvée (vintage only)

Dom Pérignon

The most famous Champagne in the world, Dom Pérignon is a vintage-only prestige cuvée produced only in years deemed worthy and aged for nearly a decade before release.

France

Krug

Champagne, Champagne

Prestige Champagne house

Krug

The connoisseur's Champagne house, Krug is built on the art of blending across many vintages, producing some of the most complex and sought after Champagnes in the world.

France

Salon

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Champagne

Single-vineyard, single-vintage blanc de blancs

Salon

The most ascetic and rare of the great Champagnes, Salon is a single-vintage, single-village blanc de blancs declared only in exceptional years.

France

Château Lafleur

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Unclassified (Pomerol)

Château Lafleur

Among the most revered and rarest wines of Pomerol, Château Lafleur is produced from a tiny parcel planted with an unusual blend of Merlot and Bouchet (Cabernet Franc), giving it a character unlike any other wine in the appellation.

France

Domaine Bonneau du Martray

Corton, Burgundy

Grand Cru

Domaine Bonneau du Martray

The largest sole owner of Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne in Burgundy, Domaine Bonneau du Martray produces one of the world's great white Burgundies from a single, unbroken Grand Cru holding.

France

E. Guigal

Côte-Rôtie, Rhône

Côte-Rôtie AOC

E. Guigal

The most important name in the Rhône Valley, Guigal built its reputation on three legendary single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie cuvées and consistently outstanding wines across the entire region.

France

Pol Roger

Épernay, Champagne

Prestige Champagne house

Pol Roger

One of the great traditional Champagne houses, Pol Roger is famous for its association with Winston Churchill and for its prestige cuvée bearing his name, produced only in the finest vintages.

France

Château Pétrus

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Unclassified (Pomerol)

Château Pétrus

The most famous and expensive wine of Pomerol, Pétrus is a near pure Merlot of extraordinary richness, grown on a unique seam of blue clay.

France

Soldera (Case Basse)

Montalcino, Tuscany

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Soldera (Case Basse)

The most legendary estate in Brunello di Montalcino, Soldera produces tiny quantities of Brunello from a single biodynamic vineyard, creating one of Italy's most sought after and long-lived wines.

Italy