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

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

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

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