Their vineyard covers 112 hectares of vines, over 70% of which is Cabernet Sauvignon, but also Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This château produces some of the finest wines in the region, including a Premier Cru Classé.
Jacques de Ségur was credited with the planting of the Lafite vineyard in the 1670s and in the early 1680s. From the early 18th century, Lafite found its market in London. It appeared in the London Gazette of 1707 as being “sold at public auctions in the City of London, after being offloaded from foreign merchant ships seized by British corsairs as well as by the vessels of the Royal Navy”.
Its circular cellar room was constructed under the supervision of the architect Ricardo Bofill and inaugurated in 1987.
