Taste Château Lafite Rothschild and Smith Haut Lafitte at K&L

Next week we have three events that represent exactly what Bordeaux does better than anywhere else on earth — and two names that sit at the very top of that conversation. Château Smith Haut Lafitte has been one of Pessac-Léognan's benchmark estates for decades, producing whites and reds of extraordinary precision and age-worthiness; the chance to taste back through mature vintages, poured by the Cathiard family team, is the kind of opportunity that simply doesn't come around often. Château Lafite Rothschild needs little introduction — a First Growth with roots in 17th-century Pauillac and a reputation that has defined fine Bordeaux for centuries — and tasting the 2016 alongside Carruades, l'Evangile, and Rieussec in a guided format with Olivier Gailly is, frankly, a remarkable way to spend an evening. These are not ordinary tastings, and the wines pouring at them are not ordinary bottles.

Few tastings offer the chance to experience bottles like these. The Cathiard family team will be on hand to pour a carefully selected lineup spanning Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte in Pessac-Leognan and Cathiard Vineyards in Napa Valley, including mature vintages of their most celebrated wines. The bottles poured at this event are not available for individual sale, but consider this an opportunity to taste the producer at their very best and let the wines speak for themselves.

2023 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
2016 Le Petit Haut Lafitte Rouge
2010 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge
2015 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge
2021 Cathiard "Hora" Red Blend
2021 Cathiard Vineyard "Founding Brothers" Bordeaux Blend
2021 Cathiard Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Join us for an exclusive event dedicated to one of Bordeaux’s most historic and iconic estates, hosted by Olivier Gailly, Directeur Développement Commercial for Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite). With origins in Pauillac, DBR (Lafite) serves as the ancestral steward of a viticultural heritage that began in 1868, when Baron James de Rothschild acquired the Pauillac estate, solidifying the family's influence over world-class winemaking.

At the heart of this lineup is Château Lafite Rothschild, which traces its origins to the 1600s, was named a First Growth in 1855, and has over 150 years of continuous family stewardship—shaping a consistent house style rooted in the gravelly slopes of Pauillac. The tasting also includes Château l’Evangile, an estate uniquely situated on the Pomerol plateau where Merlot-dominant plantings share the same rare gravel and clay vein as its neighbor, Petrus, alongside Château Rieussec in Sauternes, where morning mists from the Ciron encourage the development of botrytis in Sémillon.

With vintages spanning Pauillac, Pomerol, and Sauternes, this lineup brings multiple estates under one banner, presenting a singular opportunity to engage with the breadth and continuity of the Rothschild family’s Bordeaux holdings.

2021 Rieussec, Sauternes
2019 Duhart-Milon, Pauillac
2014 l'Evangile, Pomerol
2010 Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac
2016 Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac

For Your Consideration
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