Château Lafite Rothschild

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Perseverance and Pleasure

James Suckling
Issue: June 30, 2005

Eric de Rothschild is in a good mood. And why not? As managing shareholder of Château Lafite Rothschild since 1974, the baron has enjoyed just about every great vintage of this famous Pauillac first-growth back to 1865, many of them on a regular basis.

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