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Staying at the top of the Bordeaux tree involves a lot of effort, and many an airmile. Shorter versions of these two articles ...
Spread over 70 hectares (173 acres), the vineyards allow Domaines Barons de Rothschild, a big player in Bordeaux through its ...
Eric de Rothschild loved visiting his family's Bordeaux estate with friends when he was in his twenties. They had fun and they drank a lot of wine—not bad, when the winery is first-growth Château ...
It would take years of effort—his own cousins at Lafite Rothschild would be the last to relent—but in 1973, Mouton was a second no more. Always looking forward, in 1979 Philippe announced a ...