The Wines

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Saga Bordeaux Rouge

Saga Bordeaux Rouge

Designed as everyday wines, Saga Bordeaux Rouge is made from traditional Bordeaux grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The proportions of each vary with each vintage but, nature permitting, Cabernet Sauvignon is almost always the predominant grape variety, bringing finesse

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Saga Bordeaux Blanc

Saga Bordeaux Blanc

Saga Bordeaux Blanc is made from Sauvignon and Sémillon. An accessible wine, it is characterized by purity of fruit, freshness and elegance.

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Saga Médoc

Saga Médoc

The Collection's Médoc is the result of rigorous selection according to the "house" technical team's strict criteria: reduced yields, perfectly ripe, pure fruit, and respectful vinification. The Médoc's star grape, Cabernet Sauvignon, is predominant in the blend.

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Saga Pauillac

Saga Pauillac

Saga Pauillac is made mainly from the Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite’s own vineyards. DBR (Lafite)’s technical teams vinify and age these wines which are made from the properties' younger vines. While their less concentrated structure enables them to evolve more quickly,

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History

Bordeaux in our roots for generations

The Lafite Rothschild family has been producing wine in Bordeaux since 1868. For six generations, they got to know this beautiful landscape and understand the unique traits of the vines from each appellation. Three decades ago, the family was inspired to create a new wine series, where each wine would be the epitome of the appellation it came from.

Their motivation was simple – to ensure wine lovers everywhere could dive into Bordeaux and taste the originality of each appellation.

And so, the Légende R range was born.

The Vineyard

The Collection approach: the definition of a style

A wine from a family of wine producers with a reputation such as Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) must be among the best of its kind in every appellation. The wines in the Collection are made under the supervision of oenologist, Diane Flamand, with the same care and attention to detail as is applied to the Grands Vins.

The Pauillac and Médoc wines are produced from DBR (Lafite)’s own vineyards and from neighbouring vineyards. For the Bordeaux appellations, the technical team selects the terroirs and supervises the vinification of the grapes from partner suppliers.

The Bordeaux Rouge and Blanc are made from selections of the finest production in the Entre-Deux-Mers region. As early as possible after fermentation, the DBR (Lafite) team selects the best batches of wine after successive blind tastings, enabling them not only to ensure top quality wine but also to control each stage of the winemaking and ageing. The aim, quite simply, is to produce excellent wines, which truly reflect the DBR (Lafite) house style.

The Cellars

“The DBR (Lafite) style”

A style that favours balance, purity and quality of fruit and the true expression of a terroir. The aim is to produce wines that reveal the freshness and elegance of Bordeaux, rather than wines that are too highly concentrated, or heavily oaked.

The wines are released after several months or years of ageing; the time spent in barrel and the bottling dates are determined by the character of the vintage and the specific appellation. All the Collection wines are ready to drink as soon as they are marketed.

Average annual volume is approximately 3 million bottles (all appellations) and the Collection is available in 30 countries, as the Légende and Saga ranges and a few exclusive labels.

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Useful information

Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) Distribution: 40 - 50 Cours du Médoc 33300 Bordeaux France; Telephone: +33 (0) 5 57 57 79 79; Fax: +33 (0) 5 57 57 79 80; collection@lafite.com; 44.857671 -0.566188

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