Volumes of Lafite Rothschild's second wine, Carruades Lafite, have, like its First Growth cousin, been reduced by 50% this year, with further releases today continuing the downward pricing trend.
Château Lafite is the first of the first growths to release its 2019 vintage, which, at €396 per bottle ex-negociant, is 15.7% lower than its 2018 release price.
Saint-Estèphe second growth Cos d’Estournel released its 2019 vintage yesterday at €110 a bottle ex-negociant, a price drop of 23.6% on 2018.
Pomerol-based estate Château Lafleur has gone against current trends in Bordeaux by releasing its 2019 vintage with the same price tag it gave to the previous year's wine.