Pauillac is about 1,200 hectares on the Left Bank, home to Lafite, Latour and Mouton Rothschild and to 18 classified growths in all. SAFER reported its vineyard land at about €2.5 million per hectare in 2024, the highest average in Bordeaux, down 17% on the year — the first material fall in a decade.
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Pauillac is about 1,200 hectares on the Left Bank, home to Lafite, Latour and Mouton Rothschild and to 18 classified growths in all. SAFER reported its vineyard land at about €2.5 million per hectare in 2024, the highest average in Bordeaux, down 17% on the year — the first material fall in a decade.
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Alle regio's →| Input | Laag | Mid | Hoog | Eenheid | Bron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel aging before bottling2024 | 16 | 19 | 22 | months | Estate technical sheets |
| New French oak barrique (225 l)2025 | 800 | 1,050 | 1,300 | EUR/barrel | Cooperage price lists and trade report… |
| Importer + retailer margin2024 | 25 | 42 | 60 | % on cost | Merchant price lists vs release prices |
| Négociant margin on the Place de Bordeaux2024 | 10 | 15 | 20 | % of ex-château price | Trade reporting on the Place de Bordea… |
| Bulk red Bordeaux AOC, per tonneau of 900 litres2025 | 793 | 943 | 1,000 | EUR/tonneau | CIVB bulk-wine prices for the 2025–26 … |
| Hand harvest2024 | 2,500 | 3,750 | 5,000 | EUR/ha | Trade reporting on Médoc harvest labou… |
| Vineyard labour and operations, classified growth2024 | 15,000 | 22,500 | 30,000 | EUR/ha/year | Estate interviews and CIVB cost survey… |
| Vineyard land, Pauillac2024 | 1,700,000 | 2,500,000 | 4,000,000 | EUR/ha | SAFER 2024 |
| Vineyard land, generic Bordeaux AOC2024 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 14,000 | EUR/ha | SAFER 2024 |
| Bottle, cork, capsule, label, case2025 | 3 | 6 | 8 | EUR/bottle | Supplier price lists |
| Yield at classified growths2024 | 30 | 38 | 45 | hl/ha | Estate technical sheets and appellatio… |
Waar de gegevens vandaan komen
- Estate technical sheets (first growths 18–22 months)
- Cooperage price lists and trade reporting (Wine Industry Network, Wines & Vines), 2024–2025
- Merchant price lists vs release prices
- Trade reporting on the Place de Bordeaux (Liv-ex, Decanter)
- CIVB bulk-wine prices for the 2025–26 campaign, as reported by Vitisphere, 19 November 2025
- Trade reporting on Médoc harvest labour
- Estate interviews and CIVB cost surveys as reported in the trade press
- SAFER / FNSAFER, Le prix des terres 2024 — the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025, from SAFER data) as reproduced by Fidecorex, 10 February 2026
- Supplier price lists; heavy glass and wooden cases at the top
- Estate technical sheets and appellation maxima (Pauillac AOC max 57 hl/ha)
Producenten
ProducentChâteau Lafite RothschildThe Rothschild first growth of Pauillac: about 112 hectares of vines, roughly 16,000–20,000 cases of grand…
ProducentChâteau LatourThe first growth that left en primeur: since the 2011 vintage Latour has released only when it judges the…
ProducentChâteau Lynch-BagesA fifth growth with a first-growth following, 100 hectares in Pauillac, owned by the Cazes family.
ProducentChâteau Mouton RothschildPromoted to first growth in 1973 — the only change ever made to the 1855 classification — and the largest…Beroemde wijnen
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De regioBordeauxDe thuisbasis van de klassieke rode blend.Over de regioBronnen
- Appellation fact sheets, CIVB / INAO, 2025. Opgehaald 3 September 2026.
- Le prix des terres — vignes, SAFER / FNSAFER, 2025. Opgehaald 3 September 2026. FNSAFER figures as reproduced in the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025), on a page that opens from outside France.
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