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Château Lafite Rothschild 2017

2017 was a good, solid year in Bordeaux, without being a standout.

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Château Lafite Rothschild, Bordeaux
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What to expect

Expect a pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

20 of the 32 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A decanter and a glass of red wine on a white tablecloth in a panelled dining room
The year
Good
Price when new
≈$470a bottle, when first offered
Last sold at auction for
≈$597a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2021
How hard to find
Still around9 years old

Other vintages of this wine

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

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ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$557 and ≈$597 each, across 6 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record14 lots, each linked to the auction house
$550$560$570$580$590$6002021-03-262021-03-27HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $597USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date6 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house · ≈ converted to USD at the 9 Oct 2026 rate
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 3591 × 600 cl≈$4,460≈$4,460
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 281 × 300 cl≈$2,646≈$2,646
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 276 × 150 cl≈$7,937≈$1,323
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 266 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$717
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 1821 × 600 cl≈$5,186≈$5,186
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 1816 × 150 cl≈$7,779≈$1,296
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 18012 × 75 cl≈$8,103≈$675
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 17912 × 75 cl≈$8,103≈$675
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 42912 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 42812 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 42712 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 42612 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 42512 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 42412 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

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2017 at the neighbours

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More about the yearThe harvest, the blend and the first price
Release date
14 June 2018
Price when new
≈$470'pricing the wine at a price of 420 euros per bottle ex-négociant, down 8 percent on the 2016 release' (released June 14)Wine Spectator, 2018-05-09
First US shop price
$597 in 2018Wine Spectator, 2018-05-09
What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $28–$95 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $28 to $95 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

Low estimateImputed land cost: $11.34Vineyard operations: $3.31Oak barrels: $0.56Winemaking labour and cellar work: $2.50Cellar aging: $1.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90Winery overhead: $3.00Financing over the aging period: $1.61$28 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $43.88Vineyard operations: $10.24Oak barrels: $1.61Winemaking labour and cellar work: $5.00Cellar aging: $2.96Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $13.40Winery overhead: $7.00Financing over the aging period: $10.89$95 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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Sources

  1. Château Lafite Rothschild — producer profile, The Wine Cellar Insider, 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026. typical annual production
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