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.
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.
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.