We announced the news last July in RVI, Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite has confirmed the acquisition of William Fèvre, in Chablis. Domaine William Fèvre has been producing wines since 1959, and long before that with the Fèvre family, by selecting historic terroirs to become one of the major players in the Chablis vineyards. With almost 90 plots of Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Chablis Village, the estate covers 70 hectares.

« For Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, the arrival of Domaine William Fèvre in Chablis into our family of states is an exciting new adventure,” explains us Saskia de Rothschild, Managing Director of Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite. « The spirit of the place and its team, deeply rooted in the land they cultivate, the on-the-ground approach to organic and environmental viticulture, and the precise yet low-interventionist approach to winemaking in the cellar, are values which fit in perfectly with our long-term values. We look forward to progressing together, with Didier Séguier and his team, on the road to great white wines. »

« We are delighted with the arrival of Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite. It’s a strength to be able to draw on the knowledge of such a family of vineyards to exchange ideas and move our projects forward, » confirms Didier Séguier, director of Domaine William Fèvre. There’s a strong fit between who we are and the projects they’ve been developing for 150 years in their vineyards. »

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite
Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite is a close family of wine estates, each diverse in terroir and distinct in character, but all sharing in the same spirit. Firmly rooted in the very soil it cultivates, and dedicated to the art of exemplary wine-making since their first day at Château Lafite Rothschild in 1868, the DBR Lafite family has grown to include Château Duhart-Milon (Grand Cru Classé in Pauillac), Château Rieussec (Premier Grand Cru Classé in Sauternes), Château L’Evangile (Pomerol), Château Paradis Casseuil, as well a range of Bordeaux wines – Les Légendes R. Beyond the Bordeaux region, the family extends to Viña Los Vascos (Chile, 1988), Domaine d’Aussières (Languedoc, 1999), Bodegas CARO (Argentina, 1999) and Domaine de Long Dai, in the Shandong region of China (2008). With a sensitivity to each terroir’s unique demands, DBR Lafite champions a shared commitment to working hand in hand with the land that gives rise to each of its wines.

Artémis Domaines
Artémis Domaines is a group with unanimously recognised expertise in cultivating prestigious terroirs and producing exceptional wines with strict respect for the environment. Artémis Domaines is jointly owned by the Pinault family and the Henriot-Larouzière family. The group owns Château Latour, 1er grand cru classé in Pauillac, Clos de Tart in Morey-Saint-Denis, Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils based in Beaune and Domaine d’Eugénie in Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, the vineyards of Château Grillet in the Rhône Valley, Champagne Jacquesson, Domaine Eisele Vineyard in California’s Napa Valley, and the Beaux-Frères vineyards in Oregon.

This article was published on January 10th, 2024.