Lafite 1978 12-Pk OWC 750mL - Empty Wood Case

Lafite 1978 12-Pk OWC 750mL — Empty Wood Case is the original wooden case (OWC) supplied by the property for a twelve-bottle format of the 1978 vintage, sold empty as a presentation or storage piece. The case is offered empty; the listing covers the OWC only, not the wine inside it.

From the Producer

Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the four Premier Cru Classé estates named in the 1855 Bordeaux classification and has been owned by the Rothschild family — through Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) — since Baron James de Rothschild acquired the property in 1868. The vineyard covers roughly 152 hectares on the gravelly rise above the Gironde in the northern Pauillac commune, planted predominantly to Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Lafite's house style is the most elegant of the first growths: fine-grained Cabernet tannin, a signature pencil-shaving and cedar aromatic, and a long, persistent finish. The estate documents 1978 as a small, classic vintage on the Left Bank, with Lafite producing a more restrained, classic wine compared with the riper years around it. Château-produced OWCs are made for the in-bottle ageing period at the property and remain the only pack confirmed by the estate for that vintage.

Tasting Notes

Tasting notes are not applicable: this entry is for the empty original wooden case, not for the wine it once held.

Best For

Collectors completing a full Lafite 1978 case display, gifting to fellow Pauillac enthusiasts, and cellars storing 750mL bottles of the same vintage. The case is sold empty and contains no liquid.