Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting is the only Madeira producer

is the only Madeira producer that owns its own vineyards—a rarity that shapes everything here

and Pithos Rosso is their most elemental wine

remains rare on Long Island—Channing Daughters were among the first to plant and press it on the East End

and an uncanny read of terroir

terroir-driven whites

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting is the only Madeira producerLafite Rothschild is one of the five First Growths of the 1855 classification and, for many, the most aristocratic of them all, the standard bearer for finesse, perfume and longevity in Pauillac. Its gravelly vineyards in northern Pauillac, neighboring Mouton, produce a Cabernet Sauvignon led wine of extraordinary elegance rather than brute power. The 2015 comes from an excellent, sought after vintage that produced charming, beautifully balanced left