July 16, 2025 — Champagne Barons de Rothschild and Bonhams are delighted to announce that the very first three numbered bottles of “Le Grand Clos 2019” – 0001, 0002, and 0003/1788 – every bearing the signature of one of many three barons current on the creation of the property, Benjamin de Rothschild, Eric de Rothschild, and Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, have been auctioned off for the spectacular sum of £16,120 inc. premium through an unique world public sale organised by Bonhams.
This unique sale marks the worldwide launch of this uncommon cuvée, the fruit of distinctive experience and centuries-old heritage. The three bottles had been offered in a singular oak field crafted for the event. “Le Grand Clos 2019” is the Home’s first single plot cuvée, launched to have a good time the twentieth anniversary of Barons de Rothschild, a totally family-owned and unbiased home based in 2005 within the coronary heart of Champagne.
Le Grand Clos is above all of the title of a spot, a spot steeped in historical past whose surrounding partitions had been erected over 200 years in the past within the coronary heart of the Vertus Premier Cru and the well-known Côte des Blancs. On the gateway to the medieval village, this contiguous plot now shelters a couple of treasured ares of vines, the primary planting of which predates the First World Conflict. For the primary time within the historical past of this lieu-dit, the Home has chosen to vinify them individually.
From this choice was born “Le Grand Clos,” a singular and treasured wine. Whereas there are just below thirty clos in Champagne, few cuvées are produced solely on the plot from which they originate. Acquired in 2013 by the Rothschild household, this Clos now solely delivers its treasured bottles when they’re deemed prepared to go away the plot. Solely 1788 bottles of the inaugural 2019 classic had been bottled by chef de cave Guillaume Lété, who has been with Barons de Rothschild since 2011, and was named chef de collapse 2016.
Based on Amayes Aouli, International Head of Wine & Spirits at Bonhams:
“The outstanding success of Le Grand Clos 2019 public sale displays the Rothschild household’s deep dedication to each excellence and philanthropy. This historic launch impressed world collectors, and we acquired sturdy pursuits from each continent. Bonhams is honoured to have partnered with the gifted Champagne Barons de Rothschild’s workforce and to pursue our imaginative and prescient to unite the worlds of fantastic wines and significant impression.”
Based on Frédéric Mairesse, Chairman & CEO of Barons de Rothschild:
“Champagne Barons de Rothschild is formally 20 years outdated, and our future is brighter than ever. Le Grand Clos and our new vineyard in Vertus are inextricably linked, and the wine itself is a testomony to the dedication and long-term imaginative and prescient of the three branches of the Rothschild household.”
