First Growths
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The five 1855 First Growths. A fixed editorial basket -- membership is a historical fact, not a ranking.
Quarterly series to July 2025; thinner than the rest of the family since.
Level
78.43
as at 2025-07
12 months
-18.1%
same month a year earlier
Since base
-21.6%
base 2016-01 = 100.00
Constituents
19
target 5
Index history
What is in the basket
Every wine-vintage in the current period, with the evidence that put it there. Constituents are wine plus vintage, never producer.
| Wine | Producer | Vintage | Trades 12m | Months 12m | Value 12m | Weight | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2025 | 31 | 3 | £10,842 | – | active |
| Château Mouton Rothschild | Château Mouton Rothschild | 2016 | 21 | 7 | £9,677 | – | active |
| Latour | Château Latour | 2016 | 16 | 6 | £8,511 | – | active |
| Haut-Brion | Château Haut-Brion | 2016 | 9 | 6 | £3,482 | – | active |
| Margaux | Château Margaux | 2019 | 9 | 5 | £3,057 | – | active |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2016 | 6 | 5 | £2,991 | – | active |
| Château Mouton Rothschild | Château Mouton Rothschild | 1986 | 4 | 4 | £2,623 | – | active |
| Château Mouton Rothschild | Château Mouton Rothschild | 2019 | 8 | 7 | £2,623 | – | active |
| Latour | Château Latour | 2017 | 6 | 5 | £2,102 | – | active |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2023 | 6 | 3 | £2,096 | – | active |
| Haut-Brion | Château Haut-Brion | 2022 | 6 | 3 | £1,955 | – | active |
| Margaux | Château Margaux | 1972 | 5 | 3 | £1,952 | – | active |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2019 | 5 | 4 | £1,915 | – | active |
| Château Mouton Rothschild | Château Mouton Rothschild | 2015 | 4 | 4 | £1,453 | – | active |
| Margaux | Château Margaux | 2017 | 5 | 4 | £1,420 | – | active |
| Haut-Brion | Château Haut-Brion | 2019 | 4 | 3 | £1,349 | – | active |
| Anseillan | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2020 | 14 | 5 | £629 | – | active |
| Carruades de Lafite | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2020 | 4 | 4 | £581 | – | active |
| Le Clarence de Haut-Brion | Château Haut-Brion | 2016 | 4 | 3 | £282 | – | active |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2020 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2005 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2024 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Haut-Brion | Château Haut-Brion | 2015 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Lafite Rothschild | Château Lafite Rothschild | 2022 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Latour | Château Latour | 2012 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Château Mouton Rothschild | Château Mouton Rothschild | 2022 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Margaux | Château Margaux | 2020 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Latour | Château Latour | 2009 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Aile d'Argent Blanc | Château Mouton Rothschild | 2020 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Haut-Brion | Château Haut-Brion | 2014 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
| Château Mouton Rothschild | Château Mouton Rothschild | 2020 | 0 | 0 | £0 | – | droppedbelow_liquidity |
In-bond exchange prices, GBP, net of fees. One UK venue. Value is the traded value we observed over the trailing twelve months, not a valuation of the holding.
The selection rule
Selection model: seeded only · target size 5 · 5 producers represented.
A wine-vintage qualifies on at least four trades in the trailing twelve months across at least three distinct months, in the 750ml band, with a vintage present. The basket is reviewed quarterly with a retention buffer, so it does not churn on noise.