CHATEAU CLARKE

The Rothschild family's story includes Château Clarke. In 1973, when Mouton Rothschild was promoted to First Growth, another arm of the Rothschild family, in the form of Baron Edmond de Rothschild, acquired Château Clarke.

Despite such established illustrious family ties, the visionary Edmond nurtured a dream to create, from scratch, his own legacy. Something remarkable. With a history dating back to 1771, Château Clarke has been completely revitalised by the Edmond de Rothschild Group.

With the late Edmond's side of the family predominantly involved in banking, the Château was for many years the private retreat of his clients. Today, Château Clarke is headed up by his daughter-in-law, Ariane de Rothschild. Ariane's vision is wrapped around hospitality and gastronomy, which has seen her further renovate the property and open it to visitors.

As the CEO of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, Ariane's global aspirations see the company now the owners of a number of properties around the world, including Akarua in Central Otago and Rimapere in Marlborough.