Château Lafon Rochet, 4ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe
    Château Lafon Rochet

    Château Lafon Rochet, 4ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2005

    93/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2005

      12x75cl

      DP

      £667.07

    2. 2005

      12x75cl

      DP

      £624.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Michel Tesseron’s care for his vines approaches organic principals and his labours over the six years since he took control of Lafon Rochet have consistently yielded one of the best value wines in the Médoc. The wine is deep garnet in colour, with a beautifully feminine nose of ripe plum and blackcurrant, with a background of fine minerally terroir; lush and seductive with the slightest sign of over extraction. Pure, clean blackberry fruit, with red fruit also, supple, long and balanced. A great success.

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    Critic Reviews

    93/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2005 Lafon-Rochet has a very expressive bouquet with raspberry, blackberry, briary, black pepper and light sous-bois scents. The palate is medium-bodied with tobacco-tinged red and black fruit, beautifully balanced with good substance. This is fresh and saline on the finish. The 2005 is a really superb Lafon-Rochet that will continue to drink well for several years. Tasted at the Lafon-Rochet vertical at the property.
    drinking window 2021 - 2036
    date of review 06/2023
    93/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    These were good years for Lafon Rochet, when it was a little under-the-radar but making good quality, consistent wine, and you'll find here classic, balanced, old-school St Estèphe flavours. Plenty of ripe red fruits, gentle wafts of blond tobacco aromatics, showcasing the balance and simple charms of the vintage. Tannins frame remains clear, and the acidity is just a little higher than ideal, but plenty of juice and character, and hard to argue with. Harvest September 19 to October 9, 3.6ph.
    drinking window 2022 - 2035
    date of review 09/2022

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Estèphe
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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