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2019 Ch Lafon Rochet 4ème Cru St Estèphe - 6x75cl
06B9LAFR6PK _ 2019 - Ch Lafon Rochet 4ème Cru St Estèphe - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Lafon-Rochet
  • Region St Estèphe
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2027 - 2044
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available

2019 - Ch Lafon Rochet 4ème Cru St Estèphe - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Lafon-Rochet
  • Region St Estèphe
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2027 - 2044
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available

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  • Goedhuis, June 2020, Score: 93-95

    A stunning wine from Basile Tesseron and his team. Bright, lively, silky and charming, with crunchy currant fruit aromas. The palate is harmonious and supported by a graceful structural core. Rich, subtle and full of energy, this really is a beautiful wine. Great length. A joy

  • Goedhuis, June 2020, Score: 93-95

    A stunning wine from Basile Tesseron and his team. Bright, lively, silky and charming, with crunchy currant fruit aromas. The palate is harmonious and supported by a graceful structural core. Rich, subtle and full of energy, this really is a beautiful wine. Great length. A joy

  • Neal Martin, June 2020, Score: 93-95

    The 2019 Lafon-Rochet, which was picked from 25 September to 5 October, requires a little coaxing from the glass, eventually unfurling with blackberry, bilberry, violet and light crushed stone/clayey scents that is quintessential Saint-Estèphe. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, fresh and saline in the mouth, old school in the best sense of that expression. No, it is not the most flamboyant Lafon-Rochet, but it is imbued with a sense of nobility and classicism that I much admire. Tasted three times with consistent notes. Drink 2025 - 2050

  • Antonio Galloni, June 2020, Score: 93-95

    The 2019 Lafon-Rochet is absolutely gorgeous. Dark and powerful, yet also wonderfully translucent, the 2019 has so much to offer. Black cherry, licorice, spice, sweet tobacco, leather and dried herbs infuse the 2019 with striking layers of dimension and nuance. There is so much going on in this potent wine; this is a real sleeper in Saint-Estèphe.

  • James Suckling, May 2020, Score: 93-94

    The purity of fruit and balance in this young St.-Estephe is really beautiful with crushed-currant, stone and orange-peel aromas and flavors. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins and a pretty finish. We will see if this is better than the 2018 or not.

  • Decanter, June 2020, Score: 93

    Spiced pepper and cinnamon on the first nose, good concentration, pencil lead and slate abound in this alongside cassis bud and touches of brambled hedgerow, all of which suggests fresh acidities and good backbone. Some chewy tannins also, this is a serious Lafon that will age well. Less immediately seductive than the 2018. Tasted twice two weeks apart. Drinking Window 2026 - 2042

  • Jancis Robinson, June 2020, Score: 16.5 +

    Dark and subdued but very fresh. Adequate fruit but long and linear with plenty of drive. Good persistence and lovely palate-cleansing finish. (JL) Drink 2027 – 2038

  • Wine Cellar Insider, June 2020, Score: 93-95

    Dark ruby in color, the wine is lush, soft, rounded and concentrated with layers of perfectly ripe, black, red and blue fruit complicated by crushed rocks, stones, smoke and spice-box aromas. Rich, lusciously textured and full-bodied, this is a beautiful expression of Saint Estephe and Lafon Rochet.

Producer

Château Lafon-Rochet

Ch Lafon Rochet is ideally situated due northwest of Lafite and west of Cos d'Estournel. Though its terroir is exceptional, many critics believed that earlier vintages in the 1970s and 1980s were too tannic and lacked charm. Since the 1990s, it has steadily improved due to several factors such as harvesting later, increasing the amount of new oak and using a higher percentage of Merlot in the blend - a trend which has a str...Read more

Ch Lafon Rochet is ideally situated due northwest of Lafite and west of Cos d'Estournel. Though its terroir is exceptional, many critics believed that earlier vintages in the 1970s and 1980s were too tannic and lacked charm. Since the 1990s, it has steadily improved due to several factors such as harvesting later, increasing the amount of new oak and using a higher percentage of Merlot in the blend - a trend which has a strong following in St Estèphe at the moment. From 1960-2021, the property was managed by three generations of the Tesseron family, and is now under the ownership of the Lorenzetti family, bringing into the Vignobles Cruzes-Lorenzetti portfolio alongside Ch d'Issan and Lilian Ladouys. In 2025, Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen has taken over after managing at Pédesclaux, swapping roles with incumbant Managing Director Christophe Congé, who is heading back to Pauillac to manage Pédesclaux.Read less

Region

St Estèphe

St Estèphe is the most northern of Médoc communal crus. Its unique terroir is made up of layers of gravel which are supported by a dense clay base. This subsoil retains water in dry seasons and works particularly well with Merlot, a largely planted variety which is used to flesh out Cabernet Sauvignon. This clay base also creates powerful, textured tannins which enable St Estèphe to stand out from the pack. Like St Julien, it is one of the four most important communal appellations of the Médoc which does not contain any first growths, despite its southern border being a stone'sthrow from Château Lafite. Nonetheless, it is home to some excellent châteaux making fine wines such as Cos d'Estournel, Montrose, Calon Ségur and Lafon Rochet.

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