- Producer
- Chateau Lafon-Rochet
- Origin
- St-Estephe, Medoc, Bordeaux FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- young
- Bottle Size
- 150cl
- Case Quantity
- 3
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Wine Score
- 93 points, Jane Anson, decanter.com, June 2020
93-95 points, Neal Martin, vinous.com, June 2020
92 points, Jean-Marc Quarin, quarin.com, June 2020 16.5+ points, James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com, June 2020
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Media Reviews
Jane Anson
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. 93 points
Neal Martin
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. 93-95 points
James Lawther MW
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot. Barrel sample. Dark and subdued but very fresh. Adequate fruit but long and linear with plenty of drive. Good persistence and lovely palate-cleansing finish. 16.5+ points
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