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  • Country ranking ?

    912
  • Producer ranking ?

    1
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

The grapes follow the same grandmother’s recipe for the cultivation of old apple trees, of which apples have more taste, a genuine flavour and a very particular length that is not only due to the variety but at the age of this apple tree.
Coming from the oldest wines of the vineyard, they bear less fruit, but offer greater complexity. Lafon-Rochet is a wine that is both simple and complex, it expresses aromas of black fruit in most vintages. ...

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Vintage 2020

In Bordeaux, the heat led to early flowering. Additionally, this led to an early harvest after a very hot summer. As a starting point, there is great maturity in the grapes, and we can expect a more opulent vintage than in recent years.

This year's summer was the hottest since 1959, but the rain fell at just the right time during the growing season. The harvest took place two weeks before the norm and will produce grapes with high alcohol p...

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Château Lafon-Rochet 2020 Barrel Sample (Saint-Estèphe); 93–95 points. Richly structured, powered by dark tannins and rich blackberry fruits, this estate has produced a very fine wine this vintage. The structure is considerable while keeping fruitiness and fine acidity in focus. The wine will certainly age well.

  • 95p

Lafon Rochet CC - 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% alcohol. Tobacco leaf and grilled bacon on the nose, crunchy blackcurrants on the palate, grained tannin, fine composition and a long finish. Terrific effort. 93-94p.

  • 94p

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, coffee, spices, blueberries and cassis nose. Vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, firm and detailed, long finish. A truly fine Lafon-Rochet! 93-95

  • 95p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and almost black core. Elegant nose with restrained fruit, hints of mild spices and subtle oak. On the palate juicy fruit, fine acidity, ripe tannins, well structured with freshness and convincing length. 

  • 92p
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Origin

Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux

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Les Pélerins du Château Lafon-Rochet

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