【1855 Bordeaux Grand Cru Classé 4th Growth - Quatrieme grands crus classes】
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【James Suckling 93】【Vinous 92】
【Wine Advocate 90】【Vivino 4.0】
ZTF524F Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint Estephe 2021
Special Price: $365/pc
Appellation：France / Bordeaux / Saint-Estephe
Grape Varieties：Cabernet Sauvignon 69% , Merlot 29% , Cabernet Franc4% , Petit Verdot 1%
Alcohol：13%
Volume : 750ml
【James Suckling 93 pts】
This red has a very pretty focus and transparency, with plums, redcurrants and just a hint of chocolate and hazelnuts. Medium-bodied. Impressive, integrated tannins fold beautifully into the wine.
【Vinous 92 pts】
The 2021 Lafon-Rochet is very good, although there are some rustic contours that areimpossible to look past. Dark fruit, spice, lavender and licorice are some of the notes thatopen in the glass. Overall, the 2021 feels a bit chunky, especially for a wine that tends to bemore linear and medium-weight in build.
【Wine Advocate 90 pts】
The 2021 Lafon-Rochet offers up aromas of cassis, licorice and pencil shavings, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and charming palate that's seamless and harmonious, framed by soft, powdery tannins, concluding with a minty finish.
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【Decanter 93】【Vinous 92】【James Suckling 91】
【Wine Spectator 90】【Vivino 4.0】
ZTF524C Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint Estephe 2017
Special Price: $320/pc
Appellation：France / Bordeaux / Saint-Estephe
Grape Varieties：68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol：13%
Volume : 750ml
【Decanter 93 pts】
This is a lovely St-Estèphe this year, firm and bright with bristling fruit right out of the gate - hugely unusual to see that this year. This is one of my favourites, and is totally charming with its cassis and damson fruit, but it's the juice and friendly tension that sets it apart. Silky and enjoyable. Buy.
【Vinous 92 pts】
The 2017 Lafon-Rochet has really come together nicely since I tasted it in barrel. Deep, rich and yet also vibrant, the 2017 has so much to offer. In 2017, Lafon-Rochet is a wine of precision and class. What it lacks in overt body, it has in persistence and that most elusive quality in wine - personality. I don't expect the 2017 to be especially long-lived, but it will offer fine drinking over the next decade or so.
【James Suckling 91 pts】
Aromas of smoke and tobacco with some currants, too. Medium body. Chewy tannins and an herb and berry aftertaste. Shows attractive fruit drive at the end.
【Wine Spectator 90 pts】
Fresh red currant and black cherry fruit mingles nicely with lilac and tobacco notes. Judicious toast provides the frame, while the finish features a solid tug of iron.
Introduction：Chateau Lafon Rochet is a 16th century estate with a long history, located in the most perfect and valuable area, between the famous Chateau Lafite Rothschild and Chateau Cos d'Estournel, in Bordeaux in 1855 The rating is listed as a 4th growth estate. Château Lafon-Rochet has been owned by the Tesseron family since 1959. The property had been neglected and Guy Tesseron extensively replanted, as well as building a completely new château in "chartreuse" style. Today Lafon-Rochet is run by Albert and Michel Tesseron. Lafon-Rochet's wines were, for many years, criticised for being excessively tannic and austere and generally were considered to lack charm. In the last decade or so, improved viticultural techniques and a greater percentage of Merlot in the final blend has led to purer expressions of fruit and the wines being generally more supple and elegant. Lafon-Rochet needs at least 10 years of bottle ageing to show at its best.
Maturation : Depending on the vintage, it will be aged in oak barrels for 12months before bottling.
Vinification : Lafon-Rochet's vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 56%, Merlot 40%, Cabernet Franc 4%) lie on clay-gravel soils and are superbly sited in the south of the commune opposite Château Lafite. The wines are matured in oak barriques (40% new) for 18 months.
