The 2016 Lafon-Rochet is a new benchmark for this St Estephe estate. Notes of dark cherry and plum, as well as sea spray and graphite mingle on the nose, while the palate is textured, complex and incredibly fine. There's wonderful definition on the finish, with complexity and length. Simply brilliant.
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Not the deepest crimson. Broad and rich and a bit beefy and yeast-extract-like. A tad scrawny on the end.
The 2016 Lafon Rochet is a blend of 25% Merlot, 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot and 6% Cabernet Franc cropped at 46 hectoliters per hectare and matured in 50% new oak. The harvest was between 1 October and 20 October. The alcohol is 13.6%, which is just a little higher here than say Cos d'Estournel or Montrose. It has a very succinct bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and light oyster shell aromas, classic in style, more reserved than I found the 2015 Lafon Rochet last year. The palate is medium-bodied with powerful tannin on the entry, a keen line of acidity (3.65 pH), fine symmetry with a pleasant rondeur on the finish sprinkled with black pepper and tobacco. This is a very fine Lafon Rochet from Basile Tesseron and his team.
Plenty of fruit and concentration to this wine, and it’s buttressed by the tannins. Muscular and intense. Full-bodied yet reserved and tight. Excellent.
Critic score 91/100
Maturity Young 2025 - 2045
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Critic score 92.75/100
Critic score 93.75/100
Maturity Young 2026 - 2043
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