The 2019 Lafon-Rochet has a wonderfully elegant nose of wild flowers, and incredibly pure fruit. The palate is silky and savoury, with impressive length on the finish. This is an estate that just gets better and better: it represents outstanding value for money.
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.
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.
Critic score 91/100
Maturity Young 2025 - 2045
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Critic score 92.75/100
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