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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Casa HeRo on 8/26/2023 & rated 89 points: Bjørnebær, solbær, noe kirsebær, pepper og fat. Trenger litt luft og åpner opp med duft av kjøttfull frukt etter 1-2 timer. Medium syre og taninstruktur med tyngde nok til biffen. Glasset etter mat fungerte, men er fortsatt en matvin. (590 views) | | | Tasted by Mazza on 3/12/2023 & rated 90 points: Medium body, medium acidity, medium/high tannins. On the palate: hints of leather, plums, and black fruits. Medium/long sweet fruity finish. Not great for this price point, and definitely past its peak so should be had soon. (805 views) | | | Tasted by Ernestas on 9/9/2022 & rated 89 points: A blend of 55% CS, 40% Merlot and 5% CF. Medium+ garnet red colour, ruby hue. Medium intensity aroma of barnyard, leather, cassis hints, undergrowth, tar. Medium body, lean and fresh black fruit flavours, earthy and chalky nuances, some austerity in mid palate along sandy structured tannins, juicy mid length finish. (1309 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 9/19/2021 & rated 90 points: Dark ruby and does shows very little age. Lovely nose of dark fruit and wet forest. Blackberry, bright red cherries with surprisingly high acidity. Tannins still rather present and could need a couple years more. Spicy and mineral medium finish. Not bad for a mediocre vintage. (2011 views) | | | Tasted by Ydaucourt on 4/11/2020 & rated 88 points: Un peu austère mais prêt à boire. (3013 views) | | | Tasted by NickBurwood on 10/16/2019 & rated 89 points: Chef Michel Roux Jr & Lafon-Rochet (Basile Tesseron) Wine Dinner - Roux at Parliament Square. Limited notes.
Considering the vintage, not at all bad! Mature feel. Typical Lafon green herb combining with the bramble and plum fruit. On the lighter side and some marked if integrated acidity.
Good food claret for up to 10-12 years from vintage. (2717 views) | | | Tasted by jjedema on 6/30/2018 & rated 90 points: My 100th tasting note! Unfortunately I dropped this bottle in my cellar, so I now have this typical French chateau cellar smell at home as well. The bottle broke but fortunately I was able to rescue one last glass from it, which I saved for the evening. Deep dark red color. On the nose lots black fruits and wood dominated smells. Medium acidity, medium finish. Very nice. (3312 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 6/16/2018 & rated 90 points: Tasted next to 2015. Good fruit, quite mineral, spicy and very fresh. The tannins are a bit rustic, but the overall balance is good. Vibrant, grippy, bright finish. 89-91 (3496 views) | | | Tasted by Francois Le Mouel on 5/27/2018 & rated 89 points: From a magnum. Very good St-Estèphe, showing a nice structure for this weak vintage. The balance is excellent, but overall the wine lacks in intensity and complexity. You can certainly wait a few more years, especially in magnums, but I don't think it will improve by much. Enjoy before 2021. (3114 views) | | | Tasted by henryd1 on 10/14/2017 & rated 90 points: Lyon Tasting - Terre de Vins (Lyon Palais de la Bourse): Good effort for the vintage. (2975 views) | | | Tasted by dissler on 10/5/2016 & rated 90 points: Great winery, awesome chateau with owners family still living there and whom we met. An elegant, lighter bordeaux. It does have depth and body though. Tannins a bit rough still, can age more. Also tried the 2010 which is smoother and more harmonious, a very accomplished wine. (3321 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 4/17/2016 & rated 90 points: MW Institute 2011 Bordeaux Tasting: Blueberry, blackberry, cherry and plum on a fairly plush nose. Bright on the palate as well, there are some fine tannins to keep things in check. Good length and fruit intensity. (3195 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 1/20/2016 & rated 86 points: Institute of Masters of Wine - 2011 Bdx Tasting (Hyatt, San Francisco): Nice coffee note. Simple on the palate. Slightly tired. (3902 views) | | | Tasted by Ramberg on 9/3/2015 & rated 86 points: En Primeur Bdx. 2014 tasting event, reference wine from producer from older vintage, tasting pour, short note.
Nose a bit subdued, flat, with mainly herbs coming true, some gravel and cedar in the background.
Palate has thin fruit, a bit unripe, with mainly sour berries, high acidity and oak tannins present.
Another wine that showed much better in the 2014 version (today anyway).
Missing the fruit and balance in this.
(85 – 87) (3259 views) | | | Tasted by jtech on 1/12/2015: Just a quick assessment:
Clear. Clean. Young. Dark berries and a touch of green notes, some toastiness. A bit simple. Sleek, cool fruits. The tannins are tready and the oak tannins add up to a little unbalanced amount of tannins. Short and simple in the finish. Tannins dominates. (3011 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 5/8/2014 & rated 89 points: UCGB tasting Bordeaux 2011 (Amsterdam): This is a très Bdx wine; good cassis, dark fruits, bell pepper, lead pencil, creamy and round and good tannin. Still approachable. Try again around 2021 to see how much future it has. It could score higher by then. (3143 views) | | | Tasted by clairenclarence on 6/28/2013 & rated 90 points: nice depth with some complexity.nice lean body which i like.blend of red n black fruits.veri aprroachable to sip nw (3079 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/8/2012 & rated 89 points: Deep in color with coffee, smoke and black cherry scents. Ripe tannins and sweet, ripe black cherry and plums are found in the round finish. 88-90 Pts (3347 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Moving On: Lafon-Rochet 1955-2017 (Jun 2023) (6/1/2023)
(Lafon-Rochet Lafon-Rochet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The Comedown: Bordeaux 2011 Ten-Years-On (Apr 2022) (4/1/2022)
(Lafon-rochet Lafon-rochet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/7/2021)
(Ch Lafon-Rochet St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux 2011: The top rated wines tasted 10 years on (2/19/2021)
(Château Lafon-Rochet, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Ch Lafon-Rochet St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2015 (11/1/2015)
(Château Lafon-Rochet St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Ch Lafon-Rochet St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
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Vinous, April 2012
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View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2012, Issue #38, The 2011 Bordeaux Vintage Unprecedented Conditions Lead to Very Mixed Quality, But With Some Truly Outstanding Gems to Be Found
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| Château Lafon-Rochet Producer website – Read more about Chateau Lafon RochetRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Estèphe Read more about St. Estephe and its wines Whereas the first activity recorded in Saint-Estèphe goes back as far as the Middle Bronze Age, the first vines date from the Roman Occupation. But it was the Bordeaux merchants who by aging and selling Saint-Estèphe wines themselves were largely responsible for this appellation's fame. And in the nineteenth century, noted for its prosperity, the great estates of today were created. The movement continues today with the merging of small estates.
A land of great wines, Saint-Estèphe is situated almost in the centre of the Médoc, close to the Gironde Estuary. The appellation is equidistant from Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave.
The beds of soil are characterized by their remarkable diversity, the result of their undulating relief and excellent drainage. Quartz and well-rounded pebbles mingled with light, sandy surface soil are found everywhere, giving the wines a distinctive finesse. And the subsoil is made up of the famous Saint-Estèphe limestone, which outcrops on the west of the commune.
Tasting
Thanks to ideal conditions of climate and geology, Saint-Estèphe wines are characterized by their sturdy qualities and robust constitution. Accordingly, they can be laid down for a very long time while yet preserving their youth and freshness. Distinguished by a subsoil which is more clayey than that in the other communal appellations which lie by the river, the wine here attains a distinctive individuality : a very rich tannic structure, a fine deep red colour and an exceptional backbone with aromas of great finesse.
Production conditions (Decree dated September 11, 1936):
In order to have the right to the Saint-Estèphe appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Saint-Estèphe, "excluding any parcels in that area which are situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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