2005 Château Lafon-Rochet
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Neal Martin
(Lafon-Rochet Lafon-Rochet Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Moving On: Lafon-Rochet 1955-2017 (Jun 2023), 6/1/2023, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Charles Curtis MW
(Château Lafon-Rochet, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Bordeaux 2005 retrospective, 6/26/2021, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Gary Walsh
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By Chris Kissack
(Chateau Lafon-Rochet St Estèphe) Login and sign up and see review text.
November 2009, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By John Szabo, MS
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Julia Harding, MW
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12/6/2007, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Chris Kissack
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October 2007, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
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By Stephen Tanzer
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May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Chris Kissack
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April 2006, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Richard Jennings
(Château Lafon-Rochet) Dark red violet color; nice herbal and tobacco nose; simple red fruit, cassis palate with a touch of menthol; short-medium finish
1/18/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 87 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2005
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Lafon-Rochet
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Estèphe
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- UPC/EAN Code087000345621, 3082415738621, 3258691146416, 3277035057157, 3284396007585, 3419466158588, 3468171831088, 3511061876505, 400005027406, 400006892652, 639737599077, 7070292684380
4/8/2024 - trying66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Held up very well, still good tannins but ready to drink out of the bottle without decanter.
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3/31/2024 - gtilley wrote:
Delicious, consistent with previous note although I'd perhaps be a bit less effusive this time around.
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1/18/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bromley Wine Circle does Bordeaux - 18th January 2024 (Chez Moi): Really muscular wine here. Some Bovril and liquorice on the nose. Palate is cool fruited, the tannins need another decade to fully resolve but a lovely drop. With some air there is a little dark chocolate on the nose.
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1/7/2024 - Château Merci-Beaucoup Likes this wine: 90 Points
What a nice surprise! I had a rather austere wine in memory. But now, this bottle was very nice. Much more fun than the Mouton Rothschild 2012 we had for christmas (and did not really impress). The Lafon-Rochet 2005 is in a perfect drinking window - you do not require decanting, really: 10 minutes from bottle to glass will do. Nice aromas, crisp acidity, remaining sweetness of the fruit, smooth bit still present tannins. Unfortunately this was my last bottle.
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12/28/2023 - The_Cat wrote: 94 Points
Deep garnet red. Intense blackberry blubbery liqueur de Cassis. Full bodied with fine textured tannins and excellent length
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