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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by macaujames on 9/27/2023 & rated 92 points: A bit of a serious wine with decent aromas of blue fruits, chalk, a bit of stable, blackberries and cassis. Its well oaked medium bodied a bit foursquare lightly saline blue, black and red fruits palate has good freshness, length and tannin. 13%. Drink in 5-10 years. Needs 2-3 hrs aeration. 91/92. I have the 2003 at home. A good food wine. I had this with a nice rump steak done rare in pepper sauce and this was a perfect match. (1265 views) | | | Tasted by levicn on 12/13/2022 & rated 90 points: 醒酒两个小时，深紫红色，闻香有青味，醋栗一类酸果的香气，还有一些奶味，入口酸度中高，单宁紧涩，颗粒细腻，酒液咸，收口微甜，青椒和石墨类香气为主，中等酒体，状态还有点封闭，后段有点短，感觉到一些酒精感，余味以奶味为主，酒体紧实，结构坚挺，还需要进一步醒酒才能有更多表现。建议陈年。 (2533 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 11/20/2020 & rated 92 points: Intense and seductive aromas with this slightly rustic overtones with a tighter fruit tone of blackberries, a little stable, graphite and deep salt layer that creates complexity. Good full-bodied and pronounced fresh wine with this slightly coarse rusticity that teases in the middle with great fruit of blackberries, blackcurrants, graphite, salt layers, licorice, leather and wood on a tighter, but excellent finish. Nice acidity and very nice tannin structure. This can withstand a good 15 years. (4391 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 2/17/2020 & rated 89 points: Amsterdam UGCB Tasting and Winemakers' Dinner (Beurs van Berlage / Eden Hotel): Trade tasting, brief note. Slightly green and a but dull, black fruit, slightly course tannins. (4902 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 7/4/2018 & rated 92 points: Dark and brooding on the nose with earthy, mineral, smoky, dark fruit notes. Quite tannic and grippy, rustic in a good way. Ripe fruit, quite pure and bright, minerality towards the finish. 91-92+ (6252 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/26/2018 & rated 91 points: Dark, spicy and soft textured, there is fresh blackberry and cassis with accents of licorice and espresso. The wine is medium bodied and bright, leaving you with an earthy, red berry finish. (4998 views) |
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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 Tom Parker MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/16/2021)
(Ch Lafon-Rochet St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2017 Bordeaux – Mirror, Mirror on The Wall… (Mar 2020) (3/1/2020)
(Lafon-rochet Lafon-rochet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Vintage Seeks Home: Bordeaux 2017 In Bottle (Jan 2020) (2/1/2020)
(Lafon-rochet Lafon-rochet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (12/9/2019)
(Château Lafon-Rochet St.-Estèphe, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2019 (12/1/2019)
(Château Lafon-Rochet St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/16/2019)
(Ch Lafon-Rochet St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2017 Bordeaux: The Heart of the Matter (May 2018) (5/18/2018)
(Lafon-rochet Lafon-rochet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The F-Word: Bordeaux 2017 (May 2018) (5/18/2018)
(Lafon-rochet Lafon-rochet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/10/2018)
(Ch Lafon-Rochet St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2017 St-Estèphe (4/8/2018)
(Château Lafon-Rochet, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (4/5/2018)
(Château Lafon-Rochet St.-Estèphe, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2018 (4/1/2018)
(Château Lafon-Rochet St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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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
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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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