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Manage Subscriptions1995 Château Lafon-Rochet
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Estèphe
Community Tasting Notes 234
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Dj6544 wrote: 94 points
February 5, 2024 - Fully mature, still full of wonderfully aged clarety joy but time to finish up in the next few years.
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kusjp092 wrote: 92 points
December 26, 2023 - Needed an hour in the glass. Still very tight, with firm tannins. Not much fruit, but excellent with food.
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wbohonnon Likes this wine: 91 points
November 1, 2023 - This wine is still enjoyable for those who like mature claret. Opened about an hour before we drank it and let it open up in glasses for ~20 minutes. This seemed about right as the wine opened up over the next 30-40 minutes while we drank it. Some fruit still there but fading, lots of cedar, cigar box, and dark fruit. I have 1 more bottle and plan to drink in the next 10-12 months if not sooner. No need to wait
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hcampana Likes this wine: 92 points
June 9, 2023 - I wasn't expecting this wine to wow me, as I had read that there would be too much austerity and lack of fruit, but I was pleasantly surprised. The nose on this wine was amazing. Intense cedar, graphite shavings and forest floor that were so fulfilling. On the palate it had plenty of fruit and resolved tannins. A beauty that time made so much more interesting. I will happily drink the last 4 or 5 botles I still have of this, hoping they show similarly to this one.
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clavy daddy Likes this wine: 91 points
June 4, 2023 - silky tannins, well integrate. more red fruited than i would've expected. nice balance. the only partial disappointment is it's lacking some fruit which seems to be a product of the age (maybe just a bit past its prime).
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1995
- Type Red
- Producer Château Lafon-Rochet
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Estèphe
- UPC Code 3258691146416
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,781 (56%)
- Consumed 1,421 (44%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
carrots, ceasar salad, Flank steak, lamb chops, moz & tomato, ribeye steak, slow roast rolled topside, venison steakWho Likes This Wine
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- AppellationSt. Estèphe
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