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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Score 16/20 · FINE+RARE

A rather rustic nose with a definite prune element. Good and chewy and with fine, if slightly over-ripe fruit at the end.

Critic scores

Critic scores
90
90/100

Average Score

87
86-87/100

Jeannie Cho Lee MW

16
16/20

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More reviews and scores

86 - 87 points
Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Score 86-87/100 · Jeannie Cho Lee MW

This is a very structured St Estephe with very tough tannins and a dry finish. The wine will likely improve with some time in bottle. Right now, the wall of tannins makes it hard to see beyond it. asianpalate.com

17 points
Decanter
Score 17/20 · Decanter

Superbly ripe Cabernet fruit and lush yet firm flavours and perfect tannins make this an explosively good wine for the medium and long term. Drink 2017-30. Steven Spurrier, decanter.com

90 - 93 points
Wine Spectator
Score 90-93/100 · Wine Spectator

This has a nice winey core of dark plum and macerated black cherry fruit, followed by racy acidity and flashes of violet and graphite. Sneakily long.James Molesworth, winespectator.com

About the producer

Château Lafon Rochet
Lafon Rochet

Instantly recognisable for its sunshine-yellow château and labels, Ch. Lafon-Rochet is a Fourth Growth Saint-Estèphe estate renowned for its age-worthy wines. Quality at the property has increased significantly over the last two decades and, with new owners from 2021, this will only continue.

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