Chateau Lafon-Rochet Saint-Estephe 4. Cru Classé 2021 i trækasse

Bettane & Desseauve

Andrew Caillard MW

Medium-deep crimson. Inky blackberry graphite aromas with herb garden, hint star anise notes. Ample bodied wine with glossy blackcurrant, blackberry fruits, plentiful velvety tannins, lovely mid-palate richness and underlying savoury oak notes. Finishes firm with minerally flavours at the finish. Very successful wine. 69% cabernet sauvignon, 26% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, 1% petit verdot. 15 months in around 50% new French oak.

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Alexandre Ma

If Lafon-Rochet 2020 showed that it was walking towards grace and elegance, while the vintage of 2021 has taken a solid leap on this path. Compared to the rich baking aromas found in the previous vintages, the oaky notes are more natural and more appropriate this year. The extremely dense yet refined tannins hug tightly around the plumpy body, increasing people's expectations for its future vintages

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Cedar, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppery spice and black raspberries. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, energetic and fresh, with a lifted, red currant and leafy endnote. The wine was made from blending 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. 13% ABV. The is the final vintage for the Tesseron family. Subsequent vintages will be produced by Jackie Lorenzetti, along with the team of Emmanuel Cruse, the new owner of the property. Drink from 2023-2035

Antonio Galloni

The 2021 Lafon-Rochet is a wine of notable precision. It will be interesting to see if it gains a bit more flesh in élevage. Today, the 2021 is decidedly lithe in feel. Crushed flowers, mint, rose petal and bright acids lend energy to a core of red berry fruit. Captivating in its inner perfume and elegance, Lafon-Rochet is the most Pauillac-like of the Saint-Estèphes.