Lafon-Rochet

Specification

Producer

Lafon-Rochet

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux

Classification

Fourth Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Vintage

2003

Case

12 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

LAFROC0312X75

About this wine

Lafon-Rochet is a classic Saint-Estèphe, blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It is firm and fresh, with dark fruit, earthy and graphite notes and the structured tannins typical of the appellation. Usually tight in youth, it rewards ten years or more in bottle, and good vintages last well beyond twenty.

About Lafon-Rochet

Château Lafon-Rochet is a Fourth Growth of Saint-Estèphe, classified in 1855, in the south of the appellation close to Cos d'Estournel and just across the boundary from Lafite in Pauillac. It was bought in 1960 by the Tesseron family, who rebuilt the château and replanted the vineyard, and it is easily recognised by its bright yellow buildings and labels.

Its vines grow on gravel over clay and limestone, typical of Saint-Estèphe, and quality has risen steadily in recent decades. It is valued as a classic classified-growth claret.