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Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > St Estèphe |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
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This property sits on the border of Pauillac down the street (so to speak) from Cos d'Estournel. The final blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, made with help from consulting oenologist Jean-Claude Berrouet. He retired from the Moueix empire in Libourne several years ago and his son is now running things at Chateau Petrus. The wine shows the softness of 2013, with no vegetal characteristics or astringency. It has a relatively superficial, but charming, fruitiness that is medium-bodied with a pleasant finish. Drink over the next 7-10 years
The 2013 Lafon Rochet has a light but fresh blackberry and briary-scented bouquet with just a touch of tobacco. The palate is a touch brittle on the entry, but fresh with a keen line of acidity, with a short, rather one-dimensional finish that falls one or two steps short of my expectations from barrel. Drink this over the next 4-8 years.
The Lafon-Rochet 2013, a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, has a light nose with blackberry and briary aromas, graphite notes emanating from the Cabernet. It is quite Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy red fruit, tobacco and cedar. It tapers away a little on the bring-tinged finish, but it should still provide satisfactory drinking over the next 5 to 8 years. Tasted April 2014.