Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 NO20231108 fresher aromatics

fresher aromatics

planted in 1969 and 1973 on crinoidal limestone and sandy marl

Smell: A little bit oily

and the 2023 has the stuffing to absorb it gracefully over the long haul

but already showing the violet-and-graphite charm that makes Margaux Margaux

Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 NO20231108 fresher aromaticsThe yellow chateau of Saint Estephe, Lafon Rochet is a Fourth Growth that has been quietly producing some of the appellation's most reliable wines for decades. The 2020 was crafted under the long stewardship of the Tesseron family, just before the estate transitioned to the Lorenzetti family in 2021. It's a ripe, modern Saint Estephe in a warm, generous vintage plenty of dark Cabernet fruit, freshened by the appellation's signature mineral grip. Built