Château Lafon Rochet 2020 Saint Estèphe 4e Grand Cru Classé
Neal Martin 92-92 | Decanter 93 punten
- SmaakprofielKrachtig & Complex
- DruivenrasCabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
- Land & RegioFrankrijk, Bordeaux
- 100% proefgarantie
- Snelle levering
- Gratis thuisbezorgd vanaf € 125,-
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Neal Martin (Vinous)
92-94/100 Punten.
The 2020 Lafon-Rochet was picked September 15–20 and marks the first collaboration between consultants Jean-Claude Berrouet and Eric Boissenot, who both worked on the blending. It has a really lovely bouquet of blackberry, briar and faint estuarine scents, hints of crushed iris flower emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and modest depth, and quite fleshy; lip-smacking salinity urges you to take another sip. Intriguingly, it comes across a tad Pomerol-like on the finish, completing a top-notch Lafon-Rochet that may well end up at the top of my banded score.
Decanter.
93/100 points.
Attractive, well-paced fruits, plenty of clarity to the flavours, together with a feeling of linearity to the tannins. Austerity through the mid-palate constrains the brambled cassis fruit, but things build back up again and this is a measured, successful wine that will age well. 3% Petit Verdot completes the blend. First year with Eric Boissenot accompanying Jean-Claude Berrouet as consultants.
