Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 NO20231108 planted in 1969 and 1973

planted in 1969 and 1973 on crinoidal limestone and sandy marl

this 2012 has reached a place where its vigorous

It’s aged in large barrels and released a minimum of four years after harvest

until the work got hold of him and he passed the obsession on to his son Simon

George Pear Brandy as much we do

Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 NO20231108 planted in 1969 and 1973The 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