Château Lafon-Rochet 2025

Wonderful fragrance emitting out of the glass – a lovely vivid pink colour to the rim also. Fruity and juicy straight away, clean, crisp, bright and fresh with a really cool, wet stone undercurrent. There’s firmness but also finesse in that you have the presence of tannins without any harshness or grip. Lovely structure and focus. Super long, with that cool fresh grip really extending on the finish. I like it a lot for its cool profile, low alcohol and really understated character. Something very confident about this, but quiet. You can really feel the Cabernet here, it’s speaking in volumes. Becomes more chewy and round and relaxed after a few minutes. This will be delicious. A liquorice minty spice on the finish. Round and soft. Joyous. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Ageing 40% foudres, 15% new oak, 10% concrete tanks. 3.69pH. 69 IPT.

Flowers, chocolate, cigar box, peppery spices, herbs, and red, with black pit fruits fill the nose. The palate is medium-bodied, zesty, round, and fruity, with creamy red fruits, peppery spice, and herbs from the mid-palate that carry through to the finish. The wine was made from blending 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. Give it just a year or two in the bottle, and it will be good to go. 12.7% ABV. Drink from 2028-2047. 92-94 Pts

Great quality, slate and cassis notes, iris flowers, crayon, fine tannins, muscular and sculpted, if slim through the finish. Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen director of Lafon Rochet and Lilian Ladouys.

Aged in foudres (40%) and 60% in barrels, 15% of which are new. Great finesse and depth in the bouquet of Lafon Rochet, once again highlighting its focus on precision and freshness. Power, too, is virtually a given! Inviting notes of blueberries and sweet spices, complemented by a touch of peppermint and raspberries. The creamy, slightly mellow attack announces an inviting, elegant wine. Velvety tannins, while retaining lift and power, combine with the freshness of the acidic framework. This allows the wine to highlight its temperament, persistence and balance. This Lafon Rochet, full of character and built for the future, can also be enjoyed in its youth.

Deep, intense, almost black purple color. Very aromatic nose, refined, fruity, pure and floral. Delicately fleshy on the attack, with great elegance on the palate, the wine melts across the mouth in a charming, seamless progression. On the finish, the tannic structure is the most refined ever seen on this estate. Beautiful, fragrant persistence. Very good. Blend: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Alcohol: 12.70% – pH: 3.69 – IPT: 69. Yield: 51 hl/ha. Aging: 40% in large oak casks, 15% in new oak and 10% in vats.

Deep, with a hint of reduction, it needs a little time, then reveals a complex bouquet of dark berries, tobacco and floral notes; on the palate, superb juiciness, like biting into a basket full of fresh berries, no oak showing, top-notch tannins, plenty of drive, precise, structured, and long-lasting. A finesse-driven Lafon-Rochet that gracefully kisses Lafite.