Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 CS20231031 espresso and dark berry over

espresso and dark berry over velvety tannins

The palate is marked by a velvety tannin that gives it the elegance of this wine as well as having a very attractive aftertaste

Planted to Chardonnay on limestone

A cerebral wine that even in its youth shows brilliance

La Gravette is the second wine of Vieux Château Certan

Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 CS20231031 espresso and dark berry overThe 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