2025, Château Lafon-Rochet, SAINT-ESTÈPHE , 4ème Grand Cru Classe

The 2025 Lafon-Rochet is classy and polished, as it so often is. A Saint-Estèphe of nuance, delineation and understated class. Vibrant blue/purplish fruit, lavender, sage and menthol are some of the many nuances that begin to open with some coaxing. This is classic Lafon-Rochet all the way. Tasted twice. 2033-2055.
94-96 Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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.
92 Jane Anson.

The 2025 Lafon-Rochet reveals a fresh, gourmand bouquet of dark wild berries and blackberry, becoming more floral with aeration. Medium to full-bodied, dense and structured. It's built around a fleshy core of fruit that is framed by youthful, finely grained tannins and concludes with a delicate, perfumed finish. It should offer both early approachability and solid aging potential.
91-93 Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate.