Lafon Rochet: Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru 2025

Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru 2025

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Cabernet Sauvignon 66%, Merlot 29%, Cabernet Franc 3%, Petit Verdot 2%
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2033–2059
Pakket ind i: 12 OHK
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
velsmagende & krydret
Lobenberg: 95–97/100
Galloni: 94–96/100
Alexandre Ma: 94–96/100
Colin Hay: 93–95+/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Sankt Estephe
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru 2025

95–97
/100

66 procent Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 procent Merlot, tre procent Cabernet Franc og to procent Petit Verdot. 2025 er ekstremt sort, tæt, rig og fløjlsagtig. Blåbærskind med søde brombær, morbær, cassis og sorte kirsebær i næsen. Også lakrids, eukalyptus og mynte. Udstråler en høj intensitet. Fin og elegant i munden, men stadig lidt ru fra det nye træ. Vibrationer uden ende. En elegant, god Lafon Rochet og endelig tilbage på vejen til succes, vinen har et stort potentiale. *** Lafon Rochets 40 hektar vinmarker ligger ved siden af Lafite-Rothschild og Cos. Vinen blev certificeret biodynamisk, droppede så ud igen og er nu tilbage i omlægning til økologi med de nye købere, som også ejer Pedesclaux. Lafon Rochet har haft en broget historie. Den lå engang meget tæt på Phélan og Calon-Ségur. Med hensyn til kvalitet var den helt på højde med Tesseron-familien fra Pontet Canet. Salget medførte mange års forandringer. Men hvad angår det grundlæggende potentiale, må Lafon Rochet tilhøre den absolutte top.

Årsrapporten

94–96
/100

Galloni om: Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru

The 2025 Lafon-Rochet is classy and polished, as it so often is. Readers will find 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 two times.

Smagsnotat
94–96
/100

Alexandre Ma om: Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru

Château Lafon-Rochet has always had a powerful presence, and going into the hot, dry 2025, I was ready to come face to face with a Monster. Yet on the palate, it proves to be something entirely different. The tannins, expected to be firm and imposing, instead take on a silky, almost satin-like texture. Combined with the aroma of chilled blackcurrant juice, the wine conveys a powerful yet remarkably smooth sense of energy. It is hard not to admire Vincent, who can dress Château Pédesclaux in lace, while also bringing the Viking-like force of Lafon-Rochet into such composed control. Following the success of 2022, this marks another standout vintage for Château Lafon-Rochet.

Smagsnotat
93–95+
/100

Colin Hay om: Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru

(Saint-Estèphe; 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot; a final yield of 41 hl/ha; 12.7% ABV; certified organic and biodynamic; tasted twice, the second time at Pédesclaux). A wine that has been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the last decade or so, but which seems to have gained in both elegance and purity in the last handful of vintages – that's very much the story in 2025. This is radiantly ethereal aromatically, with a wild hillside combination of floral and herbal notes, a touch of heather and gorse flower alongside the plump, pulpy, predominantly autumnal, briary dark fruits. There's always a slight austerity to this and I'm almost reassured to find it again in a wine that at the same time is so charming, lithe and elegant. The terroir is beautifully conveyed. The lift of a little fresh mint on the finish with a hint of oystershell is charming and I find this very expressive of its Saint-Estèphe identity.

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Lafon Rochet

De 40 hektar vinmarker på Lafon Rochet ligger lige ved siden af Lafite-Rothschild og Cos d'Estournel. Tesseron-familien (bror til ejeren af Pontet-Canet) lod ejendommen totalrenovere i 1960'erne og indførte en række tekniske nyskabelser i kælderen.

Chateau Lafon Rochet 4eme Cru 2025