Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 CS20231031 Planted to Chardonnay on limestone

Planted to Chardonnay on limestone

It includes some of the finest sites in the appellation - vineyards that we have planted

this is now approaching its prime drinking window: the granite-like structure that defined it in youth has begun to soften into something more nuanced

At 20% ABV

and the untamed beauty of Patagonia

Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 CS20231031 Planted to Chardonnay on limestoneThe 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