2009 Ch. Lafon-Rochet, St. Estèphe

With a real richness for a St Estèphe, this is a dense, complex but juicy wine which manages to be both serious but pretty at the same time. With well-managed, grainy tannins, a long, savoury length and fine, mineral complexity, this is very impressive indeed.

Black red, colour sticks to the glass, big smoky Cabernet cassis nose, excellent natural concentration, intense yet lifted fruit, lots of succulence and lots of grip, a really well-expressed, well-made wine with a very good future.
(Steven Spurrier - Decanter - Apr 2010)

Very dark. A slightly burnt note. Very much taken to the limit. A bit awkward in terms of tannins but with refreshment.
(Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com - Apr 2010)

Perhaps the finest Lafon Rochet ever made, the purity, freshness, and sweet, rich, blueberry and boysenberry fruit and hint of pen ink that are found in this opaque purple-colored wine are impressive. Massive in the mouth, with freshness, delineation, and sweet tannin, it is a major sleeper of the vintage that should last for 25+ years. (Tasted two times.)
(Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - April 2010)

Currant and spices on the nose follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins and a medium finish. Solid structure.
(James Suckling - Wine Spectator - Apr 2010)