Lafon Rochet 2019 has been released at €27 per bottle ex-negociant, down 13.5% on the 2018’s opening price (€31.20). The wine is being offered by the international trade at £339 per 12×75, down 11.7% on the 2018 release (£384).
You can watch the Chateau’s vintage UGCB presentation here.
Lafon Rochet 2019 received 93-94 points from James Suckling, who said that “the purity of fruit and balance in this young St.-Estephe is really beautiful with crushed-currant, stone and orange-peel aromas and flavors”. Jean-Marc Quarin scored the wine 92 points, while Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider), a range of 93-95.
Prices for Lafon Rochet, however, show little correlation to critic scores; instead, they rise with time. Buyers might wish to consider the 2014, with 92 points from Neal Martin, available at £280 per case.
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