Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 NO20231108 and the 2023 has the

and the 2023 has the stuffing to absorb it gracefully over the long haul

This Kabinett Alte Reben ("Gisela") comes from ungrafted 80-year-old vines in the long-celebrated Gross Schock portion of the Euchariusberg

this 2012 has reached a place where its vigorous

planted in 1969 and 1973 on crinoidal limestone and sandy marl

Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 NO20231108 and the 2023 has theThe 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