2003 Chateau Lafon-Rochet (750ml)

Vintage: 2003

Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Lafon-Rochet
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Appellation: St. Estephe
Producer: Chateau Lafon-Rochet
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: Good deep red-ruby. Extravagantly ripe, exotic aromas of roasted dark fruits and roasted meat. Large-scaled, fat and full, with atypical sweetness nicely leavened by harmonious acidity. Creamy, dense and full for Lafon-Rochet. Finishes with smooth tannins and excellent palate-saturating length. A great vintage for this chateau. (91pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: May/Jun 2006
Score: 91
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: A sleeper of the vintage, the dense blue/purple-colored 2003 Lafon-Rochet exhibits plenty of blackberry, cassis and graphite along with a touch of toasty new oak. The wine is more backward than expected, but it possesses full-bodied, concentrated flavors as well as good elegance, purity, and overall equilibrium. This is a long-distance runner. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025. (90+pts. RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Apr. 2006
Score: 90+
Drink: 2010-25

Tasting note: Very exciting aromas of crushed blackberry and lightly smoky barrels. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium finish. A bit tight but balanced. (90pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Mar. 31, 2006

Score: 90
Drink: N/A