Château Lafon-Rochet 2019

The 2019 Lafon-Rochet is every bit as compelling today as it was from barrel. There is a feeling of elegance to the 2019 that is so striking. Sweet dark cherry, plum new leather, tobacco, licorice, spice and rose petal all grace the 2019 as it unwinds to its long finish. Lafon Rochet is not huge nor obvious, as some Saint-Estèphes are, but it is absolutely compelling. Drinking window: 2029-2049. Score – 95. (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Feb. 2022)