The Château Lafon-Rochet of Saint-Estèphe of Bordeaux

Château Lafon-Rochet - La Chapelle de Lafon-Rochet Saint-Estèphe
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Estèphe in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lafon-Rochet is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Saint-Estèphe to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lafon-Rochet wines

Looking for the best Château Lafon-Rochet wines in Saint-Estèphe among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lafon-Rochet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Lafon-Rochet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Lafon-Rochet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lafon-Rochet

How Château Lafon-Rochet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, eggplant moussaka with lamb or my grandmother's rabbit stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lafon-Rochet

On the nose the red wine of Château Lafon-Rochet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or anise and sometimes also flavors of perfume, cheese or dried fig. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lafon-Rochet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lafon-Rochet

  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.11/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lafon-Rochet.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Estèphe

The wine region of Saint-Estèphe is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cos d'Estournel or the Château Montrose produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Estèphe are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Estèphe often reveals types of flavors of iron, sandalwood or banana and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried herbs or star anise.

In the mouth of Saint-Estèphe is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 199 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Estèphe, producing 306 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Estèphe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lafon-Rochet

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Estèphe? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lafon-Rochet.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Lafon-Rochet and wines from the region

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Château Climens gets new majority owner after stake sale

Château Climens owner Lurton has sold a majority stake in the prestigious, Barsac-based estate to Jean-Hubert Moitry and his family, via the family’s Patrimonia Développement group, it was announced this week. It marks the Moitry family’s first investment in the wine sector, and represents a major deal in the Bordeaux wine world. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Nicknamed ‘Lord of Barsac’, Climens is one of the Premier Grand Cru Classé estates of Sauternes and Barsac listed in Bordeaux ...

Château Lafon-Rochet appoints Christophe Congé as MD

Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of  Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.