{"product_id":"cheateau-lafon-rochet-2016","title":"Cheateau Lafon-Rochet 2016","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChâteau Lafon-Rochet 2016 is a classic Left Bank red from Saint-Estèphe, and one of the standout wines of a vintage that suited this corner of the Médoc particularly well, with the fourth-growth estate producing what many critics called its finest bottling in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe property traces back to 1650, when the Lafon and Rochet families united through marriage to give the château its name. It earned classification as a fourth growth in 1855 and passed through a long fallow period before Guy Tesseron acquired it in 1960 and rebuilt the vineyard and cellars from near ruin. Under his descendants, including Basile Tesseron at the helm in 2016, Lafon-Rochet became known for careful, unshowy winemaking on its 45 hectares of gravel and clay soils near Cos d'Estournel. The estate was sold to the Lorenzetti family in 2021, but the 2016 remains a Tesseron-era wine, made at a moment when the property's quiet consistency was earning it wider recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe blend for this vintage is 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, aged around twelve months in oak barrels, half of them new. The nose shows real lift and intensity, with cedar, tobacco, mint and dried herbs layered over dark berry fruit and a touch of graphite. On the palate it is full-bodied but polished, with ripe black currant and bramble flavors, a fine seam of acidity, and tannins that are firm yet already showing a smooth, velvety edge. The finish carries notes of pepper and warm stone, unwinding slowly and with real persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is a wine built for the cellar as much as the table, offering serious structure and grip now with the promise of even more finesse over the next decade or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hudson Wine Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865158168821,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/2056\/8053\/files\/PhotoRoom_015_20231130_070249_1200x_7b6d4f68-ad55-4925-baf2-320e74961b41.webp?v=1789571332","url":"https:\/\/www.hudsonwines.com\/products\/cheateau-lafon-rochet-2016","provider":"Hudson Wine Merchants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}