Castle Lafon-Rochet - Saint-Estèphe 2000

La Revue du Vin de France

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the12/1/2009

Un Saint-Estèphe doté d'un joli nez sur des notes fruitées encore fraîches. En bouche, le vin affiche une belle rondeur, avec des tanins souples.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2003

One of the better wines (and also reasonably priced) to emerge from this property over recent years, this dense ruby/purple-colored wine shows a complex nose of earth, underbrush, creosote, creme de cassis, and dried herbs. Sporting a new yellow/orange label that matches the dramatic paint job on the chateau itself, the wine has a deep ruby/purple color, medium to full body, fine ripeness as well as purity, and moderate tannin in the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2016.

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2003

Concentrated wine. Intense aromas of grilled meat, spice and plum skin. Full-bodied, with big silky tannins and lots of fruit. Long and chewy. Best after 2007. 11,165 cases made.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/2002

This is a low acid, black/purple-colored effort displaying a perfumed bouquet of smoke, herbs, leather, incense, and black fruits. Full-bodied, opulent, and viscous, it exhibits plenty of power as well as moderate tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2016. A sleeper of the vintage.

Wine Advocate

90-91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2001

A saturated black/purple color is followed by broodingly backward yet intense aromas of jammy blackberries, earth, vitamins, licorice, and new oak. There is good fat, a concentrated, full-bodied, multilayered palate, and a sweet mid-palate as well as finish ... always a good sign. This should be a long-lived 2000, despite what appears to be considerable accessibility. Moreover, this estate always sells its wines at a fair price. It is a sleeper of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2020.