2016

One of only a handful of Cru Classé properties within St-Estèphe, the fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet lies just to the west of Cos d'Estournel, with its vineyards superbly situated next door to Lafite-Rothschild. Since 1959, the estate has belonged to the Tesseron family (also of Pontet-Canet), who began a gradual restoration of the estate. Today, the château and chai are totally renovated and the vineyards replanted. The American wine guru Robert Parker writes in high praise of the estate though he is not won over by the decor, commenting that the "flamboyant orange/yellow facade resembles a Las Vegas cat house"!