Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 CRUSEBUB 2022 was a warm

2022 was a warm

cool maceration meant to keep everything fresh and transparent

Cabernet Sauvignon

Their approach bridged old-world sensibility with California roots

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Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint-Estephe 2020 CRUSEBUB 2022 was a warmThe yellow chateau of Saint Estephe, Lafon Rochet is a Fourth Growth that has been quietly producing some of the appellation's most reliable wines for decades. The 2020 was crafted under the long stewardship of the Tesseron family, just before the estate transitioned to the Lorenzetti family in 2021. It's a ripe, modern Saint Estephe in a warm, generous vintage plenty of dark Cabernet fruit, freshened by the appellation's signature mineral grip. Built