2016 Chateau Lafon-Rochet 4eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe Cuvee_Tre Tine followed by several months of

followed by several months of undisturbed lees aging to develop textural breadth without the use of forced carbonation

drinks well earlier

2023 leans into ripeness

It is bone-dry

2016 Chateau Lafon-Rochet 4eme Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe Cuvee_Tre Tine followed by several months ofThe 2016 Chteau Lafon Rochet marks a pivotal technical shift for this 4me Cru Class, representing the estates first vintage farmed almost entirely under organic methods. Located in Saint Estphe, the vineyard benefits from a singular, contiguous block of gravel and clay limestone soils, which proved critical in regulating water access during the dry, intense summer of 2016. The estate utilized optical sorting and fermentation in new concrete vats,