James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Lafon Rochet 2020 Saint Estephe Folgendes:
Blackberry and spice with firm, chewy tannins that show polish and focus. It’s medium-to full-bodied with excellent energy. Blackberry and blackcurrant character on the finish with a touch of cedar and spice.
Das meint die Vinous-Mannschaft um Antonio Galloni zum Chateau Lafon Rochet:
The 2020 Lafon-Rochet was picked September 15–20 and marks the first collaboration between consultants Jean-Claude Berrouet and Eric Boissenot, who both worked on the blending. It has a really lovely bouquet of blackberry, briar and faint estuarine scents, hints of crushed iris flower emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and modest depth, and quite fleshy; lip-smacking salinity urges you to take another sip. Intriguingly, it comes across a tad Pomerol-like on the finish, completing a top-notch Lafon-Rochet that may well end up at the top of my banded score.
Vom Falstaff-Magazin mit 91-93 Punkten bewertet
Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Zart nach Nougat, feine Brombeerfrucht, schwarze Kirschen, dezente Kräuterwürze. Mittlere Komplexität, feine Fruchtsüße, reife Kirschen, seidige Tannine, angenehme mineralische Textur, ein Hauch von Schokolade, bereits entwickelt.