1937 Chateau Lafon-Rochet

Saint-Estephe, France

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- $ 289 / 750ml
- From November 2022

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Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Fourth Growth. Quatrieme Grand Cru Classe in 1855.
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Chateau Lafon-Rochet

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Region or Appellation

Saint-Estephe

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

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About the Product

Classification: 4eme Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: The estate's great wine comes from the oldest vines. Château Lafon-Rochet is a wine that is both simple and complex, it expresses aromas of black fruits in the majority of vintages, there is really a fade and a particular expression of Saint-Estèphe, a certain warmth and roundness while finesse from the Merlot grape variety.

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Closure Type: Cork
Harvest Notes: September marks the starts of the harvest. For the last 30 year, around 40 pickers have joined us annually, from a village in northern Portugal, to help harvest the fruit of a year labour.

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Winemaking: Two new vat rooms built in 2015, one with concrete vats, the orther with stainless steel ones, house the year's harvest.
Ageing: The wine is then aged in oak barrels for several months.

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Ribeye steak Main Course: With beef dripping and Merlot gravy; French

Lamb rack with herb crust Main Course: Contains: savoury herbs; Western

Steak Sandwich Main Course: Contains: beef steak, bread; Western

Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course: British

Details

About the Product

Classification: 4eme Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: The estate's great wine comes from the oldest vines. Château Lafon-Rochet is a wine that is both simple and complex, it expresses aromas of black fruits in the majority of vintages, there is really a fade and a particular expression of Saint-Estèphe, a certain warmth and roundness while finesse from the Merlot grape variety.

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Closure Type: Cork
Harvest Notes: September marks the starts of the harvest. For the last 30 year, around 40 pickers have joined us annually, from a village in northern Portugal, to help harvest the fruit of a year labour.

Read more
Winemaking: Two new vat rooms built in 2015, one with concrete vats, the orther with stainless steel ones, house the year's harvest.
Ageing: The wine is then aged in oak barrels for several months.

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1937 Chateau Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estephe, France

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 92 / 100 $ 62 2024 90 / 100 – 2023 92 / 100 $ 47 2022 93 / 100 $ 63 2021 90 / 100 $ 48 2020 92 / 100 $ 58 2019 92 / 100 $ 58 2018 92 / 100 $ 61 2017 90 / 100 $ 53

2016 93 / 100 $ 66 2015 91 / 100 $ 65 2014 91 / 100 $ 66 2013 88 / 100 – 2012 89 / 100 $ 62 2011 89 / 100 $ 50 2010 92 / 100 $ 109 2009 92 / 100 $ 79 2008 89 / 100 $ 36 2007 89 / 100 – 2006 90 / 100 $ 100 2005 91 / 100 $ 79 2004 89 / 100 $ 70 2003 90 / 100 $ 90 2002 87 / 100 – 2001 90 / 100 – 2000 91 / 100 $ 101 1999 88 / 100 $ 90 1998 89 / 100 – 1997 87 / 100 – 1996 90 / 100 $ 104 1995 89 / 100 $ 120 1994 89 / 100 $ 97 1993 87 / 100 – 1992 84 / 100 – 1991 82 / 100 – 1990 89 / 100 $ 199 1989 88 / 100 $ 149 1988 87 / 100 – 1987 – – 1986 85 / 100 – 1985 88 / 100 $ 141 1984 – – 1983 89 / 100 $ 153 1982 85 / 100 $ 201 1981 – $ 140 1980 – – 1979 87 / 100 – 1978 – $ 55 1977 – – 1976 – $ 120 1975 85 / 100 – 1974 – – 1973 – – 1972 – – 1971 – – 1970 87 / 100 $ 160 1969 – – 1968 – – 1967 – – 1966 91 / 100 – 1965 – – 1964 – $ 201 1963 – – 1962 – – 1961 87 / 100 – 1960 – – 1959 – – 1957 – – 1955 91 / 100 – 1953 – – 1949 – – 1948 – – 1947 – – 1945 – – 1943 – – 1938 – – 1937 – – 1925 – –

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For 1937, the vintage was generally very good despite much of Europe contending with a cooler than average and cloudy summer. Some Bordeaux, like Château Petrus, Latour and La Mission Haut-Brion, were extremely good. The year also produced fantastic Sauternes that are still worth buying now and Germany also produced some gre...

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