1996 Lafon-Rochet, a Bordeaux, with glass, bottle on table

This 1996 was another big Bordeaux bargain--back then, at least ($25 a few years after release).

I feel your pain! (Ok, I also enjoy a rare benefit of getting old 😝. You got me.)

It's in fine form, ripe and concentrated, but more backward and youthful than […]

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A quick run around Lafon-Rochet before sun-down. Quite technical down by the Jalle du Breuil, where I was also set upon by hoards of marauding coypu (well, what I mean is I spotted one in the distance). #running #lafonrochet #bdx24 #bdx2024 #bordeaux #primeurs

The Jacky Lorenzetti team, led by Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen and Christophe Congé, show off their wines including Pédesclaux, Lafon-Rochet and Lilian Ladouys. #pedesclaux #lafonrochet #lilianladouys #stestephe #bdx24 #bdx2024 #bordeaux #primeurs #wine