Les Pelerins de Lafon-Rochet - Château Lafon-Rochet

Les Pelerins de Lafon-Rochet - Château Lafon-RochetWith Château Lafon-Rochet Les Pelerins comes a first-class red wine in the glass. In this, it presents a wonderfully bright, crimson color. If you tilt the glass a bit, a transition of the color towards garnet red is visible at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. The bouquet of this red wine from Bordeaux captivates with aromas of blackberry, morello cherry, plum and black currant. If we trace the aromatics further, cinnamon, dark chocolate and vanilla are added, encouraged by the oak influence. This dry red wine from Château Lafon-Rochet is just right for purists who like it absolutely dry. Balanced and multi-faceted, this silky red wine presents itself on the palate. The finale of this red wine with good aging potential from the wine-growing region of Bordeaux, more precisely from Saint-Estèphe, finally impresses with good reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the gravel-dominated soils. Vinification of Château Lafon-Rochet Les Pelerins The starting point for Château Lafon-Rochet's premium and wonderfully balanced Les Pelerins cuvée is Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot grapes. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Bordeaux. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of gravel. When perfectly ripe, the grapes for Les Pelerins are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective grape harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in small wood at controlled temperatures. After the completion of fermentation, Les Pelerins is aged for another 18 months in French oak barrels. Food recommendation for Château Lafon-Rochet Les Pelerins Experience this red wine from France ideally tempered at 15 - 18 ° C as a companion to Thai cucumber salad, cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables or veal boiled beef with beans and tomatoes.