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2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:49 am
by JimHow
Man we're getting hit hard up here in Maine, we're at 24 inches, headed towards 30.
Justification for consuming my first alcohol of 2015 after a 27 day fast.
This wine is a black beauty, with a deep licorice/tar/black-fruited bouquet.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:28 am
by JimHow
I think it was Comte who liked this wine.
I think HWSRN found it inconsistent.
I think I may have gotten one of the inconsistent bottles.
It seems a bit thin to me. But I'll see if it evolves.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:00 am
by JimHow
It has a great deep black/purple color and an impressive nose but doesn't seem to excite me too much on the palate.
I won't buy any more.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:05 am
by JCNorthway
Sorry to hear your assessment. I thought that might be a 2010 I'd be willing to buy because of it's "reasonable" price. Hope the snow let's up soon. Sounds like you got all the leftovers that were not dumped on NYC.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:11 am
by JimHow
Yuck, I don't know, maybe it's because I haven't consumed alcohol in a month, maybe I just got one of the bad bottles, but this wine is almost undrinkable. Thin, acidic, bitter. 69 points.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:06 am
by Nicklasss
Ouch, seems like impossible. I really liked the 2009, and would expect the 2010 to be as good. Made by the Tesseron from Pontet Canet. Can that 2010 be very super shut down? 69 points, your low est rating ever Jim, and for a 2010 Médoc?

Nic

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:32 am
by Chateau Vin
Wow...That's a surprise for me...I really liked 10 version of LR two times I tried...Even if it's shut down, thin and bitter? No explanation from me other than an Ouch and a Wow...

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:08 am
by JimHow
I hear you. I would have thought this would have been an ultimate JimHow kind of wine.
The only thing I can think of is that I experienced the bottle variation of which HWSRN speaks in his 90+? rating.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:16 am
by finner
Jim, I have had that happen to me where I had surgery and didn't drink wine for a month and when I had my first bottle it was too overwhelming. I like the analogy of not playing guitar for 6 months and then you need to get your callouses back to iron things out.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:19 am
by JimHow
That crossed my mind as well finner.

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:24 am
by Nicklasss
So, should read: "2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in bizzare condition"!

Nic

Re: 2010 Lafon Rochet uncorked in blizzard conditions....

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:38 pm
by Comte Flaneur
Sorry you had a bad experience with it BD..I do vaguely remember trying it along with quite a few other 2010s a few months ago...from memory it was good, but the two stand out wines from the commune are Calon Segur and Montrose.
On that day I tried 50-60 2010s - I had to go and lie down afterwards, not being an experienced tasters - and my take was that the two outstanding communes are St-Estephe and St Julien. I would have thought all the stars were aligned from a memorable Lafon Rochet in 2010.