2009 Château Lafon-Rochet, 4ème Cru, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux, as a region, seems to lack the romance of Burgundy and the wildness of the Rhône.  Instead it puts up with empty Châteaux, with their shutters drawn, little joy on the gastronomic front outside of the City itself and relatively uninspiring countryside.  The famous wines are invariably expensive and so many of us look […]