A delicious, world-class Bordeaux

2009 Chteau Lafon-Rochet, 4me Cru, Saint-Estphe, Bordeaux (£47, Berry Bros. & Rudd, 0800-280 2440, BBR.com).

I happen to think that there is a raft of Bordeaux wines which we need to reengage with in order to rekindle our passion for this region, and my featured bottle this week is a beauty. Owner Basil Tesseron opened a cracking Lafon-Rochet the other day during a vertical tasting and the 2009 was the standout vintage. It has an amazing flavour, with furtherageing potential, and is available at a fair price. Berry Brothers & Rudd has only 34 cases in stock.

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This wine is also unique because the label is the wrong colour! The famous "custard" pantone is a few shades off because Basil had a raging hangover when asked to check the artwork. The bottle is itself therefore a collectors' item. The wine is a fabulous example of some of the heart-warming character that Bordeaux outwardly seems to lack, but inwardly has in spades. It's time to look again at affordable, delicious, world-class Bordeaux.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (MatthewJukes.com).

Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.

He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.