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Château Laroque, Grand Cru Classé, St Émilion
Château Laroque

Château Laroque, Grand Cru Classé, St Émilion, 2023

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justerini & brooks tasting note

David Suire's Laroque must rank amongst the best value wines of the right bank. Since his arrival in 2015, critics have heaped praise in his wines, and for the time being, they remain relatively affordable (relative to wines with similar scores). The 2023 reveals aromas of violets and raspberries. This is a more lifted, more red fruited example than recent years with a creamy, sweet core, good sense of tension and prolonged, mineral inflected finish.

critic reviews

93-95/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2023 Laroque is deep garnet-purple in color. It is a touch closed to start off, with reluctant scents of cedar and tar eventually opening out to a core of ripe black and red plums, Bing cherries, and fragrant earth plus a waft of violets. The medium-bodied palate delivers great tension and beautifully ripe, rounded tannins to support the red and black berry flavors, finishing on a floral note. The blend is 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2042
date of review 05/2024
95/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Medium intensity ruby, this is a little reserved at first, in the best way, in that it has the hidden depths that are just so promising during En Primeur, real sense of sapidity, squid ink, violet reflections, extremely vibrant, really like this, blueberry, sage, slate, lift on the finish, delicious. Beaumartin family, David Suire winemaker.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2042
date of review 05/2024
94-96/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Laroque has an outstanding bouquet that shades many of its peers. It conveys transparency and mineralité at a higher level and leaves you wanting more. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that frame the pure black cherry and raspberry fruit. There is structure here, and the finish is notably longer than other wines of its class. This is very impressive, and I can imagine it aging with style.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2050
date of review 04/2024
92-94/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Exhibiting aromas of dark, minty berries, bay leaf and creamy new oak, the 2023 Laroque is medium to full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit, powdery tannins and a penetrating, mineral finish.

date of review 04/2024

product details

Country:
France
Region:
Bordeaux
Appellation:
St Emilion
Producer:
Château Laroque
Style:
Red Wine
Grape Variety:
Merlot Cabernet
abv:
14%

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