Château LAROQUE 2021

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Yves Beck 95-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Que de fraîcheur et de fruit dans le bouquet de Laroque ! D’emblée il affiche une notion de précision, de détails. Belles nuances de baies noires et de réglisse. En bouche le vin se distingue par sa densité et son équilibre. On retrouve la notion d’exactitude, de délicatesse, idéalement mises en scène par une matière crémeuse. Les tannins aux grains fins sont également onctueux et en parfaite harmonie avec la tension de l’acidité. Élégante amertume en fin de bouche, ce qui a pour effet d’étirer la finale. Le vin semble bien peu soucieux des caprices de la météo ; il suit son chemin et brille de son excellent niveau.  2027-2048

Jean-Marc Quarin 92 points www.quarin.com
Belle couleur sombre et intense. Nez moyennement aromatique, au fruité mûr et légèrement crémeux. Bouche tout en délicatesse de toucher, avec du goût, un corps présent et caressant. Finale bien construite et aromatique. Tannicité enrobée. Assemblage : 99 % merlot, 1 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 13°5 – pH : 3,49. Vendanges du 4 au 15 octobre. Rendement : 41 hl/ha.

Antonio Galloni 93-95 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Laroque is a standout. Bright and racy, with tremendous persistence, Laroque stakes its claim as Saint-Émilion’s brightest rising star. Bright limestone accents run through a core of red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint and white pepper. There is a linear intensity to Laroque that is hugely appealing. Technical Director David Suire fashioned a gem. Don’t miss it.

Georgina Hindle 93 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
Great aromatics on the nose. Supple and generous on the palate, this has a spring it its step with crushed velvet tannis, bright fruit that has a gentle roundness to it and such lifted freshness giving this a lovely cool effect from start to finish. I love the strawberry and raspberry fruit here, so clean, so pure, so delicate and long. It’s not weighty but so well delivered. Lively and charming. Elegant, finessed, harmonious. Drinking Window : 2024 – 2040

William Kelley 92-95 points www.erobertparker.com
The 2021 Laroque is very promising indeed, and winemaker David Suire and I agree that it is likely to surpass the estate’s 2018 vintage in quality. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of sweet berries, plums and cherries, framed by a discreet patina of new oak, it’s medium to full-bodied, seamless and complete, with excellent concentration, lively acids and ripe, melting tannins. A blend of 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, it represents 45% of the estate’s production and derives from vines more than 50 years old.

Neal Martin 91-93 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Laroque has upped its game in recent vintages under David Suire. It was cropped between 1 and 15 October at 41hL/ha, and matured in 50% new oak. It has a refined bouquet with brambly red fruit, light undergrowth and mineral scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, poised and again, mineral-driven thanks to its limestone soils. This latest release continues that fine run of form but will be more approachable than recent vintages.