2024 Château Laroque, St-Emilion

2024 Château Laroque, St-Emilion

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A bright and sinewy style of Laroque this year this leads with notes of rosehip, red berry and chalk dust. It feels tense and sapid on the palate with refreshing acidity and beatifully managed, fine-boned tannins. The finish is long and pure with a saline edge.

Critic score
91/100 info
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Double Magnum
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£111.00

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Emilion, Right Bank, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Young 2028 - 2056info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Double Magnum (300cl.)

Tasting notes

The 2024 Laroque is a sleek, polished wine made mostly from the Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes plateau in this vintage. Silky and aromatic, with mid-weight structure, the 2024 is attractive. However, the challenges of the vintage are evident in the light mid-palate and soft finish. Élevage will be critical. Tasted two times.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2025)
(88—90)/100

Deep plum colour, cold ash and fennel on the opening, savoury, well judged and well extracted, this is on the slim side, with the focus on cassis bud and rose petals. You probably have to be a bit of a limestone fanatic (as I am) to truly love this vintage of Laroque, because it is less gourmet than in vintages like 2022 and 2023, setting texture and minerality above fruit, but exceptionally well handled by estate director David Suire, and it should soften further ove ageing. Once again a value pick.

Jane Anson (April 2025)
93/100

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