2018 Chateau Laroque, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 750ml

2018 Chateau Laroque, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 750ml

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Vintage
2018
Producer
Chateau Laroque
Country: 
France
Region: 
Bordeaux
Sub-Region: 
Saint-Emilion / Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Grape/Blend
Bordeaux Blend Red
Pairing
Beef and Venison
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Tasting notes

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Laroque is a little closed to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal fragrant black cherries, wild blueberries and blackberry preserves scents with hints of crushed rocks, underbrush and violets plus a waft of Marmite toast. Full-bodied and jam-packed with bright, crunchy black and blue fruits, it has a firm line of ripe, fine-grained tannins and loads of freshness, finishing very long and layered. Impressive! Being aged in oak barriques, 50% new, the blend is 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. (LPB)

 

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Chateau Laroque

On a limestone rock plateau, Laroque, the largest wine estate of Saint-Emilion, stands as a defensive stronghold, a witness to a rich and distant past... The unique character of Chateau Laroque, created by a majestic landscape and thick solid walls, evokes a rich and distant past. The restoration of the cellars carried out in the 19th century was the work of Maurice Dufaure de Rochefort, a keen enthusiast of Saint-Emilion wines. Once the new cellars had been completed, he refocused the economic activity of Château Laroque solely on vine-growing. After the phylloxera epidemic and the hard times ...
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