Laroque: Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe 2025

Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe 2025

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Merlot 99%, Cabernet Franc 1%
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2031–2055
Pakket ind i: 12 OHK
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
Lobenberg: 97–98+/100
Colin Hay: 96–98+/100
Lisa Perrotti Brown: 95–97/100
Decanter: 96/100
Alexandre Ma: 94–96/100
Jeff Leve: 94–96/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe 2025

97–98+
/100

99 procent Merlot og en procent Cabernet Franc. Alkoholindholdet er 13,8 volumenprocent, og pH-værdien er 3,4. Udbyttet var 31 hektoliter pr. hektar. Næsen er ren Merlot - snarere sort frugt, sorte kirsebær. En æterisk, let, livlig og fløjlsagtig næse! Lidt cassis bagved, plus grafit og lakrids. Utroligt fint vævet, livlig og velduftende! Rene sorte kirsebær i munden - lækkert! Violer, vilde hindbær, der langsomt kommer igennem, også surkirsebær. Tanninerne er fine og delikate, mere silke end fløjl ... Ren harmoni! En ekstremt elegant vin. Så meget 2025 i denne luftighed, lethed og silkeagtige opdrift. Men alligevel med god substans. Laroque har været en perle i årevis og frem for alt et mirakel i forhold til pris og ydelse. Vinen koster så få penge og er så utrolig smuk! Og sååå lækker! Dette er Saint-Émilion, når det er bedst og mest spændende! *** Château Laroque består af 61 hektar - den største sammenhængende vinmark med et rigtigt, stort drømmeslot i Saint-Émilion. Ren kalksten med et let lag ler. Bestemt den mest massive akkumulering af kalksten og kridt på Saint-Émilion-plateauet. Derfor har vinene altid en meget lav pH-værdi. Det betyder høj friskhed, saltholdighed og mineralitet. Vinificeret i beton og lagret i 18 måneder på 50 procent nyt træ. Der produceres i alt 300.000 flasker her, men mindre end halvdelen af dem går til den første vin. Resten går til en anden og en tredje vin. Alle 61 hektar er beplantet med Sélection Massale, så der er ingen kloner. Gennemsnitsalderen på vinstokkene til førstevinen er 45 år. Som hos Larcis Ducasse er direktøren David Suire, og ønologerne er Derenoncourt Consultants.

Smagsnotat
96–98+
/100

Colin Hay om: Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe

The old vine Merlot from the 1950s was crucial to the capacity to manage the stress of the vintage - and one can see that immediately in the clarity and limpidity of the wine in the glass. Staggering purity, staggering lift, staggering energy and staggering precision. The Merlot here is almost rather floral and in this vintage where the best Merlot has some Cabernet character, one might be mistaken into imagining that there is rather more Cabernet in the blend. The impression of harmony is amazing and total. Laroque is utterly gorgeous aromatically and, if anything even more so, on the palate in 2025. The transformation of what has been produced here - and with it the reputation of the wine - over the last decade is extraordinary. This is another vintage everyone will be talking about. I am struck by the gain in viscosity and volume in the mouth in comparison to even the greatest vintages of the past here, due to almost perfect integration of the ulta-fine grained tannins. We're clearly in 'best ever' territory and that's saying something

Smagsnotat
95–97
/100

Lisa Perrotti Brown om: Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe

Intense, Bright, Blue Fruit, Cedar, Chalky, Violets, Medium bodied, Crisp Acidity, Subtle Oak, Grainy Texture, High Tannin, Needs Time

96
/100

Decanter om: Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe

Another great success and value pick for Laroque. Really aromatically complex. Ripe and pristine black bramble berries on the nose, perfumed and nicely fragrant. Lovely aromatic purity. Smooth and so silky, smooth, svelte as Laroque does so well. Mouthwatering with bright acidity but so juicy – strawberry and cherry with a hint of cranberry and soft accents of dried herbs liquorice and wet stones. Grippy but so charming even at this point. Tension with freshness, perfectly polished and friendly. A yield of 31hl/ha with varying yields depending on the terroir from 25-45hl/ha. 3.40pH.

Smagsnotat
94–96
/100

Alexandre Ma om: Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe

Château Laroque 2025, long admired for its saline, savory character, does not reveal its full hand right away in the 2025 vintage. It begins with a layer of gentle “sweetness” that softly opens the palate, like a warm cat slowly pressing close, easing you into a state of calm. Then, as you lean in, that touch of sea-breeze salinity suddenly arrives, like waves striking the shore, bringing texture and layers fully into focus. The wine feels impossibly supple, as though half the body were immersed in milk foam, wrapped entirely in a tender, flowing softness. Violet weaves through the wine, lifted by a bright acidity that illuminates the palate. Long after the glass is lowered, fine, powdery traces of limestone continue to echo deep within, like a lover whispering softly by your ear.

Smagsnotat
94–96
/100

Jeff Leve om: Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe

The estate's signature floral aromatics are on full display, followed by black raspberries, licorice, spice, espresso, and cherry nuances fill the perfume. Fresh, juicy, vibrant, creamy, and concentrated on the palate, the finish delivers its clean, lifted, salty-edged berries with precision from start to finish. Drink from 2030-2050

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Chateau Laroque

Château Laroque er stadig et insidertip uden for Frankrig, men er i øjeblikket ved at blive en stor spiller i Saint-Emilion. Det bedste terroir kombineret med omhyggeligt arbejde i vinmarken og kælderen giver en topvin.

Chateau Laroque Grand Cru Classe 2025