Château Laroque - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018

Vinous

91-93 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

The 2018 Laroque has a rich and creamy bouquet with upfront blueberry and cassis fruit, modern in style but managing to retain delineation and avoid excess. The palate is smooth and rounded with quite noticeable vanillary oak, although there is plenty of fruit underneath. The tannins feel quite fine and there is a sense of harmony and persistent on the plush finish. Whilst not a profound Saint-Émilion, it does make for a seductively gorgeous wine.

WeinWisser

18,5 / 20

le 07/05/2019

Vinifera

94 /

par Jacques Perrin le 01/05/2019

Belle finesse d'expression. Très fruits noirs, réglisse, avec de fines notes boisées et épicées. 
Belle entrée en bouche, savoureuse. Il évolue continu sur une trame très fine. Très belle fraîcheur sur ce vin qui finit sur un tanin savoureux, légèrement granuleux. 
Une propriété à suivre avec attention. 

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

par James Suckling le 24/04/2019

This is really delicious with so much dark-berry and stone character. Full to medium body and super, integrated tannins. Bright and generous. One of the best from here. We will see if it is better than 2016 and 2015.

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

par James Molesworth le 24/04/2019

Well-proportioned, featuring cassis and blackberry fruit, balanced by brambly grip, juicy acidity and lively anise and black tea details. Very nicely put together.—J.M.

Bettane & Desseauve

94-95 / 100

le 24/04/2019

David Suire a bien maîtrisé le millésime où le côté calcaire du terroir apporte la fraîcheur de
constitution, avec une ampleur du millésime bien corsetée. Un tournant dans l’histoire du cru.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

94 / 100

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 24/04/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 24/04/2019

in hue, the wine looks like a dark gemstone with purple around the edge. With just one swirl, you get black and blue fruits, flowers, incense, licorice, dark chocolate and smoke. Powerful, full-bodied, concentrated, and intense, this vintage is at an entirely new level for Laroque. The wine manages to remain balanced between its opulent nature, incredible level of density, silky palate feel and length. The wine was made with 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.5 alcohol with a pH of 3.48. This is your hot tip of the day: Chateau Laroque is a diamond in the rough and the wine sells for a pittance despite the high level of quality. This will change as the wine gets discovered so buy it now if this reads like your style of wine. // Jeff Leve / www.thewinecellarinsider.com

Decanter.com

93 / 100

par Jane Anson le 24/04/2019

Beautifully measured, elegant and restrained, this has juiciness and hidden power. It's definitely less exuberant than some, giving tight black fruits and fine tannins alongside a limestone grip and a slate crawl across the palate, slowing you down and forcing you to pay attention as the floral character comes slowly winding out of the glass. // Jane Anson / Decanter

Les Echos

le 24/04/2019

Une propriété longtemps oubliée, cachée dans les combes de Saint-Emilion et plantée sur des terroirs magnifiques. Elle retrouve tout son lustre. Avec son éclat de fruits noirs et ses tanins délicats, ce vin oscille entre tension calcaire et densité des argiles. Excellent rapport qualité - prix. // Les Echos (Spécial Vin)

Wine Advocate

95-97 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

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.