Appellations

Laroque 2024

St Emilion, Grand Cru Classé

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£100 per Case 6x75cl Cases 60 - [Add to shopping basket]
Tasting Notes

The 2024 Laroque has satisfying concentration on the nose with blackberry, wild strawberry and light floral scents. It just needs a little more delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with much lighter tannins than recent vintages under winemaker David Suire. The 2024 is nicely balanced, displaying simple and noticeably tertiary red fruit and modest weight on the finish. Sure, it comes across a bit short compared to stellar wines in recent vintages; nevertheless, it should give up to a decade of drinking pleasure.

Score: 89 - 91 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2029-2039 Date: 01 May 2025

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.

Score: 88 - 90 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2039 Date: 29 April 2025

Offering up aromas of sweet berries, exotic spices, herbs and smoked meats, the 2024 Laroque is medium-bodied, with a ripe core of fruit, assertive tannins and a somewhat carnal, animal finish. Given my expectations for this estate, the 2024 left me disappointed.

Score: 83 - 85 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 23 April 2025

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.

Score: 93 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2029-2040 Date: 23 April 2025