2014 Laroque
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Tasting notes
Very light nose but on the palate it has real vitality and freshness. Showing well for current drinking. (JR)
Critic scores
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James Suckling
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
The 2014 Laroque feels muffled on the nose, the oak not quite in sync with the fruit and masking the terroir. The palate is medium-bodied with rustic, slightly coarse tannin, masculine and grippy but missing the charm one expects from a Saint-Émilion. However, it seems to improve with aeration, gaining more harmony and the fruit finally appearing. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
Tasted blind. Rather soapy nose and good balance. But rather drying finish. (JR)
About the producer
Ch. Laroque is a Saint-Emilion fine wine estate which takes its name from the plateau of limestone rock on which it sits.