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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 Laroque is a gorgeous, super-elegant wine. Vibrant, salivating acids and beams of tannin are the first signs we are on the clay/limestone plateau in Saint-Émilion's Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes sector. Blood orange, mint, chalk and white pepper bleed into a core of red-toned fruit. Medium in body, with striking energy and tension, Laroque is positively stellar in 2025. This is another superb showing from the team led by Technical Director David Suire. Tasted two times. 04/2026

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 Laroque was picked between 10 and 19 September at 31 hl/ha and matured in 50% new oak. It has a sublime bouquet with pure black cherry and raspberry scents, crushed flowers and light iodine scents. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with silky tannins, a silver bead of acidity, bright and lively with an elegant and persistent finish. One of the best Laroques so far—the limestone soil really comes through and lends this Saint-Émilion another dimension. 05/2026

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Yohan Castaing

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Notes of dark berries, cassis, spices and licorice, mingled with delicately oaky nuances, preface the 2025 Laroque. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it’s built around a rich core of fruit that is framed by youthful, structured tannins and concludes with a taut, saline finish. While the bouquet shows a darker register, the palate remains fresh, lending the wine an elegant austerity that should integrate further with élevage. 04/2026

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Tasted twice with consistent results, the 2025 Château Laroque is a gorgeous wine in the making based on 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc that will spend 16 to 18 months in a mix of new barriques, second-use barrels, and foudre. Cassis and black raspberry fruits, graphite, spring flowers, and violet nuances all shine on the nose, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a pure, graceful mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It shows the more focused, structured style of the vintage, yet the tannins are remarkably polished. Checking in at 13.8% alcohol with a pH of 3.4 and yields of 31 hectoliters per hectare, this is a brilliant effort from this Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé that's going to have some early accessibility yet also evolve gracefully. 05/2026

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense, aux reflets vifs. Nez très aromatique, fruité et subtil. Caressant à l'attaque, avec beaucoup de goût en milieu de bouche, un corps fondant et une texture raffinée, le vin fond sur le palais, juteux et distingué dans ses appuis taniques. Bonne longueur savoureuse. Assemblage : 99 % Merlot de sélection massale et ancienne, 1 % Cabernet Franc. Degré d'alcool : 13°8 - pH : 3,40. Rendement : 31 hl/ha. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

The balance of savory fruit with fine tannins is already so attractive. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a refined finish. 04/2026