The 2016 Laroque is blended of 95% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines more than 50 years old and aged in 50% new French and Austrian oak. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it slowly unfurls to reveal a beautiful core of redcurrants, Morello cherries, wild blueberries and fresh plums with touches of lilacs, oolong tea, chargrill, bay leaves and yeast extract plus a hint of wet slate. Medium to full-bodied, taut and finely textured with ripe, grainy tannins, it has bold freshness cutting through the densely packed red and black fruit layers, finishing on a lingering mineral note.

“A very long and intense red with blackberries, blueberries and blackcurrants on the nose. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a long finish.” – April, 2017

Features a dark plum and loganberry core, with steeped anise and mulled spice accents adding range and sparkle, while apple wood and tobacco hints score the finish. Shows juicy drive through the finish. Drink now through 2032.

Fleshy in texture, with sweet loganberry, damson and raspberry through the palate. Really starting to settle into itself, and has great potential. 50% new oak.

The 2016 Chateau Laroque, a blend of 95% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc, and a tiny splash of Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in a mix of new and neutral oak, represents 47% of the production. It’s incredibly fine and elegant, with an essence of limestone-like bouquet of cassis, black raspberries, white truffle, flowers, and salty minerality. Medium to full-bodied, with high yet integrated acidity and ultra-fine tannins, it's a beautiful, seamless, elegant wine that will benefit from a good 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for more than two decades.

“With a worthy depth of color, this wine reveals dark berries, earth and licorice in the fragrance. The fruit is sweet and juicy. There is complexity and vibrancy with a long, persistent boysenberry and black cherry finish. The wine was made with 95% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, reaching 14.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.35. This is the second vintage for Laroque with David Suire, the new director who has achieved great success in his efforts here.” – April, 2017

“Le meilleur jamais fait ! Voici le deuxième millésime complet de David Suire. Couleur sombre, intense, belle et pourpre. Nez intense, fin, fruité, frais et m?r. Charnu et fondant dès l’entrée en bouche, le vin se développe moelleux, caressant, avec du go?t, de l’énergie et une longue finale séveuse et parfumée aux nuances d’agrumes. 2016 est donc le Laroque le plus complet et le plus charnu que je connaisse. Bravo !” – Avril 2017

“Race, finesse, tension : un résumé du millésime sur le plateau calcaire. 95 % merlot : ? Le cépage a été brillant cette année ?. L’harmonie précoce de la pulpe et de la droiture de l’axe tannique s’affiche en effet avec éclat. Dans la géographie du go?t de Saint-Emilion, la finesse et la saveur déliée, ? calcaire ?, situent ce vin plus près du village qu’il ne l’est réellement.” – Avril 2017.