The Château Laroque of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Laroque
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 92 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Laroque is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the middle of the magnificent and lush landscape of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in France, lies the wine estate Château Laroque. The vineyards, spanning nearly 14 hectares, are located on the hills at the northern end of Saint-Émilion, in the Gironde department. The name Château Laroque comes from the place called Laroque, which is first mentioned in 1288 during the reign of King Philip the Fair. Château Laroque, as a particular cru, was created by Charles and Marie-Antoinette Palicot in 1867, and over time, the estate has been fully restored to meet the image of authenticity and modernity. The philosophy of Château Laroque is simple: expressive, balanced and complex wines that perfectly reflect the Saint-Émilion terroir. The vineyards are well drained and sun-exposed, characterized by their clay soil. Soils are fertilized in spring and some are even regularly worked to stimulate the production of the best grapes. The grapes are hand-picked, only when they are in perfect ripeness in order to guarantee a maximum of exceptional aromas and flavors. Once in the winemaking cellar, where pre-fermentation maceration and strict temperature control are applied, the wine is then caged for an ageing period ranging from 16 to 18 months before being put on the market. In addition to wine production, Château Laroque wine estate also offers tours and tastings for wine lovers. Visitors can admire the magnificent property, discover the secrets of the vineyard and winemaking, and taste emblematic crus such as Château Laroque Grand Vin Saint-Émilion Grand Cru and Château Laroque Rose.

Top Château Laroque wines

Looking for the best Château Laroque wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Laroque wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Laroque wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Laroque

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Laroque

How Château Laroque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, grenadins of veal with ceps or duck legs with honey and orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Laroque

On the nose the red wine of Château Laroque. often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, smoke or apples. In the mouth the red wine of Château Laroque. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Laroque

  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Laroque.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château Laroque

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Laroque

How Château Laroque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of wild boar stew, zucchini quiche or quick brioche sausage.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Laroque.

  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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