Château Laroque 2025
St-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.8% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2032 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2048 |
| Grapes: 99% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc | |
"Château Laroque occupies one of the finest sites on the Saint-Émilion limestone plateau, a terroir capable of producing wines of remarkable perfume, freshness and precision. Despite the quality on offer, it remains something of an insider's choice, having only been offered en primeur in recent years and therefore lacking the name recognition of some of its more famous neighbours. That relative anonymity is good news for buyers, helping to keep the price at a remarkably modest level for a wine of this calibre. The 2025 is a superb expression of both site and vintage, combining floral aromatics, pure dark fruit and the hallmark mineral tension of the limestone plateau. Elegant, refined and beautifully balanced, it is once again one of the smartest purchases in Saint-Émilion."
Gus McLean, Founder
Critic scores
Critic reviews
Yohan Castaing, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"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."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"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."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"The balance of savory fruit with fine tannins is already so attractive. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and a refined finish."
James Suckling, April 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Slate and pumice stone, enjoyable slow build of cassis bud, pomegranate, wet stones, thoroughly enjoyable with plenty of expansion and grip, and estate signature. Harvest September 10 to 19. 50% new oak. Yield 31 hl/ha. 3.4 pH. Beaumartin family."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Another great success and value pick for Laroque. Really aromatically complex. Ripe and pristine black bramble berries on the nose, perfumed and nicely fragrant. Lovely aromatic purity. Smooth and so silky, smooth, svelte as Laroque does so well. Mouthwatering with bright acidity but so juicy – strawberry and cherry with a hint of cranberry and soft accents of dried herbs liquorice and wet stones. Grippy but so charming even at this point. Tension with freshness, perfectly polished and friendly. A yield of 31hl/ha with varying yields depending on the terroir from 25-45hl/ha. 3.40pH."
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com