2022 Laroze
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Rocking levels of black cherries, spicy herbs, tobacco, and cedar all shine in the 2022 Château Laroze, a medium to full-bodied, juicy, lively 2022 that has balanced tannins, terrific balance, and outstanding length. A blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 70% new oak, it will drink nicely through 2042.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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The 2022 Laroze presents a rather oaky nose, with the wood not as assimilated as some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. Again, the wood proves too forceful, dominating the finish. This could have been a fine Saint-Émilion, but it feels as if it has been pushed too hard in the winery.
This fragrant and layered red has notes of roasted black fruit, coffee beans, violets and dried chilis. It’s full-bodied but very fresh, with sleek and polished tannins and a long finish. Try from 2027.
Crushed roses and redcurrant, plenty of vivid fruit character and lift, enjoyable, not overly sweet, errs on the side of savoury blue and black fruits, still with plenty of depth through mid palate, good stuff, whisp of gunsmoke on the finish. 65% new oak, with the rest in jarres and stainless steel. 27ha of vines around the château, Gurchy family back to 1610, now Gurchy-Meslin.