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93
/ 100
Vinous -
92
/ 100
James Suckling
Red
Classification
Merlot Blend
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Bordeaux,
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
Ready, but will Keep
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"The 2021 Laroze is a very fine, elegant wine. Crushed rose petal, mint, blood orange, spice, mocha, new leather and bright saline notes all run through this sculpted, chiseled Saint-Émilion. The blend is 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Classy."
- Vinous
92 / 100
"Refined nose of berries and currants with a touch of ink, cocoa powder and graphite. Elegant and linear on the palate with a medium body and firm, creamy tannins. Juicy and pretty long even if it is not quite intense in the center palate. A good expression that shows the elegance and linearity from the vintage. Drink now but better in 2025."
- James Suckling
Tasting Notes
Two-thirds merlot, one-third cabernets and 16 months barrel-ageing, 65% new. This is a powerful wine with lots of character. A complex nose of ripe plum, blackberries, wood spice and tobacco. On the palate, a subtle herbaceous note, liquorice and chocolate and lots of plump, juicy red and black fruit. The tannins are ripe and firm and the wine is full and powerful. It will benefit from a few years in the bottle, but can be enjoying younger with some decanting and some hearty, full flavoured food such a marbled sirloin steak or an aged comté.