Château Laroque 2000
Château Laroque 2000 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion, in Bordeaux, produced by Château Laroque and classified as a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion. Its blend brings together 87% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was awarded 91/100 by James Suckling, 89/100 by The Wine Advocate, and 15/20 by Jancis Robinson. Critics describe a rich and mature wine, with notes of dark fruits, mocha, sweet tobacco, and earth, underpinned by velvety or firm tannins depending on the tastings. The Wine Advocate advised drinking it between 2003 and 2008, Jancis Robinson between 2010 and 2017.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Laroque
- Millésime
- 2000
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 87% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Laroque
Château Laroque is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé located in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes. Its 61-hectare vineyard, established on a clay-limestone plateau and slopes, forms one of the largest wine estates in the appellation. David Suire manages the estate and has overseen vinification since 2015.
- Owner
- Famille Beaumartin
- Maître de chais
- David Suire
- Surface (ha)
- 61.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 130000
Histoire du domaine
The Laroque site is dominated by a 12th-century tower, the remains of a former stronghold that defended the western approaches to Saint-Émilion. The estate's winemaking vocation is documented from the 16th century onwards. Under the de Lavie family, the property reached nearly 270 hectares, and still comprised around 130 hectares during the Second Empire. In the 19th century, Maurice Dufaure de Rochefort refocused Laroque on viticulture; by the end of the century, its production reportedly reached 300,000 bottles per year. Phylloxera, the economic difficulties of the First World War, and the crisis of the 1930s subsequently caused a deep decline. The Beaumartin family acquired the property in 1935, when only six hectares of vines remained, and gradually undertook its restoration. Following the 1956 frost, new plantings accompanied the renaissance of the vineyard. Under the management of Bruno Sainson, in office from 1982 to 2014, Château Laroque regained recognition which led to its classification as a Grand Cru Classé in 1996. Xavier Beaumartin took charge of the property in 2004. David Suire assumed management from 2015, before Stanislas Droin, nephew of Xavier Beaumartin, succeeded him at the head of the family estate in 2018.
