Red Wine20174.1🇫🇷 Bordeaux • Red
Château Laroque, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France · Château Laroque · Merlot
Black cherryPlumTruffle
A vast medieval estate reborn: classed-growth Saint-Émilion Merlot, plummy, truffley and quietly superb value.
58.00 €/ 0.75 L
Delivered in ~30 minutes, anywhere in Monaco
Delivered in ~30 minutes, anywhere in Monaco
A cellar curated by our sommelier
Wine + dishes from Monaco’s best restaurants, one delivery
What you will taste
Laroque is one of Saint-Émilion's oldest and largest properties, with a real medieval tower among the vines, and since 2015 it has quietly become one of the best-value classed growths of the appellation. The 2017 is pure old-vine Merlot: ripe plum and black cherry, a truffle shadow, tannins polished smooth. Grand Cru Classé written in a warm, human hand.
The sommelier’s note
«Thirty minutes of air, 17 degrees, generous glasses. It makes an expensive impression at a sensible moment.»
How this wine opens up
From the first pour to the last glass — follow it through the evening.
On arrival
Castle gates
Open ahead of dinner; the medieval estate wakes politely.
20 min · First pour
Plum silk
Ripe plum and cherry, already smooth at the edges.
45 min · The opening
Truffle shadow
An earthy, truffley note deepens the wine considerably.
