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JAMES SUCKLING: "This is full and substantial, with firm tannins and a crunchy finish. Lots of blue fruit, blackberry, crushed-stone and mineral character. Very structured. 99% merlot and 1% cabernet franc."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Exhibiting aromas of dark, minty berries, bay leaf and creamy new oak, the 2023 Laroque is medium to full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit, powdery tannins and a penetrating, mineral finish."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zartes Edelholz, Vanille, zarte Lakritze, rote Herzkirschen, einladendes Bukett. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeerige Frucht, zarte Tannine, frische Struktur, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, zitroniger Nachhall."