Château Laroze 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a certain power, a fine freshness, a fine intensity as well as a good definition and a fine tension. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, crushed strawberry, small notes of quite ripe small fruits associated with fine touches of cornflower, small crushed blue fruits as well as hints of vanilla, sweet spices, mild tobacco, underwood and hazelnut. The palate offers a good freshness, juiciness, gourmandize, a fine acidulous frame as well as juiciness, a fine tension and a good guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry, crushed/dry cassis, small notes of crushed raspberry associated with touches of small crushed blue fruits, cornflower as well as hints of cardamom, underwood, a very discreet hint of pepper and an imperceptible hint of hazelnut/mild tobacco (in the background). Tannins are precise. Good length. Sapidity and appetence on the finish.