2003 Chateau Laroque

Name: 2003 Chateau Laroque
Brand: Chateau Laroque
SKU: 7d6e3e8e7aee3a26a8b53ec25f7bbeca
Price: 95.57 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 89 (6 reviews)

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France

- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 30 / 750ml
- From January 2024

3.5 from 10 User Ratings
89 / 100 6 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Critic tasting note: (2003 vintage) "Thick and rich with loads of berry, milk chocolate and meat. Full body with velvety tannins and a long finish. Layered. And ready." - James Suckling
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Chateau Laroque

3 products ranged between $20 - $41 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Saint-Emilion / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Merlot & Cabernet Franc

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Classification: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Drinking Window: 2006-2025

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 0.0%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Beaumartin family
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Terroirs: Plateau made up of chestnut-coloured and red clays over asteria limestone with east-facing terraces and west-facing slopes of very chalky, fine blueish clays. VINEYARD 61 hectares (151 acres) of old vines from massal selections - Merlot and Cabernet of over 50 years old.

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Winemaking: Vat-filling using gravity flow and whole uncrushed berries. Plot by plot vinification in small capacity concrete vats. Gentle extraction via a mix of punching down of cap and pump-overs. Protective macerations aiming for more flesh and salinity.

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Ageing: Reductive ageing on fine lees partially in barriques and partially in large French and Austrian oak casks (50% of new wood). 1st racking after 6 to 10 months ageing (before the summer); the 2nd one year later, before the bottling.

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Lamb kreatopita Starter Course: Meat in filo pastry; Contains: lamb mince; Greek

Argentine flank steak Main Course: With pomegranate, Roscoff onions and bone marrow; Contains: beef; Argentinian

Hereford T-bone Main Course: Marbled and tender; Western

Beef sirloin Korean BBQ Main Course: Contains: garlic, sesame oil, ginger; Korean

Details

About the Product

Classification: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Drinking Window: 2006-2025

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 0.0%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Ownership: Beaumartin family
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Terroirs: Plateau made up of chestnut-coloured and red clays over asteria limestone with east-facing terraces and west-facing slopes of very chalky, fine blueish clays. VINEYARD 61 hectares (151 acres) of old vines from massal selections - Merlot and Cabernet of over 50 years old.

Read more
Winemaking: Vat-filling using gravity flow and whole uncrushed berries. Plot by plot vinification in small capacity concrete vats. Gentle extraction via a mix of punching down of cap and pump-overs. Protective macerations aiming for more flesh and salinity.

Read more
Ageing: Reductive ageing on fine lees partially in barriques and partially in large French and Austrian oak casks (50% of new wood). 1st racking after 6 to 10 months ageing (before the summer); the 2nd one year later, before the bottling.

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Critics Scores & Reviews

(6)

2003 vintage

89 / 100

6 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2006 to 2025

? / 100 James Suckling

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2013

Thick and rich with loads of berry, milk chocolate and meat. Full body with velvety tannins and a long finish. Layered. And ready.

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PRO Jancis Robinson

2003 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2005

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89 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2003 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2009

When to drink: 2007 to 2025

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15.5 / 20 Gault & Millau

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2008

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16 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

2003 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2007

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88 / 100 CellarTracker

2003 Vintage

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User Ratings

(10)

3.5

10 ratings

2003 Chateau Laroque, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France

Very Good

2003 Vintage Saved: 22-Apr-2017

Very good this 2003 right now!

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 92 / 100 $ 41 2024 92 / 100 $ 25 2023 93 / 100 $ 30 2022 93 / 100 $ 44 2021 91 / 100 $ 41 2020 92 / 100 $ 42 2019 93 / 100 $ 49 2018 93 / 100 $ 48 2017 91 / 100 –

2016 92 / 100 $ 53 2015 90 / 100 $ 57 2014 89 / 100 $ 46 2013 87 / 100 – 2012 87 / 100 – 2011 86 / 100 – 2010 90 / 100 – 2009 89 / 100 – 2008 87 / 100 – 2007 88 / 100 – 2006 89 / 100 – 2005 89 / 100 – 2004 89 / 100 – 2003 89 / 100 – 2002 87 / 100 – 2001 89 / 100 – 2000 89 / 100 – 1999 89 / 100 – 1998 89 / 100 – 1997 82 / 100 – 1996 84 / 100 $ 199 1995 86 / 100 – 1994 86 / 100 – 1993 – – 1992 – – 1990 89 / 100 – 1989 – – 1988 87 / 100 – 1987 – – 1986 – – 1985 89 / 100 – 1983 – – 1982 – $ 60 1981 – – 1980 – – 1979 – – 1978 – – 1976 – – 1975 – – 1974 – – 1973 – – 1972 – – 1971 – – 1970 – – 1969 – – 1966 – – 1928 – – 1926 – – 1925 – – 1924 – – 1906 – –

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2003 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Good

Current condition: Ready to drink

The 2003 vintage for Bordeaux was very good despite the extremely hot weather conditions.

The year saw unparalleled record-breaking heat which creating a vintage that was extraordinary for dividing critics as well as producing great wine.

The growing season was intensely...

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