The 2022 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
The vintage
Merlots from 14 to 22 September, Cabernets Franc on 30 September. Yield of 41 hl/ha; 45% of the grapes and juices selected for the grand vin.
Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 98 % Merlot
- 2 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 99 % merlot, 1 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2022 sheet
- 14.7 % vol.Alcohol
- 41 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Whole-berry vatting by gravity. Plot-by-plot vinification in small concrete vats.
Ageing
Traditional ageing on fine lees, partly in barrels (50% new) and partly in oak foudres, for 16 to 18 months.
Terroir
On the edge of the rocky plateau, overlooking the hillsides that undulate in the great Saint-Laurent combe, LA-ROQUE sets the tone. The vines are rooted throughout the three types of limestone emblematic of the appellation: plateaux of blond clay (to the west) and red clay (Agenais molasse, to the east) over asteriated limestone, terraces to the east and slopes to the west on fine creamy-white clay (Fronsadais molasse). This variety of soils and relief gives the vineyard its unique character.
An offer on Château Laroque 2022
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Texts and documents 2022
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Visuals
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