Monday 28 April 2008

jean-Marc Quarin


Château LAROZE St-Emilion Grand Cru 2007 15,75 - 16
Dark robe, purple with normal intensity. Fresh, fruity bouquet that includes a hint of blackcurrant bud. Quite complex. Lovely initial sensations – the wine caresses the palate, then develops to deliver lots of fruit. It is silky and tasty with a subtle feel on the palate. Subsequently, rich, the palate slowly reveals taste, density and depth. Nice smooth, subtle tannins. More great work by Guy Meslin. Blend: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc.

Watch carefully! Jean-Marc Quarin has become increasingly better known, recognised and read as an attentive observer of Bordeaux wines and how they develop. He assiduously does a lot of remarkable spade-work with the result that today few wine writers have such accurate and recent knowledge of Bordeaux wines as he. The Bordeaux trade has picked him out. On his website he is the only commentator to go further and address subjects such as value for money, which is of real interest for final consumers of the wines as well as for speculators. Go to his site.

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