Product Description:
Chateau LaForge Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2004
By Wine Enthusiast
2004 Château Laforge Bordeaux Blend, Saint-Emilion
Grand Cru,
Rating: 90
Producer: Château Laforge
Vintage: 2004
Varietal: Bordeaux
Blend
Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
A Merlot-dominated Saint-Emilion, this is a big, but
balanced wine. New wood is present, but this doesn’t diminish the ripe
blackberry and cherry fruits. It is firm, dry and tannic at this stage, with a
hint of coffee, but the aftertaste is fresh, with red currant flavors and
acidity. — R.V. (6/1/2007)
Louis Latour Inc
By: jancis Robinson (U.K.)
Ch Laforge St - Emilion 2004
Score: 17 / A Cut Above Superior
When To Drink: 2009-2018
[Jonathan Maltus of Teyssier´s new cuvée incorporating fruit from each
of St Emilion´s three soil types. Mainly Merlot.] Much fresher on the
nose than stablemates Teyssier and Grand Destieu. Very rich, round.
velvety and flattering. Few of the obvious faults of 2004. Big, sweet
and long. Finer than Les Astéries.
By teyssier.fr
Château Laforge Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Purchased in 1998 from the daughter of the local blacksmith
– hence the name – the initial vineyard was primarily based on a gravel
outcrop, assembled over the generations with land appropriated in lieu of
unpaid bills.
Since the acquisition additional vineyards have been purchased on both sandy
and clay over limestone soils hugging the town of Saint Emilion. The six-hectare vineyard of
the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru uniquely draws together the three terroirs of the
Saint Emilion Appellation. Around ninety percent of the vineyard is composed of
old-vine Merlot with the rest being Cabernet Franc.
Green harvesting ensures that cropping is low. The grapes are harvested by hand
and, after double-triage, are vinified in modern oak vats. The wine is subject
to consistent lees suspension during ageing to enhance the body of the wine.
The result is Château Laforge – a substantial wine with a
rich purple colour, elegant, and memorable.
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