2016 | Chteau Larcis-Ducasse | Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Red Wine: 2016 | Chteau Larcis-Ducasse | Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The aromas here are so spellbinding with shitake mushrooms, wet earth and moss, as well as tree bark and, finally, dark fruit. The palate is incredible as it builds and grows with full body, but always tight and reserved. It shows so much depth and complexity.

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Producer: Chteau Larcis-Ducasse

Ratings: JD | 97 WA | 96

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

The aromas here are so spellbinding with shitake mushrooms, wet earth and moss, as well as tree bark and, finally, dark fruit. The palate is incredible as it builds and grows with full body, but always tight and reserved. It shows so much depth and complexity.

Reviews:

• Jeb Dunnuck: From one of my favorite estates in Bordeaux, the deeply colored 2016 Chteau Larcis Ducasse is comprised of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc that was brought up in 50% new French oak. It offers a huge bouquet of black, black fruits, smoked herbs, forest floor, graphite, and underbrush that builds beautifully with time in the glass. Deep, rich, opulent and expansive on the palate, with building tannins, its a rich, layered Saint-Emilion as well as another incredible wine from this estate. Give it a few years if you can. Its capable of keeping for three decades or more.

• Wine Advocate: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Larcis Ducasse sashays gracefully out of the glass with beautiful Black Forest cake, red cherry compote, raspberry preserves and blackberry pie scents plus hints of cigar box, Ceylon tea, dried lavender and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers gorgeous red and black fruit preserves flavors with a wonderfully plush texture and very long, perfumed finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Larcis-Ducasse is a Premier Grand Cru Classe B wine producer based in the Bordeaux appellation of Saint-milion. The chteau and surrounding land are located on the Cte Pavie, where the site lies adjacent to the esteemed Chteau Pavie. Like Pavie, Larcis-Ducasse produces a Merlot-dominant Bordeaux blend. It dates to the 16th Century, and it has been owned by the Gratiot Alphandry family since the 1940s. The estate spans around 11 hectares (27 acres), primarily planted to Merlot with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. The low-yielding vines are on average 35 years old and are planted on a range of different soil types, from alluvial sand deposits to limestone, clay, and chalk. A south-faceing aspect maximises sunshine exposure into the canopy allowing grapes to ripen to thier full phenolic potential. At harvest, grapes are handpicked in the vineyard. Fermentation takes place in cement tanks prior to malolactic fermentation in oak barrel. It is then barrel-aged for almost two years in French oak, two thirds of which is new. Movement of juice and wine in the cellar is powered by gravity to prevent excess oxidation. Larcis-Ducasse was one of the first in the region to have a gravity cellar, established in 1898. The chteau's second wine is called Murmure de Larcis Ducasse. It is currently owned by the Gratiot-Attmane family.