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Larcis Ducasse 2015
St Emilion, Grand Cru Classé
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| Units | Size | Case size | GBP Price: | Quantities | Buy |
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| 12 | 75cl Bottle | Case 12 | £580 per Case | Case | [Add to shopping basket] |
| 36 | 75cl Bottle | Case 12 | £585 per Case | Cases | [Add to shopping basket] |
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The 2015 Larcis Ducasse has a strange nose with oxtail scents, dried blood aromas infusing the black fruit. The palate is rich and opulent with layers of red berry fruit and much more representative of the bottle tasted last year. There is no way I can score this but will taste another bottle. Tasted at the Larcis Ducasse vertical in Bordeaux. Score: - Neal Martin, Vinous.com 01 October 2020 |
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The aromas to this are phenomenal with oyster shell, blackberries, iodine and black truffles. Full-bodied, layered and so refined and intense. Love the texture and intensity. Chalky. Amazing. Goes on for minutes. Try in 2023. Score: 99 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 02 February 2018 |
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Hard to believe this. It has a minerality and intensity like a great white wine with so much chalky character that it gives an oyster shell flavor. Full and racy. Shaking my head in intrigue. Wonderfully silky tannins. Score: 98 - 99 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 April 2016 |
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The 2015 Larcis Ducasse is just as compelling from bottle as it was from barrel. Rose petal, lavender, spice and mint give it an attractive upper register that melds seamlessly into a core of inky red and purplish fruit. Dense, powerful and overt, the 2015 also has quite a bit of freshness to liven up the flavors. Silky tannins and soft contours add to the wine's racy, sensual personality. The 2015 is going to be virtually impossible to resist in its youth. Score: 97 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2040 01 February 2018 |
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A more elegant, finesse-driven style of cuvee than normal, the 2015 Château Larcis-Ducasse is comprised of close to 90% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc. It reveals a terrific bouquet of cassis, spring flowers, cedary spice and forest floor, with more graphite and lead pencil nuances developing as it sat in the glass. With full-bodied richness, a tight, backward, yet promising style on the palate, beautiful tannin quality, and a great finish, it’s an undeniably classy, balanced 2015 that will reward 2-4 years of bottle age. Score: 96 Jeb Dunnuck, - Maturity: 2020-2040 30 November 2017 |
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Super-rich with black cherry jam and liquorice. Packed with dense black fruits with a slightly unctuous glycerol texture. Score: 93 - 96 Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2016 |
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Lush, with velvety structure that lets the raspberry, plum and cassis fruit glide beautifully through the spice-tinged finish. Still very primal, but has length and fruit for days. Score: 93 - 96 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 01 April 2016 |
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A Stéphane Derenoncourt wine. 87% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc. The lighter fruit on less clayey soils, about 40%, is aged in 500-litre casks. Intense but mellow nose. Rich and round on the palate with some zest. A light animal note gives this drama. But it's not forced. Just a slight vegy note on the end. Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2025-2038 01 April 2016 |
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