Chateau Larcis-Ducasse • St. Emilion, France
Château Larcis-Ducasse is the grand vin of a small, south-facing, Premier Grand Cru Classé B estate on Saint-Émilion’s C…Château Larcis-Ducasse is the grand vin of a small, south-facing, Premier Grand Cru Classé B estate on Saint-Émilion’s Côte Pavie, produced mainly from Merlot with a significant share of Cabernet Franc on complex clay-limestone slopes. The…Learn More »
$120
/750ml
2016 Retail Average
97
/100
2016 Pro Rating
Depth and grace define the 2016 Château Larcis-Ducasse, layering ripe black cherry, plum and blackberry with hints of cocoa, tea leaf, spice and stony earth. The palate is rich yet finely drawn, with plush fruit wrapped around precise, building tannins and a long, perfumed finish that showcases the estate’s south-facing limestone terroir. A superbly balanced, ageworthy Saint-Émilion that combines power, succulence and refinement.
Roast rack of lamb with herbs; Dry-aged ribeye steak; Duck breast with cherry jus
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Château Larcis-Ducasse is the grand vin of a small, south-facing, Premier Grand Cru Classé B estate on Saint-Émilion’s Côte Pavie, produced mainly from Merlot with a significant share of Cabernet Franc on complex clay-limestone slopes. The wine is known for uniting ripe, opulent dark fruit and truffle-tinged richness with a marked limestone-driven freshness and salinity, giving it both power and finesse and excellent capacity to age. Sustainable viticulture, meticulous selection, and élevage in roughly 50% new French oak further emphasize the c…