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Chateau Larcis Ducasse Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014 750ml
Case of 6
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SKU 1023832
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The nose is really glorious with strawberry, wet-earth, blackberry and dark-mushroom character. Full body, a solid core of fruit and beautiful tannins. It’s polished and velvety. Better in 2022 but gorgeous.
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The beautiful sub-region of Saint Emilion in France's legendary Bordeaux region is regarded as the home of many of the world's finest red wines. The blending techniques employed in Saint Emilion have been passed down for generations, and aim to express the very finest flavors of the grape varietals used, most commonly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The climatic conditions in Saint Emilion are perfect for growing many of the Bordeaux grapes, and high yields of exceptional quality are commonplace. Fed by the mighty Gironde river and benefiting from superb clay and gravel based soils, Saint Emilion produces millions of bottles of high quality blended and unblended red wines each year, and continues to be a firm favorite of wine experts and the general public alike.
JS96pts
James Suckling
The nose is really glorious with strawberry, wet-earth, blackberry and dark-mushroom character. Full body, a solid core of fruit and beautiful tannins. It’s polished and velvety. Better in 2022 but gorgeous.
TWI95pts
The Wine Independent
The 2014 Larcis Ducasse is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Alluring scents of kirsch and boysenberry preserves sail from the glass, followed by suggestions of rose oil, oolong tea, and iron ore. The medium to full-bodied palate is elegantly styled with beautiful poise and plushness, finishing fragrant.
JD94pts
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2014 Château Larcis-Ducasse is another elegant wine from this estate. Incorporating slightly more Cabernet Franc (15%) and the balance Merlot, this medium to full-bodied 2014 gives up a pretty, elegant, supple texture as well as a beautiful perfume of sweet strawberries, red and black currants, bouquet garni, tobacco, dried flowers and beautiful minerality. While it shows the hallmark purity and classic style of the 2014 vintage, it has more texture and depth than most. It’s going to offer pleasure for two decades.
WS93pts
Wine Spectator
This sports some dark fig and boysenberry confiture fruit, laced with a mulling spice hint. Waves of tobacco start to fill in on the back end before the fruit reemerges with a purer edge. A substantial chalky spine pulls everything together. Best from 2022 through 2032.
VM93pts
Vinous Media
The 2014 Larcis-Ducasse has a well-defined, traditional blackberry, raspberry and wild hedgerow scented bouquet, the oak discrete and simpatico with the fruit. The palate is clean and pure with fine tannin. This is underpinned by a fine bead of acidity, fresh and classic in style with a touch of cedar and tobacco towards the finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
WA92pts
Wine Advocate
The 2014 Larcis-Ducasse has a lovely bouquet: quite complex compared to its Saint Emilion peers, adorned with rose petal notes complementing the cranberry and wild strawberry fruit, the oak neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent entry, brown spices and leather fusing with the red berries that segue into an atypically structured and classically styled finish that shows good length. This is an excellent Larcis-Ducasse that should give 20 years of drinking pleasure, possibly more.
DC92pts
Decanter
Managed by Nicolas Thienpont. Expressive, dark fruit-cassis aroma and flavour. Powerful but refined tannins matched by abundant fruit. Fresh and poised. Lovely length and precision. Delicious. Drinking Window 2020 - 2035.
