2008 Larcis-Ducasse Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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JJB 96 JD 95 DC 94 JS 93 WA 93 JJB 92 JL 92 WE 92
JJB 96

, April 2009

(Tasted with Stephane Derenoncourt). Located very close to Pavie Dernoncourt explained that this property may have the best terroir in St. Emilion. An exceptional nose with great complexity - enchanting notes of fresh...
JD 95

jebdunnuck.com, February 2019

Still vibrant color, the 2008 Château Larcis Ducasse offers a beautiful bouquet of blackcurrants, leafy herbs, damp earth, and hints of forest floor. This thrilling 2008 is ripe, full-bodied, has terrific purity of fruit...
DC 94

Decanter, September 2019

This is powerful and closed in on itself - you feel the austerity of limestone and the tight purity of this location and understand why Larcis is often described as one of the more ‘Left Bank’ St-Émilions. This is a...
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, December 2010

Wild and rich, with mushroom, foie gras and intense fruits. Lots of Cabernet Franc character. Full and silky, with a wonderful texture and a long caressing finish. This is chewy too. Give it four to five years of bottle...
WA 93

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, May 2011

The 2008 Larcis Ducasse (14.2% natural alcohol) is composed of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc. Although closed at present and less prodigious than I predicted two years ago it reveals an opaque purple color plenty of...
JJB 92

, February 2011

78% merlot 22% cabernet franc. The vines average 35 years. The 2008 vintage and Stephane Derenoncourt brought about a pretty interpretation of this wine with subtle pure fruit aromas melding into notes of fresh herbs...
JL 92

TheWineCellarInsider.com, September 5018

Earthy, truffle, smoke, licorice and tobacco accompany the red fruits. On the palate, the wine continues with its earth theme. There is concentration, but the tannins are strict creating some austerity in the wine. More...
WE 92

Wine Enthusiast, December 2009

(WE 90-92 points) Big, ripe fruits, spiced with new wood, a big-hearted blackberry wine, sweet tannins, potentially generous.

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2008
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14%
Closure Cork

Chateau Larcis-Ducasse’s terroir produces wonderfully ripe grapes which result in complex, well-structured wines with fresh fruit and mineral flavors. These characteristics are, in part, attributable to the different bedrocks found on the property, from the limestone of the plateau to the iron-rich feldspar sand at the base of the slope.

Viticultural methods are as natural as possible. Yields are kept low in the vineyard were grape varieties were planted according to soil type. In the cellar, grapes undergo a gentle maceration to avoid over-extraction. Vinification takes place in concrete tanks with no pump-over. After fermentation, the wine is aged in barrel for eighteen months.