Château Larcis Ducasse 2006

Château Larcis-Ducasse ist ein Grand Cru Classé aus St-Emilion, der auf einem aussergewöhnlichen Terroir mit vielfältigen Böden liegt. Merlot (75%) und Cabernet bilden den Rebsortenbestand dieses Weinbergs, der sich über 11 Hektar erstreckt und das ganze Jahr über intensiv gepflegt wird. Während des 18-monatigen Ausbaus werden 60% neue Barriques verwendet. Larcis-Ducasse ist ein reicher, cremiger Wein, der von einem Jahrgang zum nächsten sehr gleichmässig ist.

Details:

Produzent:	Château Larcis Ducasse
Region:	Bordeaux
Appellation:	Saint-Emilion
Jahrgang:	2006
Volumen (cl):	75
Farbe:	Rot

Ratings

Wineadvocate 92

Vinous 91+

Wineadvocate 92

Wineadvocate

Tasted both at the château and then blind at Farr Vintners' tasting, the 2006 Château Larcis Ducasse is maturing nicely, far better than the Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse that I tasted side by side. It has plenty of ripe black cherry, strawberry pastille and creme de cassis on the nose, quite opulent for the vintage and well defined. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin cloaked in ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit; underlying all of this is a seam of cold stone that imparts freshness and satisfying tension on the finish. This is well worth seeking out and is performing at a much higher level than the 2006 Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarosse. Tasted February 2016.

Vinous 91+

Vinous

Bright red-ruby. Soil-driven aromas of blueberry, licorice, minerals, dark chocolate and iron. Juicy, spicy and penetrating, with a lovely light touch to the flavors of black fruits, spices, mocha, minerals and flowers. An elegant, aromatic, very sexy wine with terrific energy and lift from calcaire I love the suave texture on display here. Finishes very long and perfumed, with firm but perfectly buffered tannins and lingering notes of red berries and minerals. - ST 05/2009