Château Larcis Ducasse, Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2021

Name: Château Larcis Ducasse, Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Larcis-Ducasse
Price: 410.33 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2004 2006 2008 2009 2015 2019 2021 2022 2023

justerini & brooks tasting note

This Nicolas Thienpont wine is dark and less jammy than usual. There's a certain sweetness at its core with earth and black fruits, but some freshness too. This should knit together during élevage.

critic reviews

96/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2021 Larcis Ducasse is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a swirl or two to release the most gorgeous perfume of rose oil, cinnamon toast, and kirsch, leading to a core of raspberry coulis, juicy blackberries, and fragrant soil. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft-spoken, with lovely freshness and plush tannins framing the mineral-laced red and black fruits, finishing long and perfumed.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2042

date of review 04/2024

94/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

A ton of spice on the opening beats, focused on cloves, black pepper, Sichuan pepper, raspberry leaf, oyster shell and crushed rocks. A little austere, still closed down at this stage, but with exceptional verticality and careful architecture on display. 34hl/h yield, 65% 1st wine a little less than usual, 50% new oak. Harvest September 29 to October 11.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2041

date of review 03/2024

91/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2021 Larcis Ducasse has a more restrained bouquet compared to recent vintages, showing black plum, blackcurrant, vanilla pod and violet scents. There's opulence here, but it's compressed. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, a bit angular at first with cola and brown spices. Linear toward the finish with fine sustain, it doesn't quite have the caliber of say, the La Gaffelière and its ilk, but it should give 15+ years of drinking pleasure.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2048

date of review 02/2024

91/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Offering up exotic aromas of minty blackberries and cherries mingled with dark chocolate, confit orange and melted asphalt, the 2021 Larcis Ducasse is medium to full-bodied, with a rich and creamy palate framed by powdery tannins. It's unusually sweet and unctuous for the vintage and concludes with a discreetly herbal finish. Maturation in wood, now featuring some foudres and 500-liter barrels in addition to barriques, lasted until April, with bottling just over three months later.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2040

date of review 02/2024