Larcis Ducasse - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020

La Revue du Vin de France

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the6/7/2021

La propriété de bord de plateau et coteaux sud expose un velours dense dans la robe comme dans le déroulé interminable d’un tanin stylé, calibré par un croquant parfait et doublé de parfums d’agrumes et d’oranges sanguines.

Le Figaro

95-96 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un nez immensément riche de fruits rouges, avec un zeste herbacé qui donne à l'ensemble un tranchant d'une infinie précision. Une bouche dense de fruits noirs, de charbon et de graphite, enveloppés dans de sérieux tannins.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Larcis Ducasse captures all the pedigree of the year in its savory, mineral-driven personality. Graphite, dried herbs, lavender, spice and menthol lend striking aromatic intensity. The 2020 is a rich, deep wine, yet it retains the classic midweight sense of structure that is a signature of the estate. The 2020 is quite simply a dazzling Larcis.

Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

A wine that’s going to flirt with perfection is the 2020 Château Larcis Ducasse. It’s a Saint-Emilion with an almost Pomerol-like depth and power paired with classic Saint-Emilion aromatics and minerality. Incredibly pure notes of black cherries, blackberries, white flowers, truffle, and leafy herb notes all emerge on the nose and it’s full-bodied, with a layered, multi-dimensional texture, thrilling tannins, and a finish that won’t quit. If you get a chance, buy it. The blend is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, aging in 55% new French oak.

Vinous

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byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Larcis Ducasse has a ripe, exotic bouquet lavished with blueberries, cassis, touches of date and crushed violets. The aromatics are rich and powerful. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded tannins and a fine bead of acidity, displaying more puppy fat than its peers. The precocious finish offers crushed strawberry, maraschino and faint dark chocolate scents. This is a typical Larcis Ducasse in many ways, perhaps not one for those seeking a more traditional Saint-Émilion, but very sensual and ravishing.

Decanter.com

97 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

Great consistency over the past few years at this property but this is really stepping things up a level. With poise and depth of flavour, we are digging down through the layers. Extremely elegant, a wine that is precise and pared back and totally delicious. You can almost feel the points of minerality poking into your tongue, but then they melt into a softer more luxurious whole, with blackberry, cassis and black chocolate. Great stuff. Tasted several times, and every time it shows itself to be something out of the ordinary. A brilliant wine that I thoroughly recommend getting hold of. 50% new oak. A yield of 38.5hl/ha. Owned by Famille Gratiot-Attmane, but with the Nicolas Thienpont team overseeing winemaking.

The Wine Cellar Insider

98-100 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

Pungent aromas of flowers, licorice, crushed rocks, oak, dark cocoa, black, red and blue fruits focus your attention. The wine offers a mineral-driven, full-bodied blast of silky, flamboyant, luscious red fruits with salty tannins. The fruit coats your palate, lingers and seamlessly expands, finishing with licorice, sensuously textured red and black fruits, espresso and oyster shell. This is on the way to developing into one of the best vintages ever produced by Larcis Ducasse. 98-100

Wine Advocate

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byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 Larcis Ducasse has a deep purple-black color, leaping from the glass with bold notions of redcurrant jelly, plum preserves, kirsch and red roses, followed by hints of licorice, fragrant earth and spice cake, with a touch of woodsmoke. The medium to full-bodied palate is laden with fragrant red berries and profound black fruit preserves, supported by ripe, rounded tannins and lovely tension, finishing very long and fantastically layered. Absolutely, stunningly singular.

Anthocyanes

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byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Très beau nez de violette, d'iris, de fruits frais (cassis et très mure) et de fleurs. Complexe et frais. Une belle densité aromatique. Bouche charnue, dense pour Larcis Ducasse avec de beaux tanins et une définition de grain très ciselé. Superbe d'allonge et de précision. Très frais et aérien. Plus de chair qu'en 2016 avec une finale aérienne et très longue. Une très belle bouteille en devenir.

Bernard Burtschy

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byBernard Burtschythe5/10/2021

Falstaff

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the5/10/2021

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frische schwarze und rote Beerenfrucht, zarte florale Noten, ein Hauch von Edelholz, mineralisch-küh- les Bukett. Saftig, elegant, frische reife Kirschenfrucht, lebendig strukturiert, salziger Touch, vom Terroir geprägter lebendiger Stil, bleibt gut haften, rotbeerige Nuancen im Nachhall, ein finessenreicher Speisenbegleiter.

My Bettane + Desseauve

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by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021

Jamessuckling.com

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byJames Sucklingthe4/23/2021

Blackberry and asphalt with cool minerals and a hint of mint. It’s full-bodied and chewy with intense flavors and a long, flavorful finish. Lots of chalk and an almost salty undertone.