Descripción

Un extraordinario vino que recoge lo mejor de la tradición de Saint-Emilión. Tras el proyecto se encuentra la familia Gratiot-Attmane, con el reputado enólogo Nicolas Thienpont al frente. Solo basta comprobar las puntuaciones otorgadas por la crítica internacional para ver la calidad que atesora ya en sus primeras catas la cosecha 2022. Todo un clásico de taninos finos, sabroso y sutil a la altura de su leyenda. 

La entrega de este vino está prevista entre los meses de septiembre de 2025 y marzo de 2026.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Larcis Ducasse
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2023
Grado
14.3% vol.
Variedad
86% Merlot, 14% Cabernet franc
Origen
Saint-Emilion

Cata

Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 °C.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Situado al oeste de Château Pavie y al norte de Château Troplong Mondot. Larcis Ducasse ocupa la punta de la famosa colina Côte Pavie. Disfruta de una posición maravillosa, totalmente orientada al sur. El terruño es digno de un Grand Cru Classé.
Superficie
11 hectáreas
Edad
Media de 35 años.
Suelo
Mayoritariamente de arcilla y piedra caliza.
Cosecha
La vendimia manual tuvo lugar del 14 al 25 de septiembre.
Envejecimiento
Crianza prevista en barricas de 225 litros (45%), de 500 litros (45%) y foudres (10%).
Embotellado
Mayo de 2020.

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

This is really classic in character, with a fine tannin structure and medium body. It starts slowly and then accelerates quickly into intense black cherries, currants and a salty note. Savory and subtle. 86% merlot and 14% cabernet franc.

Jeb Dunnuck :

Another smoking effort in the vintage, the 2023 Château Larcis Ducasse has a medium to full-bodied, plush, sexy style as well as awesome aromatics of red and black fruits, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and spice. It brings way more depth and richness than most in the vintage, and it has ripe, polished tannins and a great finish. I was able to taste this beauty multiple times, and it never failed to impress. The blend is 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Franc, from the Côte Pavie hillside just outside of Saint-Emilion, and it’s currently resting in 50% new oak, with 40% in once-used barrels and 10% in foudre.

Decanter:

Vibrant colour. Dark aromatics, something quite alluring about the nose - chocolate, salty stones, blackcurrants. Rich and full, but so smooth, like a thick silk, it coats the palate but so effortlessly, all while having real grip to the mineral-edged tannins. This is packing a lot of power, but keeps a cool edge with a vein of graphite and liquorice minerality. Quite a serious take, this is straight and focussed, very well defined, but not so expansive. I love the hints of sweet and cool blueberries that just lift the expression, dotted with cool but spiced tobacco and clove. A little constricted, but there’s lots to like, and feels a good combination of a hot and cool vintage. 3.55pH. Ageing 45% in 225l barrels, 45% in 500l barrels and 10 foudres. A yield of 432hl/ha.

The Wine Advocate:

Harvested between September 14 and 25, the 2023 Larcis Ducasse offers up aromas of dark berries, preserved plums, orange confit, vine smoke, licorice and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a sweet core of fruit framed by ripe, powdery tannins, it's succulent, suave and polished, concluding a mouthwateringly mineral finish. It's a blend of 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Franc.