Area under vines: 11 hectares
Soils: clay-limestone on chalk and sandy clay
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Planting density: 6000 vines/ha
Production: 30 000 to 40 000 bottles a year
Aging: in 65% new oak barrels for 16 months
Grape varieties:
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The 2015 Larcis Ducasse has a strange nose with oxtail scents, dried blood aromas infusing the black fruit. The palate is rich and opulent with layers of red berry fruit and much more representative of the bottle tasted last year. There is no way I can score this but will taste another bottle. Tasted at the Larcis Ducasse vertical in Bordeaux.
Tasted blind. Toast and lift and interest on the nose here, but it’s a bit heavy and stodgy. Rather raw tannins on the end. Dry, sudden finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2038
"Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Larcis Ducasse opens with opulent scents of blueberry pie, baked plums and spice cake with nuances of unsmoked cigars, dusty soil, licorice and a touch of salami. Big, rich, full-bodied and incredibly impactful on the palate, it proudly struts its bold black and blue fruits with a plush, velvet-textured cape, finishing long and spicy."
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2042
