Chateau Larcis Ducasse 2014

Bewertungen

• 96/100

  James Suckling
  The nose is really glorious with strawberry, wet-earth, blackberry and dark-mushroom character. Full body, a solid core of fruit and beautiful tannins. It’s polished and velvety. Better in 2022 but gorgeous."

• 95/100

  Lisa Perrotti-Brown
  The 2014 Larcis Ducasse is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Alluring scents of kirsch and boysenberry preserves sail from the glass, followed by suggestions of rose oil, oolong tea, and iron ore. The medium to full-bodied palate is elegantly styled with beautiful poise and plushness, finishing fragrant."

• 94/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2014 Château Larcis-Ducasse is another elegant wine from this estate. Incorporating slightly more Cabernet Franc (15%) and the balance Merlot, this medium to full-bodied 2014 gives up a pretty, elegant, supple texture as well as a beautiful perfume of sweet strawberries, red and black currants, bouquet garni, tobacco, dried flowers and beautiful minerality. While it shows the hallmark purity and classic style of the 2014 vintage, it has more texture and depth than most. It’s going to offer pleasure for two decades."

• 93/100

  Wine Spectator
  This sports some dark fig and boysenberry confiture fruit, laced with a mulling spice hint. Waves of tobacco start to fill in on the back end before the fruit reemerges with a purer edge. A substantial chalky spine pulls everything together. Best from 2022 through 2032. 2,375 cases made."

• 93/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  Flowers, crushed rocks, hints of truffle and red fruits are the first thing you notice, before moving to softer, polished, plums, a medium bodied palate and fresh, red berries in the finish. I am sure 5 years in the cellar will add a lot to this wine."

• 93/100

  Decanter
  This is extremely young but is pulsing with minerality. It’s clear that this was a late ripening vintage, with the grapes gathering up flavour and nuance as they inched towards ripeness. It could do with a double decant to show off the complex array of flavours. A floral edge evident, pushing out among the cassis and blueberry fruit, and the tannins are fully in control."

• 92/100

  The Wine Advocate
  The 2014 Larcis-Ducasse has a lovely bouquet: quite complex compared to its Saint Emilion peers, adorned with rose petal notes complementing the cranberry and wild strawberry fruit, the oak neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent entry, brown spices and leather fusing with the red berries that segue into an atypically structured and classically styled finish that shows good length. This is an excellent Larcis-Ducasse that should give 20 years of drinking pleasure, possibly more."

• 17/20

  Weinwisser
  Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Klar ausgerichtetes Bouquet mit dunkelbeeriger Frucht, Rauch und Lakritze. Im Gaumen mit einer charakteristischen Strenge, zeigt so Muskeln, aber auch Potential. Wird recht viel Zeit brauchen und dabei tendenziell rustikal bleiben."

• 16/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Evolved but very dark colour. Sweet dried fruits, a touch raisiny. Chewy, compact tannins, marked acidity but decent fruit at the core."

• 87/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  Dense and smoky, this wine all about its structure. It doesn't leave much room for any fruit, making it is tough and bitter."