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Tasting Notes

Tasting notes
FINE+RARE

This is quite restrained on the nose with some plummy fruit and a slightly resinous note. Good mid-palate depth and with tannins that are rounded and smooth. Fully ripe without a hint of greenness. FINE+RARE

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Critic scores
95
95/100

Robert Parker

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95 points
Robert Parker
Score 95/100 · Robert Parker

This great terroir, long owned by the Gratiot family, has come to life under the inspired winemaking of Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt. Some recent vintages have been legendary efforts, especially 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The 2012 (83% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc) is right in the competition, with an inky, opaque, bluish/purple color, gorgeously sweet, rich nose of black raspberries, black cherries and currants, and licorice. The wine hits the palate with a full-bodied, thunderous effect. This blend tips the scales at 14.5% alcohol, which is indicative of its fabulously exposed vineyard on a full, steep limestone slope with a primarily southern exposure. This is full-bodied, ripe and one of the great stars of the vintage – again. The wine has full-bodied texture, gorgeous purity, richness and length. Drink it over the next 20 years. Apr 2015, www.robertparker.com

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Ch. Larcis Ducasse
Larcis Ducasse

Over the last two decades, Nicolas Thienpont and David Suire have forged this estate’s reputation – crafting increasingly impressive wines from its 11 hectares of south-facing slopes on clay-limestone soils.

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Wine

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Still wine

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