1971 Larcis Ducasse
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The 1971 Larcis Ducasse has a simple and slightly enervated bouquet with rustic red fruit, ferrous in style with strong scorched earth and leather aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannins than expected, good acidity, bay leaf and sage infusing the red fruit with just a bit of dryness coming in towards the finish. Fine, but drink soon. Tasted at the Larcis Ducasse vertical in Bordeaux.
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Neal Martin
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Tasted from magnum, the 1971 Larcis Ducasse is intense and also quite bold, if a bit rough around the edges, with fully mature aromatics but enough palate density to drink well for another handful of years. Readers should expect a fully mature, rustic Saint-Émilion. All things considered, though the 1971 has held up well.
About the producer
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.