WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 801; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2012 which is 879. The average score for Château Larcis-Ducasse is 824, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Larcis-Ducasse they use words like Tannins, Fruit, Long, Blackberry, Rich, Dark, Cherry, Freshness, Fine, Fresh, Ripe, Full, Black, Purple, Plum. The 2012 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2012 but no other wine from Château Larcis-Ducasse: Sweets, Regimented, Thunderous, Bitterness, Bitter, Attractive, Succulence, Sweetness, Earth, Wet. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13% vs 0%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2012 (13% vs 12.92%). The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Larcis-Ducasse around 6 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Pavie 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Figeac 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château de Fonbel 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Larcis-Ducasse 2012
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
41 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
30 |