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Château Larcis Ducasse 2016

750 ml Merlot, Cabernet Franc Bordeaux, France 2016

Château Larcis Ducasse 2016 is a dry, full-bodied red from Merlot, Cabernet Franc (Saint-Émilion, France), in the rich, smooth reds style. Tannins are moderate and acidity moderate; oak influence is some. Good with roast chicken, roast pork, bolognese, charcuterie. No merchant in this catalogue lists it now; Honest Grapes last did on 2026-10-20.

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No merchant in this catalogue sells this wine at the moment, so there is no price and nothing to buy here.

Last listed by Honest Grapes on 2026-10-20 at £60.00 — a historical figure, not an offer.

The record stays because the wine still exists: grapes, region, taste profile and drinking window are all below. If a merchant lists it again it will reappear here with a price.

Taste profile

inferred · confidence 0.5

sweetness

1 / 5

dry

Merlot + Cabernet Franc prior

body

4 / 5

full

Merlot + Cabernet Franc prior

tannin

3 / 5

moderate

Merlot + Cabernet Franc prior

acidity

3 / 5

moderate

Merlot + Cabernet Franc prior

oak

3 / 5

some

Merlot + Cabernet Franc prior

Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.

Facts

Style

Rich, smooth reds

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Colour

Red

merchant feed

Origin

Saint-Émilion · Bordeaux · France

inferred from Saint-Émilion

Grapes

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

lexicon

ABV

not stated by merchant

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Farming

not stated

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Vegan

not stated

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Critic score

none

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Drinking window

not stated

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Decant

not stated

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Food

roast chicken roast pork bolognese charcuterie vegan food

inferred from grape and style

Occasions

dinner party · steak night · gift · special occasion

inferred

About Merlot

Typical aromas: plum, blackberry, black cherry, chocolate. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.

knowledge base

Typical for Merlot · knowledge base

Sweetness

bone dryluscious

dry · 1/5

Body

lightfull

full · 4/5

Tannin

lowhigh

moderate · 3/5

Acidity

lowhigh

moderate · 3/5

Oak

noneheavy

some · 3/5

Alcohol

lowhigh

moderate-high · 4/5

Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.

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Merchant's description

Larcis Ducasse sits on the southern slope of the Saint-Émilion plateau, where the limestone and clay soils give the wine a precision that sets it apart from the more opulent side of the appellation. Promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé B in 2012, it has been one of the quiet overachievers of the Right Bank ever since — winemaker Nicolas Thienpont and consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt brought a rigour here that the estate now wears very naturally. The 2016 is predominantly Merlot with Cabernet Franc adding lift and structure, and the vintage itself was one of those rare gifts: a dry summer that built concentration without sacrificing freshness.

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