- Château Larcis Ducasse 2022 has been released at £867 per 12×75.
- ‘A seriously fine Larcis Ducasse’ said Neal Martin who rated it 95-97 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2015, 2019 and 2020.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Larcis Ducasse 2022 has been released at €72 per bottle ex-négociant, up 30.4% on the 2021 release (€55.20 per bottle).
It is being released with a recommended retail price of £867 per 12×75, a 32.2% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£656 a case).
Buyers looking for value might be interested in the 2015, 2019 and 2020 vintages. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 95-97 points, highlighting the ‘rich bouquet’, and a minéralité which ‘floods the finish.’ He adds that ‘this is a seriously fine Larcis Ducasse that exudes panache’.
‘A fleshy, opulent wine’, writes William Kelley (Wine Advocate) who awarded the wine a range of 94-95 points. He writes that the 2022 Larcis Ducasse will ‘appeal to readers who place a premium on flamboyant extravagance’.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Indendent) was more impressed, rating the wine at 97-99 points. She emphasises the palate ‘laden with rich, seductive, and amazingly energetic black and blue fruits’, and praises the ‘epic length’ of the finish.
Fair Value analysis
Using Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, prices for Château Larcis Ducasse are 63% correlated to Neal Martin scores.
Looking at the chart below, today’s release is coming to the market above the Fair Value line.
Buyers looking for other opportunities might want to consider the 2019 vintage, which has a Neal Martin (Vinous) score of 96 points, similar to the 2022. It is available at a discount of 36.6% to today’s release.
The 95-point 2015 and 2020 might also be of interest, available at a discount of 19.3% and 23.3% to the 2022 respectively.
Our Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 page contains everything you need to know about this year’s campaign. You can also sign up for our daily En Primeur email alerts using the form below.
Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real-time activity of Liv-ex’s 620+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 16,000 wines.
