- Château Larcis Ducasse 2021 has been released at £656 per 12×75.
- The wine has 91-93 points from Neal Martin.
- The 2019, 2014 and 2012 vintages offer better value.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Larcis Ducasse 2021 has been released at €55.20 per bottle ex-négociant, unchanged on the 2020’s opening price.
It is being offered by the international trade for £656 per 12×75. The 2019, 2014 and 2012 vintages look better value compared to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded today’s release a barrel range of 91-93 points. He called ‘classy and full of character’.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) scored it the same, and said that ‘the 2021 is more power than finesse’.
William Kelley (The Wine Advocate) gave it 92-94 points. He explained: ‘Nicolas Thienpont and his team were extremely selective this year, and the grand vin derives almost entirely from the slope, without much contribution from the plateau above’.
The wine also received 91-93 points from Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent), 94 points from Jane Anson, and 94-95 points from James Suckling.
Fair Value analysis
Today’s opening price comes at around a 16% premium to the price implied by Liv-ex’s Fair Value methodology.
Buyers looking for value might be interested in the 2019 vintage, which has 96-points from Martin and is available for a 10.1% discount.
The 93-point 2012 and 2014 vintages also offer value and come at a 16.2% and 29.9% discount respectively.
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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 580+ 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. Independent data, direct from the market.
