2015 | Château Larcis Ducasse | Saint-Émilion | France

Premier Grand Cru Classé B St-Émilion — Pavie's next-door neighbor, in the great 2015 vintage.

Château Larcis Ducasse sits on the famed Côte de Pavie, its vines literally abutting Château Pavie, with Troplong Mondot and Pavie Macquin as neighbors — some of the greatest terroir on the Right Bank. Ranked Premier Grand Cru Classé B, it's 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc off south-facing limestone and clay slopes, and 2015 was a landmark St-Émilion vintage.

First-tier St-Émilion pedigree from a benchmark year rarely trades at this level. Larcis Ducasse routinely earns mid-to-high-90s from the critics → its neighbor Pavie costs many times more → at $199.99 you're buying Premier Grand Cru Classé terroir off the same hillside.

• 83% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc
• Premier Grand Cru Classé B, Saint-Émilion — the Côte de Pavie
• South-facing limestone, clay and chalk slopes beside Château Pavie
• The great 2015 Right-Bank vintage

A polished, structured St-Émilion with fine tannins and layered dark fruit off one of the appellation's premier hillsides. Translation: plush Merlot-driven black fruit framed by limestone freshness and Cabernet Franc lift, built for the long haul.

Grand-cru terroir shared with Pavie, in a landmark vintage, for a fraction of the marquee-name price. Exactly how you cellar first-rank St-Émilion with room to spare.