Planted to 78% merlot and 22% cabernet franc. This 10.85 hectare vineyard sits on the limestone-based soils of the south/southwest exposed Cote Pavie. Notes of cranberry and spice on the nose. The palate is up-front with rich deep juicy ripe blueberry fruit and a tannic texture. Hedonistic and long with its fresh acidity this will need 2-3 years in bottle to integrate. Top Right Bank enologists Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt consult. Enjoy 2017-2025. Tasted twice.

The 2011 Château Larcis Ducasse is still relatively young and unevolved, although it’s clearly past its youthful fruit-forward phase and is starting to show some secondary nuances. Vivid ruby-hued with no bricking, this beauty offers a classic expression of the terroir in its red and black fruits, cedary herbs, lead pencil, and truffly earth-driven aromas and flavors. A blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc, from tiny yields, it doesn’t have the breadth of a truly great vintage, but it’s concentrated, medium-bodied, and has ripe, integrated tannins and outstanding length. It will continue drinking beautifully over the coming 15 years if well stored.

The Larcis Ducasse has a very opulent bouquet with ravishing red berry fruit and just a touch of reduction. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent entry. Grippy tannins a lot of extraction here; this is a "pumped up" Larcis with a weighty quite dense finish of oaky red fruit. A little chewy on the finish but I admire its purity and panache. Tasted April 2012.

This is rather broad-shouldered, with a cloak of roasted vanilla and bittersweet cocoa out front, followed by a solid core of crushed plum and blackberry fruit. A streak of licorice runs through the finish, revealing a buried chalky spine. Rather closed today, with the structure winning out in the end. Best from 2016 through 2026. 2,166 cases made. — JM

Medium bodied, soft, forward and ready to deliver its blackberry, cherry, licorice and coffee bean charms. There is some dryness in the finish that stops the wine from getting a higher score. 90 Points Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/wine-tasting-note/?vintage=2011&wine=Chateau%20Larcis%20Ducasse

This dense ruby/purple-colored 2011 exhibits a stunning bouquet of black fruits, spring flowers and confiture of cherries, raspberries, spice and earth. Complete from beginning to end, this medium-bodied 2011 does not possesses as much power as the 2005, 2009 or 2010, but it is a highly successful effort for the vintage. Moreover, it can be drunk early on as it is a delicious, complex St.-Emilion that should last 10-15 years. This is a final blend of 78% Merlot, and 22% Cabernet Franc cropped at 21 hectoliters per hectare. - Robert M. Parker, Jr.