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2011 Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot (80%),Cabernet Franc (20%)
Ready - mature
Product: 20118012270
2011 Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

This wine was, for me, unquestionably the pick of the Nicolas Thienpont stable and one of the highlights of our Right Bank tastings. I could wax lyrical about the wonderful harmony between the grape varieties, the fruit, the tannins and the oak; I could add that it is subtle, profound and very long, but there is an undefinable extra, something almost ethereal which I would simply describe as "class" and which elevates this wine above most of its peers.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2011
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Merlot (80%),Cabernet Franc (20%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Beauséjour

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Château Beauséjour

Château Beauséjour is a 6.8-hectare jewel long recognised for the quality of its terroir; it has been a Premier Grand Cru Classé B since the first St Émilion classification. Almost half the vineyard sits atop the appellation’s limestone plateau, another half extends down onto the côtes. This was once part of a larger estate along with what is now Château Beau-Séjour Bécot.
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