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2021 Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20218012270
2021 Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Merlot 73%, Cabernet Franc 27%

There has been a changing of the guard here following investment from Clarins. Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse is at the helm, with Camille de Villenaut and new consultants replacing Nicolas Thienpont’s team. The richness of previous vintages is this year replaced by a more considered style, which may be due to the vintage. But the signs are that this will be a less-extracted style in the future. This is still richer than neighbouring Beau-Séjour Bécot, but there is more of a sapid limestone freshness underpinning the creamy texture. A sense of underplayed intensity bodes very well.

Drink 2027 - 2045

Our score: 17/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Beauséjour

About this wine

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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Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion

First officially classified in 1954, St-Émilion is one of Bordeaux's largest winemaking appellations, producing more wine than Listrac, Moulis, St Estèphe, Pauillac, St Julien and Margaux combined. Many of the region's finest vineyards can be found atop the steep limestone slopes of the village itself, although a fledgling band of garagiste producers are eschewing terroir to make small-batch, deeply-concentrated wines from their homes.
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