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2016 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse), 6-bottle Lot

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2016 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)

750ml

RATINGS

100Jeb Dunnuck

Cassis, crushed rocks, graphite, and liquid violet notes...one of the magical wines in this great, great vintage. Possessing full-bodied richness, building tannin, world-class purity of fruit, and an incredible finish, it’s one of those “iron fist in a velvet glove” wines that carries awesome richness and depth, yet just glides over the palate with no sensation of weight or heaviness...

99Vinous / IWC

... Nearly seamless in the glass...rich, unctuous and potent, with all of its elements in the right place... blown away by the wine's intensity, explosive power and overall pedigree. Time in the glass brings out hints of graphite, smoke, cured meats, licorice and dark spices, but it is the wine's balance that is most impressive...mind-boggling intensity and purity...

97The Wine Advocate

...perfumed scents of candied violets, chocolate-covered cherries, lavender and baked plums with nuances of redcurrants, forest floor, mossy bark and new leather. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has bags of grace and finesse with a super fine-grained frame and lovely freshness lifting the intense, perfumed fruits to a very long, mineral-tinged finished. Gorgeous.

96Wine Enthusiast

...impressively ripe as well as structured. It has serious tannins that are inextricably wedded to the powerful black fruits...

95Wine Spectator

Dark and winey in feel, with lots of coiled-up macerated dark currant, fig paste and blackberry compote flavors laced with smoldering tobacco and alder notes, all backed by a chalky persistence through the finish...

17Jancis Robinson

... Spicy dried-fruit nose. Lots of tannins but lots of drive too...

PRODUCER

Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)

Château Beausejour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) is a Premier Grand Cru Classe B in the the St.-Emilion classification of Bordeaux. The 17-acre estate, on the Right Bank of the Gironde River, has been a vineyard since the Middle Ages. It was acquired by French winemaking families during the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1869 the vineyard was divided between the owner’s son and daughter as their inheritances. The daughter married a physician named Duffau-Lagarrosse, and her part of the estate became Château Beasejour-Duffau-Lagarrosse. Her brother’s half is what is today called Château Beau-Sejour Becot. Château Beausejour is still owned by the Duffau-Lagarrosse family. About 30,000 bottles are produced annually. The blend is generally 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Robert M. Parker has written that the estate’s wines “remain some of the most complex, ethereal St.-Emilions, generally dense and powerful but also reserved and austere, with mineral character.”

REGION

France, Bordeaux, St.-Émilion

Saint-Émilion is on the east side of the Dordogne River. At 13,400 acres it is one of Bordeaux’s largest appellations, and perhaps its most picturesque. It is also home to what has been called “the garagiste” movement of upstart, tradition-defying winemakers who produce artisanal wines in styles that are unconventional for the appellation. The village of Saint-Émilion dates from the middle ages and it sits on low hills, surrounded by ancient walls. Like its neighbor Pomerol, Saint-Émilion was not included in the famous Bordeaux classification system of 1855. But a century later a ranking system was put in place, and unlike the classification system for the Medoc, the Saint-Émilion system is reviewed every ten years, meaning that estates can be upgraded or downgraded. There are three rankings: Grand Cru Classé, Premier Grand Cru Classé B and Premier Grand Cru Classé A, with the final ranking being the best. Such legendary Saint-Émilion estates as Châteaux Ausone and Cheval-Blanc are Premier Grand Cru Classé A, along with Châteaux Pavie and Angélus, both added to the classification in 2012. Wines in this appellation are primarily Merlot, mixed with Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.