2010 Beausejour Duffau-Lagarosse
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Tasting Notes
This wine is all about intense fresh fruit characters. The flavours are very vibrant and attractive with a fair amount of depth and subtlety. This wine walks the line between ripe and over-ripe but manages to walk the line very well. asianpalate.com
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Beausejour Duffau-Lagreosse Produced with help from St. Emilion?s dynamic duo, Stephan Deroncourt and Nicholas Thienpont, this is the second year in a row, wine close to the level of the legendary 1990 was produced. However, it?s possible that 2010 could eclipse the 1990 in 20 years! A blend of 73% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon produced a black/purple colored wine. The wine coats glass as you swirl to find the licorice, minerals and ripe, spicy ripe black fruit scents. Powerful, intensely concentrated, sweet and mouth coating, this is a hedonistic thrill to sip that also gives you something to think about. The opulent wine ends with a long, fresh, complex, seamless finish of intense purity of fruit and stone that grows in your mouth and lasts over sixty seconds! winecellarinsider.com
Clearly the best wine from here since 1989 or 1990. The intensity of dark fruits is insane with citrus and flowers as well as dark fruits. Full and lively with a finish that lasts for minutes but it is dense and impressive. jamessuckling.com
Elegant texture and tannins. Gentle, caressing fruit. Harmonious. Follows the progress made in '09. James Lawther, decanter.com
About the producer
Ch. Beauséjour (previously known as Ch. Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse) is one of the finest Premier Grand Cru Classé estates in Saint-Emilion. Situated between Ch. Canon and Ch. Angélus on the limestone plateau, it is one of the best positioned in the appellation.