Château Beauséjour 2023 Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion
• Nummer 11 van Robert Parker's Wine Advocate best beoordeelde Bordeaux 2023 met een score van (96-98)/100 punten
• Perrotti-Brown: "Gorgeous!", Decanter: "A stellar wine", Jeff Leve: "Complex, and refined".
• Onder leiding van de piepjonge erfgename Joséphine Duffau Lagarosse gooit Beauséjour zeer hoge ogen!
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- SmaakprofielComplex, krachtig & vol
- DruivenrasMerlot, Cabernet Franc
- Land & RegioFrankrijk, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
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Perrotti-Brown: "Gorgeous!", Decanter: "A stellar wine", Jeff Leve: "Complex, and refined".
Haar werk is indrukwekkend te noemen. Ze nam weliswaar in 2021 het stokje over van beroemd wijnmaker Nicolas Thienpont (van o.a. Pavie Macquin, Larcisse Ducasse, Puygueraud), maar voerde een aantal belangrijke veranderingen door. Dit jaar vond de oogstperiode gedurende 20 dagen plaats (langste ooit in de geschiedenis van het château), omdat ze het enorm belangrijk vindt dat haar cabernet franc en merlot van verschillende plots écht optimaal rijp zijn voor alleen het allerbeste resultaat. Josephine geeft ook de voorkeur aan vaten van een Bourgondische leverancier, wat volgens haar een veel delicatere rijping mogelijk maakt. William Kelley (Parker) zegt hier over: "Duffau Lagarrosse's work on oak selection has delivered much more seamless integration at this early stage, and her attentive approach to extraction is already bearing fruit in the form of tannins that are more polished and refined than was formerly the case at this address. It's a brilliant effort from a property with almost limitless potential".
Haar wijn is enorm geconcentreerd met een breed palet aan kruidige aroma's, puur rood en zwart fruit. Een wijn zonder ruwe randjes, maar met een waanzinnige complexiteit en enorm breed spanningsveld. Perrotti-Brown: "Gorgeous!". Decanter: "A stellar wine". Jeff Leve: "Complex, and refined".
Volgens Joséphine staat haar kijk op wijn maken en het begrip terroir nog maar aan het begin. Wij zijn al razend enthousiast en hopen van harte dat u dat ook gaat worden
Wijnsoort | Rode Wijn |
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En Primeur | Ja |
Land | Frankrijk |
Druivenras | Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
Regio | Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion |
Smaakprofiel | Complex, krachtig & vol |
Jaargang | 2023 |
Flesinhoud | 0.75 |
Alcoholgehalte | 14 % |
Classificatie | AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru |
Op dronk vanaf | 2028 |
Op dronk tot | 2055 |
Allergenen | Sulfieten |
Afsluiting | Kurk |
Art.nr. | E108100 |
Awards | |
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
(97-99)/100 punten
Quite floral in nature, the perfume adds nuances of cherries, licorice, red fruits, cocoa, and spice. The medium-bodied palate balances its freshness, elegance, silky tannins, and most importantly, purity in its layers of sweet, ripe, red fruits. Complex, and refined, everything is in balance here with no hard edges. The lingering finish delivers layers of vibrant red berries. This is effortless to drink. But, do not let that fool you, as this is also a candidate for decades of aging. The wine blends 70% Merlot with 30% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV, 3.41 pH. The harvest took place September 13 - September 29 for the Merlot, and October 2-3 for Cabernet Franc. This is the longest harvest in the history of the estate. Drink from 2028- 2055.
Willliam Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
(96-98)/100 punten
Joséphine Duffau Lagarrosse's third vintage at this terrific hillside terroir is her most impressive to date. The 2023 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) offers up aromas of black raspberries, mulberries, violets, spices and incense, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered palate that's seamless, suave and concentrated, with lively acids, beautiful purity of fruit and a long, mineral, gently balsamic finish. It's a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, picked on nine days between September 13 and October 3. Duffau Lagarrosse's work on oak selection (she favors Burgundy's cooperage Cadus, among others) has delivered much more seamless integration at this early stage, and her attentive approach to extraction is already bearing fruit in the form of tannins that are more polished and refined than was formerly the case at this address. It's a brilliant effort from a property with almost limitless potential.
Decanter
98 punten
A stellar wine from this newly-named Château Beauséjour estate (removing the Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse). Herbal and dark fruit on the nose, blackcurrant with cocoa powder, liquorice, some exotic spices as well as purple floral notes, peonies and roses. Juicy supple and alive in the glass, this has lift and get-go from the start, super clean and precise with a lovely bite and grip to the tannins. Fine and chalky, mouthfilling, so you get the ample structure but keeps its direction and flow. Power is there for sure, which some 2023s don’t have, but this is also elegant and so precise. The flavour also really lingers. This has a vertical aspect, layered with muscle and fine sinew. Juicy and succulent, pure and moreish - really makes you want another sip and somehow feels approachable already. Balanced and delicious. Consultants Julien Viaud and Axel Marchal. 46hl/ha yield. 3.4pH. Ageing 14-16 months, 60% new oak. 70% grand vin.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
(96-98)/100 punten
The 2023 Beausejour (formerly Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse but since 2021 simply named Beausejour) is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. It is ageing in 60 % new oak barrels and it has a pH of 3.41. The color is a deep garnet-purple and after a swirl or two, it rockets out of the glass with intense scents of redcurrants, Bing cherries, and fresh blackberries, giving way to an undercurrent of candied violets, fragrant soil, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate is a very tightly wound coil of red berry, mineral, and earthy flavors, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long and perfumed. Gorgeous!
James Suckling
(95-96)/100 punten
The purity of fruit is impressive here, with raspberry, blueberry and mineral character. It’s so precise and focused with medium body and lovely length.