Description
Neal Martin 95-97 points www.robertparker.com
The 2016 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc picked between 18 October and 21 October, matured in 55% new oak. The alcohol is 14.4%, with a pH of 3.38. It has a very perfumed bouquet with luscious red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, fine delineation, touches of truffle and smoke in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannin that belie the structure of this Saint Emilion. This has a gorgeous salinity and spiciness that lend it character, very long and persistent with a tang of black pepper on the aftertaste. This is a step up from the 2015 last year and should rest at the top of my banded score once in bottle.
Jean-Marc Quarin 96 points www.quarin.com
Le meilleur jamais fait avec le 1990 ! Couleur sombre, intense et noire. Nez très aromatique, fin, complexe, fruité, avec une note de prune et de pain d’épice. Très belle entrée en bouche moelleuse. Le vin s’offre d’entrée de jeu, avec un grand goût de cerise, un corps charnu et beaucoup d’éclat aromatique. Il fond au milieu, juteux et noble dans sa texture avant de se tramer en finale pour s’achever dans une grande longueur sèveuse, parfumée, au grain de tannin génial. Superbe ! Assemblage : 90 % merlot, 10 % cabernet franc – Degré d’alcool : 14°3 (inférieur à 2009 et 2010) – pH : 3,38 (moyenne moins).
Antonio Galloni 93-96points www.vinous.com
The 2016 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is outrageously beautiful. A striking bouquet of crushed rocks, graphite, smoke, scorched earth and lavender opens into a core of plush, sumptuous fruit. Deep, dark and inviting, the 2016 is endowed with tremendous intensity in all of its dimensions. Beams of tannin give the wine its explosive, exuberant personality. This is another exceptional showing from Nicolas Thienpont and his team. Readers should be prepared to be patient, as the 2016 is going to need time in bottle to be at its best. Even so, it is deeply impressive today. Tasted three times.