Château BEAUSEJOUR DUFFAU-LAGAROSSE 2023

Description

Yves Beck 96-97 points www.yvesbeck.wine

70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc

Le bouquet se révèle avec intensité et pluralité. C’est d’abord l’élevage qui est mis en avant. Celui-ci cède rapidement la place à des notes florales et une touche de réglisse tandis que des nuances de fruits rouges et noirs assurent une touche fruitée. L’attaque est ronde, élégante. Ainsi le vin affiche de la largeur tout en étant tenu par des tannins fins, précis et suaves, qui sont en phase avec la structure acide. Un vin certainement plus tendre qu’à l’accoutumé, du moins en attaque, mais qui termine sur une finale saillante, crayeuse, salivante et persistante. On est bien à Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse !  2029-2048

William Kelley 96-98 points www.erobertparker.com
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.

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre et intense. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité et profond. Belle couleur de raisin pressé. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, très parfumé au milieu, avec un toucher raffiné, le vin évolue gourmand, sur un grain fin. Ensemble subtil et noble qui de mon point de vue supporterait un peu plus de corps en finale. La bonne nouvelle est que sous sa nouvelle direction, le cru retrouve sa personnalité aromatique originelle. Assemblage : 70 % merlot, 30 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 14° – pH : 3,4. Rendement : 46 hl/ha. Vin de presse : 2 %.

Georgina Hindle 98 points  www.decanter.com
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.