2023 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JL 99 DC 98 JA 98 WA 98 TWI 98 JS 96 VN 96 JD 95
JL 99

TheWineCellarInsider.com, April 2024

(JL 97-99 points) Quite floral in nature, the perfume adds nuances of cherries, licorice, red fruits, cocoa, and spice. Themedium-bodied palate balances its freshness, elegance, silky tannins, and most importantly...
DC 98

Decanter, April 2024

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...
JA 98

janeanson.com, April 2024

Somehow manages to feel understated and yet hard to ignore, with its vivid aromatic spirals of peonies and crushed rose petals, set against raspberry and brambled autumnal fruits. The mid palate is what really grips you...
WA 98

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2024

(WA 96-98 points) 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...
TWI 98

The Wine Independent, May 2024

(TWI 96-98 points) 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...
JS 96

jamessuckling.com, April 2024

(JS 95-96 points) 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.
VN 96

Vinous, April 2024

(VN 94-96 points) The 2023 Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse was picked from September 13 to 29 for the Merlot and October 2 and 3 for the Cabernet Franc at 46h:/ha. It matured in 61% new oak. This is the last vintage to be...
JD 95

jebdunnuck.com, May 2024

(JD 93-95 points) The Grand Vin 2023 Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) is based on 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc that was harvested from the 13th of September to the 3rd of October. Vinified all in concrete, the...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2023
Size 750ML
Closure Cork

The 2023 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) Bordeaux Blend from Saint Emilion, France, is a standout wine that has garnered exceptional reviews from multiple critics. This red wine, made primarily from 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, reflects the meticulous winemaking practices of its producer, Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse).

James Suckling rates this wine at 96 points, noting its "impressive purity of fruit," with dominant flavors of raspberry, blueberry, and mineral character. He describes it as "precise and focused with medium body and lovely length" (jamessuckling.com).

William Kelley from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gives an excellent review, scoring it 98 points. Kelley praises the wine for its "aromas of black raspberries, mulberries, violets, spices, and incense," and describes the palate as "seamless, suave, and concentrated, with lively acids, beautiful purity of fruit, and a long, mineral, gently balsamic finish" (Robert Parker's Wine Advocate).

Vinous’s Neal Martin also provides a favorable analysis, scoring it 96 points and highlighting its "very fresh entry with finely chiseled tannins" and "mineralité deriving from the vineyard's limestone terroir." He calls it a "finely tuned and complex wine" (Vinous).

Jane Anson awards the wine 98 points, emphasizing its "vivid aromatic spirals of peonies and crushed rose petals" and its "flashy but extremely pure shot of liquorice root, liquorice bud, aniseed, and fennel." She observes that it is "understated yet hard to ignore" (janeanson.com).

Decanter’s review, also scoring 98 points, describes it as a "stellar wine" with "herbal and dark fruit on the nose," noting its "juicy, supple and alive" character and "lovely bite and grip to the tannins" (Decanter).

Jeff Leve from The Wine Cellar Insider gives an outstanding 99 points, calling it "quite floral in nature" with "nuances of cherries, licorice, red fruits, cocoa, and spice." Leve praises its "balance, freshness, elegance, and silky tannins" and predicts it will age well for decades (TheWineCellarInsider.com).

Jeb Dunnuck, with a score of 95 points, highlights its "richer, slightly darker style with ripe currants, leafy herbs, tobacco, and smoky nuances," and describes it as having "beautiful overall balance" (jebdunnuck.com).

Lastly, Lisa Perrotti-Brown from The Wine Independent rates it 98 points, noting its "intense scents of redcurrants, Bing cherries, and fresh blackberries," and calls it "a very tightly wound coil of red berry, mineral, and earthy flavors" (The Wine Independent).

Overall, the 2023 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) is a highly acclaimed wine, with most reviews emphasizing its purity, balance, complexity, and potential for aging.