Château Beausejour Duffau-Lagarosse Premier Grand Cru Classe B St. Emilion 2020

Flaschenbewertung (April 2023):
"The 2020 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) is showing well in bottle, offering up aromas of dark berries, plums, licorice, rose petals and spices framed by creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and chalky structure, it was vinified by Nicolas Thienpont and his team, but Joséphine Duffau modified the final blend, which includes 19% Cabernet Franc and the balance Merlot. Tasted next to the 2018 and 2019, the 2020 is somewhat more restrained, but it is the end of a stylistic chapter rather than the beginning of a new one."
94+/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2028 - 2055

"The 2020 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is one of the most harmonious young wines I have tasted here in some time, maybe ever. All the elements are so well put together. The tannins that can usually be so fierce when the wine is young are totally covered by layers of inky dark fruit. Graphite, wild herbs, lavender, chocolate and gravel add layers of aromatic nuance. In the glass, the 2020 towers with its imposing, vertical structure and pure pedigree."
95-98/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2035 - 2050

"Deep purple-black in color, the 2020 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) charges out of the glass with bold notions of plum preserves, wild blueberries and boysenberries, plus hints of dark chocolate, molten licorice, lavender and fennel seed, with a waft of Sichuan pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers bags of juicy black and blue fruits with a soft texture and seamless freshness, finishing long and with beautiful purity."
95-97/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2026-2043

"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Edelholznuancen, ein Hauch von Zedern, etwas Lakritze, schwarze Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Wacholder und Grafit. Komplex, engmaschig, frische Brombeerfrucht, reife, seidige Tannine, mineralisch und lange anhaftend, wirkt frisch strukturiert und leichtfüßig im Abgang, salzig im Finish, sicheres Reifepotenzial."
96-98/100 Punkte