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2023 Ch Beauséjour 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl
06C3BDLA6PK _ 2023 - Ch Beauséjour 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Beauséjour
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drinking 2030 - 2055
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2023 - Ch Beauséjour 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Beauséjour
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drinking 2030 - 2055
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £790.32 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £131.72 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £640.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 97-98

    This is only Josephine Duffau-Lagarosse’s third vintage, but in such a short space of time she has had an extraordinary impact on this small gem of a property, a tiny 6.5 ha estate in one of the finest locations of the famed plateau of St Emilion. If you want to assess the impact of the limestone soils of the greatest locations in the appellation, look no further: this is a sensational wine. An exquisite combination of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, it was one of the most perfumed and aromatically expressive wines of the week. It just flowed across the palate, gracious and harmonious. This is such a wonderfully relaxed wine, ahead of a fine chalky tension and the feeling of mineral drive on the finish, with a fine subtle core of tannins. Tremendous length. A total gem and absolutely St Emilion!

  • Neal Martin, April 2024, Score: 94-96

    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 made in the old vat room, the new one due to be completed in July. Allowing the barrel sample five minutes to open, it has a very succinct bouquet, predominantly red fruit with light loamy and crushed stone aromas, a touch of wilted rose petal in the background. The palate is very fresh on the entry with finely chiseled tannins. There is a lot of mineralité here deriving from the vineyard's limestone terroir, and the tongue tingles in the mouth (not unlike actually licking limestone!) Quite linear, chalky and tensile toward the finish, this is a finely tuned and complex wine that is in the similar style of, say, Canon. It's not as audacious as the previous vintage, but potentially more cerebral. 2028-2050

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Score: 92-95

    The 2023 Beauséjour-Duffau is a powerful, resonant wine. In this early tasting, it does not feel totally put-together, but this sample shows good depth and plenty of potential. The 2023 is 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, more Franc than in the past. That choice lends gorgeous aromatic presence, but also more structure. This is going to be a fascinating wine to follow.

  • Wine Advocate, March 2025, Score: 96+

    The 2022 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) saw a slightly longer élevage than usual, due to construction at the new winery, but that seems to have suited this broad-shouldered, powerful vintage very well. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of blackberries, blood orange, espresso roast, bay leaf and vanilla pod, it's full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with lively acids, chalky tannins and a long, creamy finish. This blend of 69% Merlot and 31% Cabernet Franc is the second vintage made by Joséphine Duffau Lagarrosse since she took control of the family estate in April 2021.

  • Wine Advocate, April 2024, Score: 96-98

    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.

  • James Suckling, April 2024, Score: 95-96

    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.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2024, Score: 19+

    Winemaker Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse reports that 2023 is the largest yield ever for Beauséjour. There goes the theory that smaller yields make more concentrated wines and larger yields lack focus! Goodness me, this is a sublime wine with incredible precision, silkiness and refinement. As the years tick by, Joséphine is moving the Cabernet Franc involvement in Beauséjour from 15-20% in the old days to 30% in this vintage and, perhaps, towards 35% in the future. In 2022, the harvest took place between the 6th and 8th of September, but in 2023, the vines were rewarded in a longer hang-time, with a harvest over nine days, starting on the limestone plateau on the 13th of September and then, with intermittent breaks, the slopes followed and, finally, picking the clay/limestones at the bottom of the hill, finishing on the 2nd of October. The ability to harvest with this precision makes Beauséjour a startlingly pure and faithful impression of this unique terroir. There was a lot of intra-parcel selection this year, and Joséphine thinks this level of detail has resulted in her wines coming as close to realising their true potential as this Château has managed. Coming from her, this is very exciting indeed because this wine is nothing short of amazing. It is deep violet and vivid purple, with hints of cleansing sea spray hints, alongside intricate oak and spice detail. I love the lush vintages at this estate, but there is something magical about the more controlled vintages. Immaculate refinement is hard to resist, and this elegant wine unlocks some of the impact the limestone soils can exert on Joséphine’s kaleidoscopic fruit.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 97-98

    This is only Josephine Duffau-Lagarosse’s third vintage, but in such a short space of time she has had an extraordinary impact on this small gem of a property, a tiny 6.5 ha estate in one of the finest locations of the famed plateau of St Emilion. If you want to assess the impact of the limestone soils of the greatest locations in the appellation, look no further: this is a sensational wine. An exquisite combination of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, it was one of the most perfumed and aromatically expressive wines of the week. It just flowed across the palate, gracious and harmonious. This is such a wonderfully relaxed wine, ahead of a fine chalky tension and the feeling of mineral drive on the finish, with a fine subtle core of tannins. Tremendous length. A total gem and absolutely St Emilion!

Producer

Château Beauséjour

Château Beauséjour sits on top of the plateau overlooking the rest of the St.Emilion vineyards. It is one of 13 Premiers Grands Crus Classés in St Emilion. Previously managed by Jean Michel Dubos, this tiny 7 hectare estate is now run by Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse and Prisca Courtin. Together, they have implemented significant changes: a newteam, new partnerships with rising oenologists, and a new approach towinemaking tha...Read more

Château Beauséjour sits on top of the plateau overlooking the rest of the St.Emilion vineyards. It is one of 13 Premiers Grands Crus Classés in St Emilion. Previously managed by Jean Michel Dubos, this tiny 7 hectare estate is now run by Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse and Prisca Courtin. Together, they have implemented significant changes: a newteam, new partnerships with rising oenologists, and a new approach towinemaking that seeks to reveal the truest and freshest expression of theproperty's exceptional terroir. Having stripped its name back to Beauséjourearlier this year - though giving a nod to its namesake co-owner and previous titlethrough the inclusion of "J. Duffau-Lagarrosse" on the label - the dynamic duo isdelighted to unveil the estate's new visual identity, an embodiment of the latestchapter in its history.Read less

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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