2011 Ch. Beauséjour
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Tasting notes
Tasted blind. Glowing crimson. Oxidised nose. Loose palate. No! (JR)
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
James Suckling
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Inky black. Very sweet aroma of dark fruit and vanilla. Dry and dense. All closed in at the moment. Seems a little overextracted and very ripe but may come round? (JH)
Another brilliant wine of great nobility and finesse, the 2011 Beausejour-Duffau reveals a saturated chalky minerality as well as plenty of blue and black fruits, and fabulous precision and purity. It possesses a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel and a distinctive/singular style only possessed by the greatest wines. Give it 4-5 years of cellaring and drink it over the following two decades. It promises to be one of the longest lived wines of the vintage. At 14.7% alcohol, this is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc.
About the producer
Ch. Beauséjour (previously known as Ch. Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse) is one of the finest Premier Grand Cru Classé estates in Saint-Emilion. Situated between Ch. Canon and Ch. Angélus on the limestone plateau, it is one of the best positioned in the appellation.