2020 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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JD 100 JA 98 TWI 98 DC 97 JS 97 JL 97 VN 97 WA 94
JD 100

jebdunnuck.com, March 2023

The 2020 Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse), made mostly by the team of Nicolas Thienpont (the final blend was put together by Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse), is another tour de force from this incredible terroir, and...
JA 98

janeanson.com, December 2022

Intense but delicate, really an exciting wine to taste where you feel the energy build through the palate. Unmistakable limestone influence with the floral aromatics, a jumble of peony, roses and violets, opening up to...
TWI 98

The Wine Independent, March 2023

The 2020 Beausejour Duffau has a deep garnet-purple color. It needs considerable swirling to coax out notes of black cherry compote, plum preserves, and tar, leading to suggestions of licorice, crushed rocks, chalk dust...
DC 97

Decanter, January 2023

Dark and sultry, this is heady with ripe, perfumed fruits that dominate the palate giving vertical layers of freshness, acidity and fruit concentration. It has style to it, a sleekness to the texture, classy with a lovely...
JS 97

jamessuckling.com, May 2023

Blackberries with lavender, cedar, sandalwood and flowers. Very subtle aromas. It’s medium- to full-bodied with a very tight palate of fine, structured tannins that run the length of the wine. Closed at the end. Shows...
JL 97

TheWineCellarInsider.com, March 2023

Power, finesse, length, purity, and complexity is all over the place here. In the nose, with its elements of dried flowers, espresso, plums, cherries, licorice, spice, cocoa, herbs and crushed rocks. As good as that is...
VN 97

Vinous, February 2023

The 2020 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is racy, sophisticated and wonderfully polished. Crushed red berry fruit, lavender, rose petal, cinnamon and blood orange all race through the 2020. This is the first...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023

(94+ points) 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...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2020
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14%
Closure Cork

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The 2020 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) Bordeaux Blend is a noteworthy red wine from the Saint Emilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France. This wine, with an alcohol content of 14.0%, features a blend predominantly composed of 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc, aged in 70% new French oak barrels. The wine is sealed with a cork closure.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded this vintage 94 points, noting its "aromas of dark berries, plums, licorice, rose petals and spices framed by creamy new oak." William Kelley of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate observed that it is "medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and chalky structure."

Jeff Leve of TheWineCellarInsider.com gave this wine an impressive 97 points, describing it as having "power, finesse, length, purity, and complexity." He highlighted its "elements of dried flowers, espresso, plums, cherries, licorice, spice, cocoa, herbs, and crushed rocks" on the nose. On the palate, Leve noted the "waves of vibrant, plums, cherries, black raspberries, blue fruits, salty tannins, and purity," concluding that the finish is "lively, vibrant, long" and "doesn't know when to quit."

Jeb Dunnuck rated this wine a perfect 100 points, praising it as "another tour de force from this incredible terroir, and undeniably one of the wines of the vintage." He highlighted the "sensationally pure bouquet of black raspberries, blueberries, scorched earth, graphite, and a dense, smoky, floral character" and commended its "voluptuous, layered mouthfeel," and "gorgeous mid-palate depth."

Antonio Galloni of Vinous also awarded it 97 points, describing it as "racy, sophisticated, and wonderfully polished" with flavors of "crushed red berry fruit, lavender, rose petal, cinnamon, and blood orange." Galloni noted that it is "wonderfully finessed, especially in its tannins."

James Suckling, giving it 97 points, described the wine as having aromas of "blackberries with lavender, cedar, sandalwood, and flowers" and a "tight palate of fine, structured tannins."

Decanter rated this wine 97 points as well, praising its "dark and sultry" character with "ripe, perfumed fruits" and a "lovely core of juiciness."

Jane Anson awarded it 98 points, highlighting its "intense but delicate" nature and "huge ageing potential." She noted its "floral aromatics" and "brambled raspberry and loganberry fruits," and described it as one of the "most Burgundian of Bordeaux wines."

Overall, the 2020 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) Bordeaux Blend is a highly acclaimed wine, celebrated for its complexity, balance, and aging potential.