Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse: Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B 2018

Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B 2018

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Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 20%
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rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2029–2067
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
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voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Jane Anson: 100/100
Suckling: 99-100/100
Decanter: 99/20
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B 2018

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/100

Lobenberg: Nicolas Thienponts og Stephane Derenoncourts vingård med den bedste beliggenhed i St Emilions på fortsættelsen af Ausones skråninger, lidt over Château Coutet, herunder Angelus, dvs. det allerbedste terroir. Og siden 100-point-vinen fra 1990, en legende, der kun er tilgængelig i små mængder. I 2018, med denne enorme modenhed, har vinen en fabelagtig næse, rige sorte kirsebær, ekstremt charmerende, også røde kirsebær og mørke, næsten sorte hindbær, der glider over i brombær, superfine, fineste violer og rosenblade, men intet er sødt, intet tungt, intet overdådigt. Dansende, en utrolig skønhed i næsen. Så sød i munden, så moden og alligevel så kirsebæragtig, med en fantastisk struktur. Også her den fineste, men lette lakrids, intet presserende, igen blomster, alt spiller omkring kirsebærret, sort kirsebær, kirsebær, så igen ledsaget af dette mørke vilde hindbær, der driver ind i brombærret. Meget fine tanniner, totalt poleret og alligevel med en utrolig koncentration, vinen vil vare evigt. Dette er en meget stor St Emilion og en meget stor Beausejour Duffau. En dansende kæmpe, der leger gemmeleg med os. 100/100

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/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B

The 10th vintage under the Nicolas Thienpont team, and as it has turned out the penultimate one. Impossible to leave out of my top 50 for laying down because this is easily one of the wines of the vintage, and should form part of any cellar that is looking to reflect the best of 2018. Black cherry and damson fruit roll out layer upon layer, with slate, crushed rocks and baked earth ensuring the progress through the palate is slow and steady, with mouthwatering freshness building up as you go. It's serious and needs time, but it's fantastic, and takes you right inside this discreet corner of the St Emilion limestone plateau. Half the normal yield, down in the mid-20hl/h. 100/100

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/100

Suckling om: Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B

-- Suckling: A muscular and powerful young wine with incredible depth and power. Full-bodied, layered and dense. Flexes its muscle with every sip, yet there’s agility and precision to it at the same time. Blueberries, salt, white pepper and stone. Purple fruit. Amazing depth. 99-100

99
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Decanter om: Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B

-- Decanter: Nicolas Thienpont has been director here for 10 years now, and the changes that he has brought have had a stunning and important effect, firmly placing this as one of the best estates in the appellation. Everything feels a little deeper and darker than its sibling Pavie Macquin in this vintage: the tannins are a little less pliant and a little more serious. This is clearly going to age well - you can feel the scrape of the limestone, the concentration of the cassis and tight tobacco flavours, the lift of the spices through the finish, and the tannic mass that's undeniable. 2018 saw half the normal yield, down in the mid-20hl/ha, and you can't miss the concentration it lends to the wine. The vines come from the slopes with clay over limestone, and with such natural power allied to these low yields I am sure this will take a full 10 years to become drinkable, but watch it really come into its own in 40 or 50 years! 99/100

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Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse

I 1869 blev den lille Beausejour-vingård delt mellem to familier. Dette er oprindelsen til slottene Beausejour Duffau og Beausejour Becot.

Chateau Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse 1er Grand Cru Classe B 2018