Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse - St. Emilion 2018 (750ml)
Price: $205.00
#54 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of 2021
| Producer | Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 1005647 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
Aromas of blackcurrant ripe blackberry black olive oyster shell and black tea. Some ash and dried flowers too. It?s medium-to full-bodied with firm tight-grained tannins. Sleek and compact with a savory mineral finish. Great length and depth. Wonderful texture. Such precision. Try from 2026.
Jeb Dunnuck: 97 Points
While the 2018 Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) doesn't match the 2009 or 2016 it's certainly not far off. I wish every reader could taste this beautiful age-worthy Saint-Emilion and they should certainly have bottles in the cellar. Coming from a gorgeous hillside terroir of clay and limestone soils outside of Saint-Emilion and a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc it reveals a dense purple hue as well as classic Saint-Emilion minerality in its cassis and blue fruits as well as notes of damp earth truffle tobacco and spring flowers. With full-bodied richness a concentrated backward structured mouthfeel lots of tannins and just a brilliant mix of richness and elegance it needs a good 5-7 years in the cellar and will have 40-50 years of prime drinking.
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2018 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is a huge wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. A wine of unreal concentration and pure power the 2018 takes over all the senses with its commanding presence. Black cherry chocolate licorice gravel cured meat and cloves all scream out of the glass. This wild untamed Saint-Émilion needs cellaring. I imagine it will still be a spectacular wine many decades from now. As was the case from barrel the typically imposing tannins are nearly buried by the sheer concentration of the fruit. (Drink between 2028-2058)
jdWine Advocate: 97 Points
Deep garnet-purple colored the 2018 Beausejour Heritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse comes prancing out of the glass with the most gorgeous perfume of plum preserves kirsch redcurrant jelly and red roses followed by suggestions of molten licorice raspberry leaves oolong tea and iron ore with a waft of forest floor. The medium to full-bodied palate is laden with black and red berry preserves layers framed by fantastically plush tannins and a seamless backbone finishing long and earthy. A wine of impeccable poise and polish it is delicious now but allow it 3-4 years in bottle to really fan its feathers and drink it over the next 20 years or more.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
A head-turner with velvety-textured cassis plum sauce and cherry reduction flavors gliding through with a bit of panache thanks to bittersweet cocoa black tea and dried anise notes. Chalky minerality extends the finish and leaves a mouthwatering echo. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2038. 1165 cases made.
Wine Enthusiast: 94-96 Points
This is a perfumed wine with delicious spice tannins and acidity all coming together well. Its black plum flavor is well integrated with the structure of this fine fruity wine that has a bright future.
