2020 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 95.9 points

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  3/26/2024 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Canon vs. Duffau-Lagarrosse 2009-2020 tasted blind (Fribourg): Medium garnet. Nose of sweet spices and red fruit, well judged tannins. Medium bodied palate. Very composed. Polished and fine. Together with the 2016 the best Duffau in the line-up. 95-96

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  2/2/2024 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Outstanding - no hard edges -- reminder me of L'Evangile in a great year. Slightly more austerity than others tried lately (not a bad thing -- just a characteristic)

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  1/26/2024 - PSPatrick wrote: 94 Points

  A blend of 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. Half-bottle. Decanted for three hours in a small decanter. Dark ruby colour. Dark, blue, and red fruit, plum, blackberry, dark cherry, black raspberry, lavender, mocha, coffee, spices, liquorice, some vanilla, light herbaceous notes, graphite, and salty minerality, with medium-level acidity, fine, ripe tannin, and very good length. Great concentration and great complexity. The wine holds great promise, but is holding back at this youthful stage, and will need time. Hold.
  
  I tasted this 2020 Château Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse side-by-side with the 2020 Château Belair-Monange. Both wines will be remarkable in their category, and both are not ready yet. The Belair-Monange is broader and more accessible, with the plusher texture, and will drink well earlier. That said, I like this Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse even better since it is fresher, more complex, and even better structured than the Belair-Monange, and will ultimately be longer-lived.
  94(++)

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  8/7/2023 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Surprised not surprised that this BDL was a fantastic wine at PNP.
  
  I would argue this is a more modern expression of St Emilion will offer a nice bridge for those exploring the right bank and want an approachable 2020. Not over the top but toeing the line. Open one early you will not regret it.
  
  95+

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  3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  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, on the palate, the wine flows over your palate with its waves of vibrant, plums, cherries, black raspberries, blue fruits, salty tannins and purity. The lively, vibrant, long finish that doesn't know when to quit. That is a good thing because you want to enjoy it again and again. Drink from 2026-2055.

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