Château Beauséjour Heirs Duffau-lagarrosse - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015

Vinifera

5 / 5

the5/31/2016

Robe sombre. Le nez évoque une corbeille de fruits mûrs. Superbe bouche : le vin est ample, volumineux, il se développe d’une façon continue, sans heurt, crescendo, vers une finale dense et complexe qui associe les fruits noirs, la myrtille, le cacao avec une touche évoquant l’encens.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

This wine is sensuous, silky and lush with richness, freshness, sweetness, minerality and length in the finish. Produced from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 14.4% with a pH 3.4. The harvest took place from September 25 to October 25. Beausejour Duffau can be difficult to get a handle at this stage. It's quite possible this will improve during the aging process. I look forward to seeing the wine in bottle.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) is a blend of 90% Merlot picked between 25 September and 5 October, 10% Cabernet Franc picked on 5 and 12 October. It was cropped at 34 hl/ha. It has a very intense, quite opulent bouquet, just like the 2015 Pavie-Macquin from barrel, with fig-tinged red cherry fruit, hints of kirsch and glycerin. The palate likewise shows more refinement and class, the tannins fine and the acidity well judged. It has a fresh finish, though it just needs to muster a touch more tension and sense of energy right on the finish. Let's see what happens during its élevage, because it has the materials to turn into a very fine Saint Emilion. Drink 2022-2045

Vinous

95-98 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

A dark, brooding wine, the 2015 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse may need twenty years to start drinking well. Today, the 2015 is imposing, with massive concentration and fabulous persistence, all supported by a vertical spine of tannin that is impossible to miss. Hints of graphite, smoke and licorice struggle to emerge from a huge wall of fruit and tannin. This is another wine that will require considerable patience. The 2015 is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, brought in between September 25 and October 12 and aged in 60% new oak. Tasted two times.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/26/2016

A Stéphane Derenoncourt wine. Nicolas Thienpont has been making this wine since 2009. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. 34 hl/ha yield. Very dark crimson. Brooding and vibrant on the nose. Sweet and fully ripe - almost Pomerol-like in its intensity. Big and bold. Even a bit brutal. Drink 2025-2038.

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

the4/15/2016

93–95. Barrel Sample. This wine is firmly structured, with dense tannins and concentrated black-fruit flavors. The acidity provides a lifting edge that enlivens the finish.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

17,5 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/14/2016

Belle couleur sombre. Nez fruité, à la jolie note de prune. Bouche de suite juteuse, au toucher moelleux et noble. Le vin fond au palais, gracieux, sur une longue finale aux tannins fins. Beaucoup de noblesse dans cette douceur. Assemblage : 90% merlot, 10% cabernet franc. Degré d'alcool : 14,5°

René Gabriel

17 / 20

the4/10/2016

90 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Franc. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Intensives, zu Beginn leicht alkoholisch wirkendes Bouquet, dropsige Noten, Waldbeeren, ein Hauch von Überreife und Malzkonturen. Im Gaumen erinnert der Grundgeschmack etwas an einen Prioratwein, aussen überreif, innen noch kernig. Für mich ist er zu streng zu wenig Burgundisch ausgefallen. 17/20 2024 – 2042

Jamessuckling.com

98-99 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2016

I don’t know what to say here other than it’s better than any BDL I drank since 1989 including the 1990. There’s a transparency and beauty like a rainbow. Full body, extremely long and bright. Super fine tannins. Pure fruit.

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2016

Offers lovely richness, with a very caressing feel to the layers of warm plum compote and boysenberry confiture. Underneath all the fruit is a very fine-edged chalky thread, yet the feeling overall is velvety and lush. A beauty.—J.M.