Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarosse 2020

Wineadvocate

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 fleshy, with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and chalky structure, it was vinified by Nicolas Thienpont and his team, but Joséphine Duffau modified the final blend, which includes 19% Cabernet Franc and the balance Merlot. Tasted next to the 2018 and 2019, the 2020 is somewhat more restrained, but it is the end of a stylistic chapter rather than the beginning of a new one. - WK 04/2023

Vinous

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 vintage overseen by consulting winemaker Julien Viaud, who seems to be going for a less extracted style than that favored by Nicolas Thienpont. There is plenty of size and vertical explosive energy, but the 2020 is also wonderfully finessed, especially in its tannins. It's a striking wine by any measure. (Drink between 2026-2050) - AG 02/2023

Beck

Les notes florales et fruitées ainsi que la fraîcheur sont le fil conducteur de ce vin. Il se distingue par sa complexité et par son énergie. Parfaitement intégrés, les tannins sont veloutés, puissants et en phase avec la structure acide. Il en résulte une exceptionnelle symbiose et des dimensions dignes des très grands vins… c'en est un d'ailleurs ! 2027-2045 - YB 01/2023

Suckling

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 excellent precision and aging potential. 81.5% merlot and 18.5% cabernet franc. Try after 2028. - 05/2023