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Château Beauséjour-Duffau-Lagarrosse, is ranked Premier Grand Cru classé B in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. Nicolas Thienpont, director of winemaking at Château Pavie Macquin, is in overall charge, assisted by consultant oenologists Michel Rolland and Stéphane Derenoncourt. The vineyard area is just 17 acres with the grape varieties of 81% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Over-achieving in every vintage, this 2016 is a resounding success. Jeb Dunnuck scored this a perfect 100 points saying “Cassis, crushed rocks, graphite, and liquid violet notes all emerge from the 2016 Château Beauséjour, one of the magical wines in this great, great vintage. Possessing full-bodied richness, building tannin, world-class purity of fruit, and an incredible finish, it’s one of those “iron fist in a velvet glove” wines that carries awesome richness and depth, yet just glides over the palate with no sensation of weight or heaviness. This legendary Saint-Emilion needs 6-…
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