Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse 2021, 75 cl

Quote from Robert Parker The Wine Advocate: "The 2021 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) is the first vintage made by Joséphine Duffau Lagarrosse since she took back control of the family estate (arriving on April 12, 2021), and both the vintage and her vision for the property aligned to favor a blend of 73% Merlot and 27% Cabernet Franc--the highest percentage of Cabernet since the early 2000s (when some Cabernet Sauvignon was included in the blend too). vanillin-inflected finish that's discreetly structured by its élevage. This wonderful clay-limestone terroir really shines through, as does the Cabernet Franc; and with some 68% new oak, primarily from Cadus and Taransaud, it's already less overtly creamy than this estate's wines were a decade ago, even if oak integration could be further refined."