Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Beausejour Duffau
Label Name:
 
St Emilion Gcc
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux (Libournais).
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Merlot 86%, Cabernet Franc 14%.
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Decanter 98 (Jane Anson); Wine Advocate 96 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown); Jeb Dunnuck 96–98; James Suckling 95. Barrel scores and top lists for 2019 vintage

Tasting Note
Concentrated black cherry, cassis and blackberry with violet, graphite and dark chocolate; velvety, refined powdery tannins, chalky minerality and a long saline finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, braised short rib, beef Wellington, mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), Chinese red-braised beef, mushroom hot-pot (shabu-shabu).

Production Method
Hand-harvested, intra-parcel vinification with gentle maceration; fermented in stainless/concrete; aged 18–20 months in a mix of new and used French oak barrels. Harvest Sept–Oct; yields ~45 hl/ha.

Vineyard Info
Small family estate (since 1847), ~6.8 ha on limestone-clay soils; classified Premier Grand Cru Classé B; Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse became proprietor/manager in 2021.