Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarosse – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

(72% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc) The nose is beautifully elegant, velvety, airy, precise and frank. It offers depth, complexity, elegance and delicate, velvety, subtle aromatic. It reveals notes of boysenberry, violet and small notes of small fresh/juicy fruits, associated with touches of small ripe/pulpy wild red fruits, cornflower, fine touches of peony, blue plum, as well as delicate hints of nutmeg. The palate is beautifully juicy, fruity, it offers a beautiful minerality, a mineral frame, precision, juiciness, a lovely enveloping roundness in finesse, freshness and delicacy. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy/pulpy cherry, pulpy/juicy violet plum and small notes of raspberry, combined with touches of small crunchy fruits, as well as fine hints of lilac, racy minerality, limestone, a subtle hint of almost cypress, fine touches of chocolate, fresh almond and toasted hazelnut. Good length. The wine offers freshness, precision and an iodized side. Attractively airy, elegant and pulpy, with a certain aromatic concentration of juiciness and gourmandise. Nice little chewiness. The tannins are nicely mellow and fleshy. Fresh, supple wine, with fresh/pulpy cherry notes and brightness. Gourmandise. The wine is all suppleness, precision and delicacy, nicely stretched, with a very beautiful guideline in finesse. Very easy to digest. Fresh, elegant, airy.