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  • Country ranking ?

    184
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2028-2040
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted lamb, grilled beef & hard cheeses

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The Story

Each year, Château Beauséjour hDL takes into consideration the quality of the harvest and adapts its vinification accordingly. A subtle balance between the frequency and intensity of the "pumping-over" process must respect the wine's maceration, which varies in duration, in order to extract the best tannins.

For over thirty years, the Michel Rolland Laboratory has accompanied Château Beauséjour hDL during the vinification of each vintage. T...

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Vintage 2018

2018 Bordeaux Vintage Report and recommendations

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. The Bordeaux whites and sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub regions produced examples of really good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally the very top estates made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major impact ...

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Written Notes

Tasted in November 2021. 85% Merlot + 15% Cabernet Franc. I retasted it for a second time from the bottle, and it's still badass sublime wine. High-class nose with remarkable intensity of black cherries, grated chocolate and mocha, creamy on the palate with exquisitely grained tannin, extraordinary complexity, sophisticated touch and lingering finish for more than 60 seconds. Stunning effort and what a beautiful wine!

  • 99p

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, dark fruity, scented, layered nose, floral, faint minerals, stunning. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blueberries, rich and dense, layered, intense and long. 95-97

  • 97p

Deep crimson. Fresh dark plum, mulberry fruits, praline herb notes. Generous supple wine with dark berry, dark plum, mulberry fruits, fine looseknit graphite chalky textures and underlying savoury oak. Really good.

  • 94p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and almost black core. Elegant yet persistent nose, fine fruit, raspberries, blackberries and ripe plums, mild spices. On the palate a wine with excellent freshness and elegance, dark and red berries, mild spices, creamy texture, ripe tannins. A very elegant and appealing style with great potential 

  • 97p
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Origin

St Emilion, Bordeaux

Drinking temperature

17-18C
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