John Osgood

9.0

Easy drinking and quite delicious — 2 months ago

Matthew Bull

9.4

Glorious - right quarter final night so bold yet mercurial — 6 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Fabulous, with a touch of botrytis?! — a year ago

President Obama

8.9

$30 @ Domestique. Slightly sweet and funky. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Nose has vanilla extract. Wild mint, herbs, red currant fruits, spice, granite tinged throughout. Insane palate of tiny berrt fruit explosion. Unreal finesse. So long and incredible. More soon. — 3 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2020 vintage. The last vintage for this wine as it was bought from the Bécot family ( owners of Beauséjour-Bécot) by the owners of Haut-Brion in 2021. It will be incorporated into Château Quintus (which is a merger of 3 estates: Tertre-Daugay, L'Arrosée and Grand-Pontet). Many Saint-Emilion estates disappeared, incorporated into other estates, some very good wines sadly disappeared like Curé Bon La Madeleine (now into Canon), Cadet-Piola (now into Soutard) and so on. The fact that Grand Cru Classés can legally be incorporated into Premier Grands Crus Classés tells you that you have to take the classification with more than a grain of salt. A bit shy on the nose, even after a few hours. Medium-bodied, nice value for a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé. — a year ago

President Obama

8.9

Slight sweetness. $23 @ Domestique. — 3 years ago

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9.1

The 2009 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse has been eulogized elsewhere, but returning to this vintage after four years, it's a very good Saint-Émilion rather than a great one. It has a typically ripe and exotic bouquet with a heavy carapace of new oak that doesn't feel completely welded to the fruit. Certainly, there is immense concentration, which will appeal if that's your metric. The palate is intense and structured with layered black fruit, high-toned but lacking complexity. It has a hedonistic allure, and there is a fine grip, notwithstanding that it develops more nuance in the glass. Maybe give it another four to five years? Tasted at the Lia's Wings/book dinner at Medlar restaurant. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2023)
— 4 months ago

Masako Harada

9.2

いろんな香りと味。ボディがしっかり。少し白濁してて、濃い。 — a year ago

President Obama

9.4

Less sweet than the Sans Pagne. Fine bubbles. $25 @ Domestique. — 3 years ago