Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)

The Château Beauséjour Duffau - Lagarrosse (also called " Beauséjour " without suffix ) is a French winery and is located in the district of Saint -Émilion. It produces red wine of the appellation Saint-Émilion Grand Cru with the second highest Premier Grand Cru Classé B classification, see also the article Bordeaux wine (classification).

The vineyards of Beauséjour - Duffau - Lagarrosse grow on a terroir mixture of limestone and clay and are on the plateau of Saint- Émilion.

The winery has a vineyard area of ​​6.8 hectares; the average age of the vines is 35 years. The planting density is 6,600 vines per hectare. The current planting is 70 % of Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc and 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon.

The wines of Beauséjour - Duffau - Lagarrosse have become constantly better since the mid- 1980s. The 1990 wine is considered as a modern wine legend and was rated as " perfect wine " with 100 Parker points. It is extremely hard to find in stores.

History

In the Middle Ages the monks of the Abbey of Saint -Martin farmed the vineyards of Beauséjour. Later it came into the possession of Geres family. Through marriage, acquired in 1722 Francois de Carle, the owner of Château Figeac, the still undivided Beauséjour. Due to need of money sold Armand de Carle - Trajet 1823 Beauséjour Charles Trocquart. In 1847 he sold it to his cousin Pierre -Paulin Ducarpe, it aufteilte 1869. The subsequent owners each have their names attached to the château. From the split-off part of the Château Beau- Séjour Bécot arose.

Château Beauséjour Duffau - Lagarrosse went to the daughter of Ducarpe, who had married the doctor Duffau - Lagarrosse. The property also includes the former birthplace of Ducarpe and the Chapel of Saint- Martin in the 11th century.

The operational director of Château Pavie - Macquin, Nicolas Thienpont, received the order fully to exploit the potential quality of the material with the help of oenologist Michel Rolland and Stéphane Derenoncourt in 2009.