12 bottles per lot
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Château Beauséjour-Duffau-Lagarosse--Vintage 1990
Saint-Emilion, grand cru classé. Château-bottled
Congée capsules. Two very slighty damaged labels otherwise excellent appearance. In Christie's carton
Tasting Note: I have had the 1990 Beauséjour-Duffau a half-dozen times since the in-the-bottle report in Issue #85 (2-28-93). I believe this wine may, in 15-20 years, be considered to be one of the greatest wines made this century. It is in a league with such legends as the 1961 Latour a Pomerol. Beausejour-Duffau's 1990 has always been the most concentrated wine of the 1990 vintage. The colour remains an opaque murky purple. The nose offers up fabulously intense aromas of black fruits (plums, cherries, and currants), along with smoke, a roasted herb/nut component, and a compelling minerality. The wine is fabulously concentrated, with outstanding purity, and a nearly unprecedented combination of richness, complexity, and overall balance and harmony. What makes this effort so intriguing is that as good as Beauséjour-Duffau can be, I know of no vintage of this estate's wine that has come remotely close to this level of quality. In several blind tastings, I have mistaken this wine for either the 1989 or 1990 Pétrus! However, the 1990 Beauséjour-Duffau is even more concentrated than those two prodigious efforts. It should be at its best between 2000-2030. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109 (Feb 1997)
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Emilion, grand cru classé. Château-bottled
Congée capsules. Two very slighty damaged labels otherwise excellent appearance. In Christie's carton
Tasting Note: I have had the 1990 Beauséjour-Duffau a half-dozen times since the in-the-bottle report in Issue #85 (2-28-93). I believe this wine may, in 15-20 years, be considered to be one of the greatest wines made this century. It is in a league with such legends as the 1961 Latour a Pomerol. Beausejour-Duffau's 1990 has always been the most concentrated wine of the 1990 vintage. The colour remains an opaque murky purple. The nose offers up fabulously intense aromas of black fruits (plums, cherries, and currants), along with smoke, a roasted herb/nut component, and a compelling minerality. The wine is fabulously concentrated, with outstanding purity, and a nearly unprecedented combination of richness, complexity, and overall balance and harmony. What makes this effort so intriguing is that as good as Beauséjour-Duffau can be, I know of no vintage of this estate's wine that has come remotely close to this level of quality. In several blind tastings, I have mistaken this wine for either the 1989 or 1990 Pétrus! However, the 1990 Beauséjour-Duffau is even more concentrated than those two prodigious efforts. It should be at its best between 2000-2030. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109 (Feb 1997)
12 bottles per lot