Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse
Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion
Firmly rooted on the hillsides in a truly remarkable site, the Beauséjour vineyard looks like a garden resting on limestone rock. In 2009, Duffau-Lagarrosse heirs turned Nicolas Thienpont to highlight this exceptional terroir.
Terroir: limestone-clay plateau on asteriated limestone, south and west facing terraces – very shallow limestone-clay soils on asteriated limestone, limestone-clay colluvial soils on hillsides
Area: 6.8 ha
Production: about 18 000 bottles
Grape varieties: 76% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc
Second wine: Croix de Beauséjour
Website: www.beausejourhdl.fr