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James Suckling: Medium- to full-bodied with a silky, fluid texture and pleasant, angular and precise tannins. Clean, clear acidity and subtle salinity. 95% merlot and 5% cabernet franc."
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Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zart floral unterlegte rote Kirschenfrucht, ein Hauch von roten Waldbeeren, Nuancen von Orangenzesten unterlegt. Saftig, elegant, frischer Säurebogen, feine Extraktsüße im Abgang, lebendiger, finessenreicher Stil, rotbeerig im Nachhall."
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Jane Anson: Gunsmoke on the opening, highly fragrant crushed rose petals and the most gorgeous vivid peony in colour and in fragrant aromatics, cranberry and red cherry, fruit clinging on with pumice stone and crushed oyster., well defined, great climb through the palate. It makes me think of Mondot in the early years when it was a pure distillation of limestone - that is what I am getting here. 20% new oak, 39hl/ha yield. Harvest September 8 to 19."
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Decanter: Softly fragrant nose full of rose petal scents with cranberry and raspberry leaf. Bright and zippy with the acidity and juiciness really at the fore. Soft tannins, almost creamy, which nicely counters the quite straight and streamlined nature of this expression. Focused and grippy but still with a pure and salivating core. Enjoyable and approachable, sapid and just so friendly. Ends with a liquorice and salty tang. Very lively, a little tense still, but great clarity. 3.42pH. A yield of 39hl/ha. Ageing in 20% new oak, 40% concrete tanks and 40% one-year-old barrels."
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 Croix de Beauséjour zips out of the glass with bright, energetic scents of red currant jelly and wild blueberries, followed by hints of roses, wild thyme, and wet slate, plus an exotic touch of cardamom. The medium-bodied palate offers a great intensity of spritely red and blue fruit flavors, supported by firm, ripe tannins and great tension, finishing long and fragrant. Seriously gorgeous second wine! The yields here buck the vintage trend and are good at 39 hl/ha. The blend is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.5%. It is aging in French oak, 20% new, with a proportion aging in concrete."
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Vinum: Leichte Reduktion, kräuterwürzig, rotfruchtig, Pflaumen; fruchtiger, saftiger Auftakt, kaum Holz spürbar, bereits gut verpacktes Tannin, frisches, ausbalanciertes Finale. Wird früh Spass machen."
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Jeb Dunnuck: A charming, elegant second wine of Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse), the 2025 Croix De Beauséjour comes from two parcels of more sandy soils and offers juicy black cherries, ripe black fruits, flowers, and a kiss of minerality on the nose. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, with a remarkably pure, juicy, and elegant mouthfeel, soft tannins, and just tons of upfront charm and character."
