The New Duffau-Lagarrosse Revitalizing Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse

Ninth-generation winegrower Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse has taken over her family's St.-Emilion estate, and has immediately made her mark

Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse Bordeaux wine ages in barrel in the winery's quarry
Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse's 2023 St.-Emilion grand vin rests in barrel in the estate's quarry. (Courtesy of Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse)

Bordeaux's annual en primeur campaign is underway. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth is tasting the 2023 wines from barrel at some of the region's top estates and sharing his tasting notes. Today he visits Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse.

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