2012 Chateau Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse

細膩礦感＋鮮明酸度，慢醒後更有層次的聖艾美濃精品。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 手工分級採收 -> 每串只挑最成熟的果，酒體集中但不笨重，適合收藏。
2) 每桶微調的釀法 -> 依不同窖池調整，口味更有層次與精準度。
3) 橡木桶陳放一年 -> 橡木與果香融合得宜，香料與巧克力感恰到好處。

【侍酒師私房筆記】這支酒醒約90分鐘最佳：先是淡淡花香、月桂葉和黑櫻桃，接着出現烘焙咖啡、黑巧克力和一抹甘草。入口有明亮酸度撐起全局，單寧細緻但有抓力，尾段帶礦物與海鹽感，吃油脂肉類時特別討好。

【場景化配餐指南】週末家庭燒羊腿、朋友聚會的烤牛排或到韓燒配重口味醬料都合適；也能在小酌時配熟成起司當話題酒。

【降維打擊對比】相較於大牌一級園，Beausejour J. Duffau-Lagarrosse 給你同等陳年實力與風土感，但在價格與即飲友好度上更佔優勢，適合想要收藏又想享受當下的買家。

田地與釀造補充：酒莊屬聖艾美濃高地，講究手工採收與果粒選擇，分桶釀造並在merrain橡木桶陳放一年，保留岩質礦物性與純淨果味。瓶中結構優雅，適合分期醒酒並長期保存。

[Soul Hook] A Saint-Émilion of precision and minerality — elegant power that rewards patience.

[Why choose it?]
1) Estate vinification tailored vat-by-vat -> delivers layered complexity and consistency bottle after bottle.
2) One-year maturation in merrain oak -> oak integration that polishes without masking terroir.
3) Manual harvest with strict selection -> ripe concentration and long ageing potential.

[Sommelier's Private Note] Decant for 90 minutes to let floral notes and black fruit unfurl; you'll find bay leaf, dark cherry, cocoa and an espresso-like roast framed by a chalky, saline minerality. Fine, persistent tannins and a bright acid backbone keep the palate focused — classy, poised and built to age further.

[Occasion / Pairing] Ideal for celebratory dinners or a relaxed weekend roast: try with roasted lamb, grilled sirloin or braised venison. Pairs beautifully with umami-rich Korean BBQ or aged hard cheeses for a Hong Kong dinner that impresses.

[Competitive Edge] Offers the cachet and longevity of a Premier Grand Cru Classé with a more accessible price-to-quality ratio than many first-tier names — terroir-driven, age-worthy and distinctly precise.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 14%
• Decant Time: 90 minutes
• Taste: black cherry, cassis, plum, bay leaf, dark chocolate, espresso, licorice, smoke, floral notes, chalky minerality, saline finish, fine tannins, bright acidity, subtle spice, leather
• Food Matching: Roasted lamb shank, Beef sirloin (grilled or Korean BBQ), Venison or game, Braised short ribs, Aged hard cheeses (Comté, Manchego)
• Grape Variety: Merlot : 87%, Cabernet Franc : 13%,

Winery

Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) 為聖艾美濃的名莊（Premier Grand Cru Classé B），以手工採收與分桶微調釀造見長。全酒款在merrain橡木桶陳放一年，旨在保留風土的粉質礦感與優雅結構。

Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) is a Saint-Émilion estate classified among the Premier Grand Cru Classé B. The domaine practices manual harvest and vat-by-vat vinification, with one year’s maturation in merrain oak barrels to balance fruit and oak while expressing the site’s chalky minerality.