Freddy R. Troya

9.1

Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2023 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, BDX France 🇫🇷

Overview
A beautifully layered Right Bank blend of Merlot 76% and Cabernet Franc 24% that delivers remarkable polish and accessibility for such a young vintage while preserving depth, structure, and aging potential. Merlot brings plush fruit, texture, and mid-palate generosity, while Cabernet Franc adds lift, freshness, aromatic complexity, and linear tension. Already expressive, yet clearly built to evolve gracefully over time.

Aromas & Flavors
Ripe black cherry, plum, blackberry compote, and crushed raspberry layered with violet, graphite, subtle cocoa, cedar spice, and gentle earthy undertones. The fruit profile feels pure and vibrant, supported by refined oak integration and savory nuance.

Mouthfeel
Medium-to-full bodied with polished, finely grained tannins and excellent mid-palate density. Silky texture with controlled power, balanced acidity, and a progressive build across the palate. Long, elegant finish that remains fresh and precise rather than heavy.

Food Pairings
Roast lamb, beef tenderloin, duck breast, mushroom risotto, truffle pasta, grilled vegetables, aged Comté, and semi-firm alpine cheeses. Equally compelling with refined bistro dishes or elegant home cooking.

🍷 Personal Pick
This is exactly the kind of young Saint-Émilion that makes you smile, textured, layered, polished, and already delivering serious pleasure without needing years of patience. It feels progressive and confident, offering immediate charm today while promising even more complexity ahead. A gem that punches well above its vintage age.

Did You Know?
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot is classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé and is known for combining limestone-driven freshness with plush Merlot texture, producing wines that often show early approachability while maintaining excellent long-term aging capacity. — 14 hours ago

Bardia Khoshnoodi

9.5

Drank without decanting. Light on the nose and a smooth sweet taste on the tongue. Fruit flavors and not intense at all. Great wine and well named! Day 2: sweet fruity smell with more of an alcohol scent. As I taste it, I still taste fruit but it is a bit more acidic. Still good overall but not the same as day 1. — 2 months ago

Nagib Nasr

9.3

Could’ve laid it down a few more years… but why wait!? — 20 days ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

À nicely balanced Merlot-primary BDX from Entre Deux Mers bottled as a VdF. This is a must-try wine for any Bordeaux lover! — a month ago

Fred P

8.9

Solid Bordeau. Ready to drink. Vanilla, oak, cherries. Slightly underwhelming finish. — 2 months ago

Pablo

9.0

Delicious. Paired with just about everything on the table. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon color, light creamy mousse, tiny bubbles, with aromas of stone and citrus fruits, underlying toasty notes, blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. On the palate flavors of apple and peach with citrus zest, honeysuckle and chalky nuttiness. Lively acidity with good balance, long finish ending with fruit, biscuit and slight chalky notes. — a month ago

Danny O'Brien

9.1

Really nice and surprisingly bright for a wine of it's type, still has nice plush fruit and soft tannins but also has elegance and clarity, it leans towards being light on the palate in a nice way — a month ago

Fred P

8.9

Solid Bordeau. Ready to drink. Cherries, oak, vanilla. Slightly underwhelming finish. — 2 months ago

Ericsson

9.2

Mature Bordeaux. It is refined elegance. — 10 months ago