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. — 7 days ago

Fred P

8.9

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

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

Not to be confounded with the mythical Vincent Dauvissat, but this is a great estate in its own right. An excellent example of a basic Chablis. The " parcellaires" ( single parcel selections) are even better. — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Deep Ruby color with aromas of dark berry fruits, oak and floral notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry and plums with tobacco and herb spice. Firm grippy tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, oak, spice and mineral character. Ok but Juliet better! — 3 days ago

Nagib Nasr

9.3

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

Donald Williams

9.3

Beautiful. — 17 days ago

with Bonnie

Ely Cohn

9.2

Tight with a smirky smile. Gun powder and smoke unfolds into lemon vanilla, pear, coconut shavings, a little personality. — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

So brilliant. Nose of meyer lemon, seashells, that Chablis soul. Palate is round and rich yet taught and linear. Clearly needs air for the finish to fan out. But is sneakily persistent. So good and will get way better with air. Always does here. Wow with some air. This got elite quick. — 3 days ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Very nice bubbly. — 17 days ago

with Bonnie

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