Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
The 2020 Beau-Sejour Becot is a dense, powerful wine. A rush of black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and sweet oak builds as this towering, vertically explosive Saint-Émilion opens in the glass. This is an especially broad, expansive Saint-Émilion, much of that attributable to the clay in these soils. The 2020 is magnificent in its intensity and overall volume. Superb. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2023)
The 2020 Beau-Sejour Becot is a dense, powerful wine. A rush of black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and sweet oak builds as this towering, vertically explosive Saint-Émilion opens in the glass. This is an especially broad, expansive Saint-Émilion, much of that attributable to the clay in these soils. The 2020 is magnificent in its intensity and overall volume. Superb. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2023)
Feb 23rd, 2023
Opened this one too soon. All I could taste was tannin. I’d give it 3-4 more years
Opened this one too soon. All I could taste was tannin. I’d give it 3-4 more years
Jul 7th, 2021
A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc and 5% Cab Sauv, aged 65% in new French oak, deep Ruby with ripe fruit aromas & enticing herb notes. On the palate flavors of black cherry & blackberry, currant-like, with tobacco, cacao and smoky oak notes. Dusty fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy mineral tones, tried a while ago, opening up nice but will last for a decade+. Nice!
A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc and 5% Cab Sauv, aged 65% in new French oak, deep Ruby with ripe fruit aromas & enticing herb notes. On the palate flavors of black cherry & blackberry, currant-like, with tobacco, cacao and smoky oak notes. Dusty fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy mineral tones, tried a while ago, opening up nice but will last for a decade+. Nice!
Jul 2nd, 2021
Irregular in style but distinct in texture, and smoothness..... still has life.
Irregular in style but distinct in texture, and smoothness..... still has life.
Jan 10th, 2021A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc and 5% Cab Sauv, aged 65% in new French oak, deep Ruby with ripe fruit aromas & enticing herb notes. On the palate flavors of black cherry & blackberry, currant-like, with tobacco, cacao and smoky oak notes. Dusty fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy mineral tones, just starting to drink well but will last for then next decade+. Nice!
A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc and 5% Cab Sauv, aged 65% in new French oak, deep Ruby with ripe fruit aromas & enticing herb notes. On the palate flavors of black cherry & blackberry, currant-like, with tobacco, cacao and smoky oak notes. Dusty fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy mineral tones, just starting to drink well but will last for then next decade+. Nice!
Nov 12th, 2020
Dark plum and brooding fruit on the nose. Nice clarity and depth and quite fresh. Modernist in style but coming around now. Quite long.
Dark plum and brooding fruit on the nose. Nice clarity and depth and quite fresh. Modernist in style but coming around now. Quite long.
Jun 14th, 2020
Drank 2/16/20. Beautiful with a New York Strip.
No formal notes taken, but scents of plum, blackberry, mint, and tobacco. Flavors of black fruit. Nice balance, black fruit on the finish. Very nice. Ready to drink now, but will easily hold another 5 years.
92 pts
Drank 2/16/20. Beautiful with a New York Strip.
No formal notes taken, but scents of plum, blackberry, mint, and tobacco. Flavors of black fruit. Nice balance, black fruit on the finish. Very nice. Ready to drink now, but will easily hold another 5 years.
92 pts
Blend of 80% Merlot, 16% Cab Franc & 4% Cab Sauv, Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Aromas of ripe red/black fruits with flavors of blackberry & plum with notes of spice, cedar & cacao smoky notes. Firm tannins, long finish ending with spicy notes. Tasting Sample.
Blend of 80% Merlot, 16% Cab Franc & 4% Cab Sauv, Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Aromas of ripe red/black fruits with flavors of blackberry & plum with notes of spice, cedar & cacao smoky notes. Firm tannins, long finish ending with spicy notes. Tasting Sample.
Dec 25th, 2019Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Blend of 87% Merlot, 9% Cab Sauv & 4% Cab Franc. Nice berry aromas, ripe cherry & fresh raspberry flavors with notes of sweet cacao & tobacco adding some toasty notes. Firm tannins, not overpowering, lingering ending with tangy sweet oak.Tasting Sample.
Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Blend of 87% Merlot, 9% Cab Sauv & 4% Cab Franc. Nice berry aromas, ripe cherry & fresh raspberry flavors with notes of sweet cacao & tobacco adding some toasty notes. Firm tannins, not overpowering, lingering ending with tangy sweet oak.Tasting Sample.
Dec 25th, 2019