chateau beau sejour becot 1er grand cru classe st emilion

Château Beau Séjour Bécot, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2018

Name: Château Beau Séjour Bécot, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Beau Séjour Bécot
Price: 263.12 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

94+/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

94/100

The Wine Independent

93/100

Vinous

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2018
6x75cl
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£263.12

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2018 Beau-Sejour Becot has a deep garnet purple color. It starts off with vanilla and chocolate notes, with a core of boysenberry preserves and baked plums, plus wafts of redcurrant jelly, roses, and wild sage. Full-bodied, the palate is firm and grainy, with just enough freshness and a perfumed finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2042

date of review 02/2023

95/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

The first vintage to be entirely overseen by Juliet Bécot, ann the sculpting of style that she has introduced can be seen here. A mix of amphorae, 20hl Stockinger casks and 225l barrels used for the ageing

drinking window 2026 - 2040

date of review 10/2021

94+/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2018 Beau-Sejour Becot is a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it slips slowly, sensuously from the glass with notes of boysenberries, black raspberries, baked plums and chocolate-covered cherries, plus hints of star anise, dried Provence herbs and lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate offers soft textured, perfumed black fruit layers with just enough freshness and a lifted finish. A little closed and shy at this youthful stage, give it a good 5-6 years in bottle and enjoy it over the next 25 years or more.

drinking window 2026 - 2051

date of review 03/2021

93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2018 Beau-Séjour Bécot is nicely detailed on the nose of pixelated black fruit laced with raspberry and subtle floral scents; back notes of marmalade come through with aeration. The pliant palate is medium-bodied with luscious tannins disguising the structure behind this Saint-Émilion. I suspect that it might close up for a period before blossoming with bottle age. This is a sophisticated and very well-crafted wine that will age with style and panache.

drinking window 2024 - 2045

date of review 03/2021

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Emilion

Producer:

Château Beau Séjour Bécot

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Merlot Cabernet

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.