Château Beau Séjour Bécot, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2022

Name: Château Beau Séjour Bécot, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Beau Séjour Bécot
Price: 440.74 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2005 2009 2018 2019 2022 2024

critic reviews

100/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot is a total stunner. What a wine! The 2022 was magnificent en primeur, and it is all that from bottle. The aromatics alone are mesmerizing. Crushed rose petal, mint, blood orange, new leather and cedar meld into a core of pliant red-toned fruit. More than anything else, I am so impressed with the wine's precision and finesse. I have never tasted a Beau-Séjour Bécot like this.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2062

date of review 01/2025

95-97/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

A blend of 76% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2022 Beau-Sejour Becot has more Cabernet Franc than any previous vintage. The pH is 3.55 pH and it has a deep purple-black color. Notions of blackcurrant jelly, blackberry pie, and warm plums jump from the glass, followed by suggestions of cedar chest, Sichuan pepper, and garrigue. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of juicy black fruit flavors, with bright acidity and ripe, rounded tannins, finishing long and earthy.

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2059

date of review 05/2023

96-98/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

With the 2022 Beau-Sejour Becot, this estate has taken another step up the ranks in Saint-Emilion, producing a wine of breathtaking perfume and harmony that will be worth a special effort to seek out. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries, violets, lilac, raw cocoa and forest floor, it's medium to full-bodied, seamless and complete, with an ample and enveloping core of weightless fruit, beautifully powdery tannins and a long, saline, resonant finish. Recently planted massale selection Cabernet Franc is now producing meaningful yields at this address, so this cepage now represents 22% of the blend, complemented by 2% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot. The team harvested only in the mornings, picking Merlot from 5-18 September and Cabernet from 13-23 September, sub-block by sub-block.

date of review 04/2023