2024, Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, SAINT-ÉMILION, Grand Cru

Last year EP $95.00-

Bordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc.

This 22 hectare vineyard is very well situated close to Canon and Belair Monange, just to the west of the village of St Emilion. The Becot family have owned it since 1969. The 2024 is 78% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc.

The 2024 Beau-Séjour Bécot is deep, vivid and wonderfully alive. Dynamic and explosive, with striking inner perfume, Beau-Séjour Bécot is hauntingly beautiful. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, menthol, liquorice and rose petal soar out of the glass. Silky, refined tannins add to the wine's finesse. The increase of Cabernet Franc in the blend has added aromatic depth and textural elegance. There's a feeling of transparency here that is impossible to miss. Beau-Séjour Bécot has grown into one of the most distinctive wines in Bordeaux. Simply put, the 2024 is magnificent. That's all there is to it. 2034 - 2054
95-97 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.

Gorgeous fragrance, really quite deep and vivid, almost an opulence to the perfumed nose. Generous and filling, smooth, silky, round and so vibrant.  Feels super classic and classy, refined and elegant with cool blue fruit and lots of saltiness, but so distinguished. You really feel the limestone in the glass. Still serious, you feel the Cabernet spiciness but you don't get the impression they struggled with ripeness at all. A great glass. Sappy, fruity and clean. A true wine of place.
96 Georgina Hindle, Decanter

The 2024 Beau-Séjour Bécot offers up aromas of dark berries, violets, rose petals and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, polished and layered, with beautifully refined tannin, integrated acidity and a long, aromatic finish. Once again, this impeccably managed estate has delivered a terrific performance in challenging conditions.
93-95 William Kelley, Wine Advocate.