Tasting notes:
Sourced from 35 years old vines and aged for up to 20 months in 50% new oak. Vibrant and Juicy with aromas of ripe black and red currant fruit, lavender, menthol, liquorice and rose petal. Medium to full-bodied with silky tannins. It should take five years to reveal itself and will keep for two decades from the vintage.
Producer description:
Mainly located atop the limestone plateau of St Emilion, Chateau Beausejour Becot has an outstanding terroir. Third generation Juliette Bécot and husband Julien Barthe are helped with cousins Pierre and Caroline Bécot. Since they have hired Thomas Duclos as a consultant, who took over Michel Rolland, the wines have stylistically changed. Once Parker-friendly, with ripe fruits and lots of new oak, they are now much more elegant.
Style:
Still Red
Vintage:
2024
Dryness:
Dry
ABV:
13
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
2027 October
Available:
5
Critic Scores
Decanter | 96
Gorgeous fragrance, really quite deep and vivid, almost an opulence to the perfumed nose. Generous and filling, smooth, silky, round and so vibrant. Juicy and lifted but still with structure - this has acidity, a cool freshness, super fine silky tannins and a soft push from start to finish. 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, clean and salty. A true wine of place. A yield of 32hl/ha, 3.40pH.
Vinous | 96
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, licorice 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. Élevage is 55% in new oak, 15% in once-used barrels and the rest in 20HL casks. Tasted two times.
Robert Parker | 94
A blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 Beau-Séjour Bécot was picked in late September. Clusters were open rather than compact, lessening botrytis pressure, making it easier to wait to attain full maturity. Offering 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.
