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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 46 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 3/27/2024 & rated 90 points: Second bottle of a case of six bought on auction two years ago. Even better than last bottle. Dark fruit, plum, blackberry, boysenberry, dark cherry, earth, chocolate, cocoa, tobacco, and spices, with good, medium-level acidity, fine, well integrated tannin, and very good length. Medium-bodied and well-balanced, and light on its feet. Great with food (in our case herb-marinated escalope of turkey). Better on day one than on day two. In a good place; drink now. (215 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 2/15/2022 & rated 90 points: First bottle of a case of six I bought on auction recently. Dark ruby colour. Dark berries, blackberry, boysenberry, dark cherry, dark plum, some chocolate, light graphite, and spice, with medium-level acidity, fine, well-integrated tannin and good length. The medium-bodied, medium-concentrated, medium complex wine is smoothly textured and well balanced. It benefited from aeration. By day two, the wine is even smoother, very integrated and quite harmonious. Early maturity. Drink or hold, depending on your preference. (1547 views) | | | Tasted by S-C-S on 1/11/2020 & rated 92 points: It was worth to wait ... don’t drink Bordeaux to young. (2464 views) | | | Tasted by vinero on 10/22/2018 & rated 92 points: Real dark in the glass, relatively modest nose. Initially still a bit closed, but after 1-2 hours opening up. Powerfull, lots of pure fruit and a long finish. This is very good indeed. Can keep easily and currently decant recommended. (2931 views) | | | Tasted by S-C-S on 3/31/2018 & rated 90 points: Drink now (3398 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 12/9/2017 & rated 89 points: (Single-blind tasting)
Full, dense, plumcake and earth. A bit unyielding. Lacks some depths.
Medium-fullish, tight, some tannic structure. Good fruit, integrated oak. Inky with plum, butter and some jam. Descent length. A bit four-square.
Not correctly identified in our 2001 tasting. OK showing. (3358 views) | | | Tasted by S-C-S on 5/30/2017 & rated 88 points: Not balancend, to acid (3823 views) | | | Tasted by quinihno on 1/5/2016 & rated 80 points: Thin and acidic - not to my taste and a poor offering really (5870 views) | | | Tasted by Tavastgatan on 12/24/2015 & rated 91 points: @Fred_Lund: I doubt that recent vintages will turn out as classic as this. Drinkability level expert. (5629 views) | | | Tasted by Sundbyberg on 5/9/2015 & rated 91 points: Last glass from a bottle that was opened the previous evening. Very fresh fruit and good spices and truffles. Improves with 10 minutes in the glass. (6509 views) | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 3/5/2015 & rated 92 points: Dark red with a nose of vanilla, toast and game. A full bodied fruit bomb that is concentrated and powerful. Lovely flavours of cranberries and blackberries. Still quite tannic and yet to develop much secondary flavours so confident of having a long life ahead. Quite surprisingly this is as 'old' as 2001 as it comes across much younger. A step up from the Grand Cru Classe's I had the week before (La Tour Figeac 09 and Corbin 09) as felt this had more depth and concentration.
Drink now-2025 (6670 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 1/14/2014 & rated 90 points: Beau claret frais et terreux avec encore pas mal de vie.
Le nez est beau, beaucoup de fruits rouges avec une pointe de boisé et de terre.
En bouche, encore assez ample et fruité, des mures et du graphites avec de beaux tannins fins et une belles acidité.
Finale de bonne longueur. (7625 views) | | | Tasted by Brett Pitt on 11/29/2013 & rated 91 points: Really good! (77 views) | | | Tasted by Sweet Nancy on 6/16/2013: Dark color with sediment. Decanted. Dark fruit and spice on the nose. Sour cherry and dark fruit with soft sweet tannins on the palate. Some coffee and char on the finish. Paired with grilled rib eyes. (6296 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 1/4/2013 & rated 91 points: Joli nez de sous-bois, avec un peu de confiture de fruit des champs, du chocolat. Très belle finesse en bouche, c'est équilibré et très agréable, un très beau vin de gastronomie, subtil. La finale manque toutefois de complexité pour prétendre au titre de grand vin. 91 pts (7016 views) | | | Tasted by Nubian on 1/1/2013 & rated 91 points: Great pleasure to drink today, classic, structured is meeting a more extravagant style. (5248 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 11/27/2012 & rated 91 points: Soft, round and luscious in texture, this truffle, black cherry, stone and licorice infused wine is drinking great today. (5994 views) | | | Tasted by wynnewood500 on 9/16/2012: Dense, opaque color. Moderate to big nose, not displaying much complexity. Spicy flavors with well integrated tannins. Thoroughly enjoyed both before dinner and with steak. (4491 views) | | | Tasted by Marcyrillo on 9/2/2011 & rated 92 points: Fomos no Due Cocchi e comemos um brasato que estava excelente. Os aromas sao de otima complexidade, frutas vermelhas, boa presenca de madeira. Na boca um vinho bem equilibrado, acidez otima, retrogosto frutado e uma vontade de continuar tomando. Fantastico. Deve evoluir ainda mais apesar de enorme prazer neste momento. (5208 views) | | | Tasted by wynnewood500 on 7/3/2011: Deep dense almost black color. Full bodied flavors. Definitely some teeth coating tannin there. Lots of life left but very drinkable. (4548 views) | | | Tasted by darrenhe on 6/12/2011 & rated 85 points: Classic right bank with some age. Nice nose, a bit barnyard, well defined and constructed palate. Nice deep sweet core. Very sweaty and had some sort of goatish tinge to it. This wine has underlined why I prefer left bank........everything is here but lacks any kind of finesse and elegence...... (4609 views) | | | Tasted by Ken332 on 2/19/2011 & rated 92 points: Opened and double decanted about 3 hours before drinking. Glass is full of wonderful round Merlot fruit, classic St. Emilion. Initial flavors are fruit, wood (cedar and oak), some acidity. moderate tanins, and light astringency, moderately long finish. This is an excellent wine. To be served with Marinated (Teriyaki) NY Strip steak. Highly recommended. (4675 views) | | | Tasted by Grapeskull on 6/4/2010: Very dark, dense colour.
Ridiculously dominating aroma of butter. Nothing else gets past it for 10 minutes. But unlike most diacetyl orgies one might be exposed to, this is actually enjoyable, however slightly comical. Other aromas can be detected. Newly harvested potatoes, parsley, sausage, sap, pine needles, moist moss, cherries, tobacco and a little blueberry jam. There’s also a minty freshness.
Really inky in the mouth. Compact and concentrated with lots of lush, dark fruit, nice, soft tannins and chocolate bitterness, balanced by a long, perky acid. The oak is integrated to the point that you forget about it. This wine develops nicely in the glass, revealing licorice, blackberry and oranges, while the butter turns less aggressive. (5638 views) | | | Tasted by sterin on 11/15/2009 & rated 92 points: Drinking very well right now, but will last many more years. (5505 views) | | | Tasted by steffenpelz on 5/17/2009: Started out very, very oaky on night 1. Tonight, after an extra day of aeration in the cellar, this wsa much better. Although nobody would mistake this for traditional St. Emilion wine, this was nevertheless good. Cassis, blackberry, plum, and a very round and supple texture made this a fine drink, although not mind-bending. Has 5 years left in the tank before going into decline, but it's ready to drink now. I could be wrong, but I think the oak will integrate with some more time. (5760 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, A Beautiful Stay: Beau-Séjour Bécot 1970-2015 (Apr 2018) (4/18/2018)
(Beau-séjour Bécot Beau-séjour Bécot Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/6/2007)
(Ch Beau-Séjour Bécot St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/12/2007)
(Ch Beau-Séjour Bécot St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/5/2006)
(Ch Beau-Séjour Bécot St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108
(Beau-Sejour-Becot Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102
(Beau-Sejour-Becot Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/22/2002)
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About the Winery Beau-Sejour-Becot
Situated on the St Martin de Mazerat plateau, immediately to the west of the
old town, Beau-Séjour Bécot lies in the very heart of the Saint-Emilion
appellation area. Since Gallo-Roman times, the site has been devoted to
wine growing. The monks of Saint-Martin de Mazerat in the Middle
Ages, followed by the Gères, lords of Camarsac fostered this know-how
in their turn. In 1722 one of their descendants, Jeanne de Gères, brought
the Domaine de Peycoucou – the peak where the cuckoo sings – into the
estate of the Carles de Figeac family on her marriage. In 1787 General
Jacques de Carles, who wished to leave to posterity the memory of the
pleasure he had enjoyed in living there, renamed the estate Beau-Séjour.
Through sales and legacies - General Jacques de Carles was without
successors - Beau-Séjour eventually came into the possession in 1924 of
Doctor Jean Fagouet, who enlarged the vineyard, increasing its surface
area to 10.5 hectares (26 acres). Michel Bécot, born into a wine growing
family who had lived in Saint-Emilion since 1760 and owner of the
neighbouring Château La Carte since 1929, purchased the estate in 1969.
In 1979, the Bécot family further enlarged the estate with the purchase
of 4.5 hectares (11 acres) on the Trois Moulins plateau. The estate,
which then became known as Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, is today a
substantial 16.6-hectare (41-acre) holding on a perfectly uniform terroir.
Michel Bécot retired in 1985, turning over the management of the
Château to his two sons Gérard and Dominique.
About the Wine
"The wine is a blend of 70% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon - the grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats, and the wine is matured in oak barriques (50-70% new) for 18-20 months. The ubiquitous Michel Rolland is a consultant at Beau-Séjour Bécot and the wines, not surprisingly, are full-bodied, concentrated and rich with layers of seductive cassis-scented fruits and hints of smoky new oak." Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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