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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cubswinws on 2/16/2024 & rated 93 points: Young with moderate tannic structure. Good fruit profile and I suspect waiting 4-5 years will be kind to this wine. (2389 views) | | | Tasted by Tgood on 7/8/2023 & rated 95 points: Black w crimson highlights as viewed upon backlit spin - ready complex nose of blackberry and black cherry along with cacoa powder and peppermint and fresh flowers too - perfume lifts even higher intraorally where the aromas and flavors are buoyed by regally fine sandy tannins and ample acids helping keep everything crisp and focused. Bests Larcis Ducasse’s ‘18 also enjoyed recently. (4880 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 5/4/2023 & rated 92 points: Served blind. This was the youngest wine at our tasting but was drinking well at this young age. I previously had the 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2009 vintages of this Right Bank wine and this bottle fell in the middle of those qualitatively. A dry medium bodied wine. Notes of black olives, iron and raspberry. Firm tannins. An earthy finish. 92 points. (5010 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 4/29/2023 & rated 93 points: 4th Saturday Brown Bagger (EBCC): Double blind. Raspberry, herb and plum notes. Black fruit and chocolate on the palate; nicely ripe but not overdone. Excellent. (V&M) (4928 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 9/18/2022 & rated 92 points: A great wine but not as fun to drink as it was a year ago. Lost the joyous baby fat and beginning to tighten up as it enters transition. Double Decanted 5 hours , maybe was a mistake. (7500 views) | | | Tasted by stschutz on 4/30/2022 & rated 97 points: Incredible. Don't drink this now, unless you want to know what young Bordeaux near perfection tastes like. Eternal nose of wet earth, seaside, oyster shell, and limestone, educates to the core. Baby fat, tannins, dark beautiful fruit, makes you realize how beautiful it is to drink this even too young. I learned something tonight though. Exquisite as this is, it lacks the layers and velvety tannins right now that make the 2016 La Mission Haut Brion so special. Such a strange difference in quality, yet both so close to perfection. (7810 views) | | | Tasted by jonboy74 on 4/23/2022 & rated 94 points: Drinking very well. 5 hr decant, loving it. No idea why people say this is a napa-style bdx. glad i loaded up on these (6128 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 4/14/2022 & rated 93 points: Tried one of these to see if it was as open and California-like as some comments below. This still felt quite closed to me - the quality is there, but just still tightly-wound. 93+pts. Didn't really hold up on the 3rd day. Will need to try and forget about the rest of these I have for the next few years. (6030 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 2/16/2022 & rated 95 points: OK, this is where French wines are starting to kick the shit out of Napa wines. Far from French, but most definitely rich, opulent, full throttle, and a fantastic value if this is what you’re looking for. This is sweet, plush, cozy, dry, sexy, and very long. My only beef with this is the sweetness, but if I store it in the Napa section of my cellar and remember why I put it there on the drunken nights when I rummage for something to keep the fun rolling, this will blow minds! I think this is already at its best. Welcome to the right bank of Bordeaux 2018! Drink over next 5 to 7 years. (7732 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 1/10/2022 & rated 88 points: A ton of oak up front, which thankfully settles down over a few hours. Well-made in a modern/international style, not overly big, but somewhat anonymous, aside from the stony limestone-imparted mineral nature. Dense fruit is a bit monolithic at this point, with a bit of unintegrated tartness as well. Pretty dried florals on the finish. Not sure if it will blossom with time, but disappointing for now. (5949 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 11/25/2021 & rated 95 points: In a really plush ripe rich delicious phase right now. Plunder over the next 6-12 months before close down begins. Beautiful fresh dark plum chocolate truffle and hint of cranberry. No decant needed, didn’t change much over a couple of hours, possibly fattened a bit. Worth opening a bottle, loving these plush 2018s. (5142 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 8/30/2021 & rated 95 points: This is another over the top Saint Emilion that is very well crafted, but overly sweet for my taste and expectation from a young Bordeaux. This is very deep and super concentrated in appearance and yes its in excellent balance. Its a blizzard of red and black fruit with excellent wood treatment that comes across as a decimation of fine baking spices. Very cozy and fuzzy in feel. Really rich and long...Just too much going on to make any particularly distinct statement. California wine lovers will dig this! Drink or Hold (6936 views) | | | Tasted by Roberto Mangioni on 5/21/2021 & rated 90 points: Flat wine, disappointing, a regular Bordeaux (6645 views) | | | Tasted by Jozefs on 5/12/2021 & rated 93 points: Of course very young and primary, will improve. (5676 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/9/2021 & rated 97 points: Deeply colored, the wine is all about its sensuality. Texturally, the wine is silk and velvet with its layers of sweet, luscious plums, cherries, smoke and licorice. Full-bodied with a fabulous depth of flavor, seamless textures, vibrancy and purity of fruit, this is just great. The silky finish coats your mouth with flavor and the essence of pure fruit as it builds and expands. The wine is a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.. If I hadn't tasted the 2019, or heard about the 2020, I would have said this was the finest vintage ever produced at Beau-Sejour Becot. (7830 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 2/9/2021 & rated 89 points: This starts out big and blowsy and it had me worried. Fortunately it comes into focus after awhile and picks up the precision and succulence that I've really enjoyed in the wines coming out of this property the last few years, with a fruit profile reminiscent of blackberries on the edge of ripeness even though it had had seemed well over the edge not much earlier. Still, I can't shake the feeling that whatever was causing that initial blowsiness baked some of the detail out of it, since it seems to be missing the je ne sais quoi that made the 2015 a great vintage and this one merely good. (9095 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/31/2021 & rated 90 points: The 2018 Beau-Séjour Bécot leads with a deep, rich nose, opulently textured and sporting black cherries, raspberry jam, bitter chocolate, and a subtle, almost green Chartreuse-like herbal note. Quite full on the palate but, as plush as this feels, the alcohol really powers through and dominates the finish.
So... where does this go? Does the fruit continue to expand and expand, balancing the heat? Or does the heat grow increasingly conspicuous as the fruit mellows after 5, 10, 15 years, posing a boozy sword of Damocles? I like the nose here and with food, you can probably cope with the alcohol. But I can’t arrive at a place of unreserved praise. (7173 views) | | | Tasted by R J Lewis on 10/13/2020: N: high-toned aromas, dark ripe fruits, touch of meat.
P: really quite rich and ripe. Turning meaty and savoury already but there is plenty of deep fruit to like. Quite high tannins, chewy texture. Good for earlier drinking for those liking muscular wines. (3767 views) | | | Tasted by Mascarello59 on 10/3/2019 & rated 93 points: 2018 Bordeaux tasting event (Stockholm): Aromatic, well balanced with red and blue fruit. Good long balanced finish and very good value. 92-93p (10700 views) | | | Tasted by rossi.wine on 7/3/2019 & rated 95 points: Tasted next to the 2009. Plummy dark fruit and some red fruit on the nose, spices, floral notes, crushed stones as well. Very lifted and pretty. On the palate great precision, very fresh and pure with ripe, polished tannins and a bright, mineral finish. Very long and fine. Impressive. 94-95+ (7579 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/19/2019 & rated 97 points: Just when I was sure the 2016 Beau-Sejour Becot was the best wine ever produced at the property, along comes the 2018! Deep in color, the wine shows a strong floral and mint accent with dark chocolate, black plums and even darker cherries. This is the highest level of concentration experienced with their wine, but it is also remarkably energetic. There is lift, vibrancy, minerality and multiple platforms of fleshy, opulent, sensual ripe, dark pit fruits. The silky finish coats your mouth with flavor and the essence of pure fruit. This is perfectly balanced between power and sensuality. The wine is a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aging in a combination of 65% new, French oak with 35% of the wine raised in amphora and used oak casks. The Merlot was harvested from September 12-25 and the Cabernet's was picked between October 4 and October 10. 96-98 Pts (10842 views) |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/19/2022)
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Decanter, Style-shift in St-Emilion (4/1/2021)
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Vinous, The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021) (3/21/2021)
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JebDunnuck.com, 2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle (3/11/2021)
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021) (3/1/2021)
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Winedoctor, February 2021 (2/1/2021)
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Decanter, Bordeaux in bottle 2018 (11/10/2020)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/13/2020)
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Vinous, The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019) (11/1/2019)
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JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur (5/1/2019)
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Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 St-Émilion Part 1 (4/3/2019)
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019) (4/1/2019)
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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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