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96-99 WINESPECTATOR: "Juicy and forward in feel, with fresh plum, blackberry and anise notes. Dense, but still silky and refined in feel, revealing a long mineral echo through the finish. This is so pure, it seems almost too easy to drink already, just as you realize how ridiculously long it is.—J.M."
95-97 JEB DUNNUCK: "Tasted on two separate occasions, the 2018 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot is a brilliant wine based on 80% Merlot, 15% Caberne...
Wine Description
The Story
A Premier Grand Cru Classé B, Château Beau-Séjour Bécot shines bright in the Saint-Émilion appellation, on the right bank of Bordeaux.
Enjoying a superb location on the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion, Château Beau-Séjour Bécot reigns over a vineyard of nearly 18 hectares of vines planted on clay-limestone soils. The estate is planted with Merlot(80%), Cabernet Franc (15%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (5%).
...Wine Information
For this great 2018 vintage, the grape harvest began with Merlot on September 12th and ended with Cabernet on October 10th. The grapes were picked with careful plot selection and the vinifications carried out with manual punch-downs and a traditional alcoholic fermentation in inverted truncated vats. Slow and gentle extractions were preferred.
An exceptional Premier Grand Cru Classé, Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2018 displays all the grandeur ...
Vintage 2018
Report and recommendations for the 2018 Bordeaux vintage
by Andrew Caillard MW
2018 is an exceptional year. Bordeaux whites and Sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective, the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub-regions produced examples of very good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally, the largest estates have made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major...
