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 | 2022 Ch. Beau Séjour Bécot - Saint Emilion 1er GCC | € 75,00 (€ 90,75) |
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Beau Séjour Becot maakte in 2022 zijn allergrootste wijn. Het is “Wine of the Vintage” niveau. De neus is floraal en hoogtonig dankzij het verdubbeld aandeel Cabernet Franc in assemblage (22%): de fraîcheur eigen aan 2022 lacht je dus toe en straalt doorheen koel kersenfruit. De bijna Pinot-achtige zuiverheid is “élégantissime”. Dit is tegelijk intens, volmaakt en uber-smakelijk. Dit wonder doet dingen met een mens! Beau Séjour Bécot staat sinds 2018 op de top van zijn kunnen en de familie houdt de vinger op de pols. Dat belooft... Bravo aan Juliette Bécot en hun ster-oenoloog, wunderkind Thomas Duclos. De scores zijn consistent hoog (en potentieel 100 voor Antonio Galloni en Jeff Leve). De bezoeker kijkt om zich heen en aanschouwt het befaamde plateau argilo-calcaire op het westelijk plateau van Saint Emilion, op de parochie Saint-Martin de Mazerat. Het zijn 17 ha aangeplant met 76% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc en 2% Cabernet Sauvignon op een densiteit van 7.200 wijnstokken per hectare. De oogst vond plaats 5-19/9 voor Merlot en 13-23/9 voor Cabernets met een rendement van 33 hl/ha. 14,5%vol met pH 3,55. Elevage tot 16 maand op 55% nieuwe eik, 20% barrique d’un an, 25% amfores en foudres van 20hl. Er worden 75.000 flessen geproduceerd. 6.250 kistjes zullen hopelijk zoveel mogelijk mensen gelukkig maken... We hopen dat u zich kan rekenen tot deze fijnbekken en cognoscenti. Prijs is een non-issue als uw “pasport to heaven” ervan afhangt, maar we geven toch mee dat deze wijn van het jaar uiterst voordelig is geprijsd gezien de kwaliteit. IN DE PERS 97 William Kelley – The Wine Advocate - robertparker.com (Maart 2025) The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot has turned out brilliantly in bottle. Wafting from the glass with a complex bouquet of sweet wild berries mingled with rose petals, orange zest, violets, gentian and espresso roast, it's full-bodied, supple and suave, with a deep core of cool, layered fruit, beautifully vibrant flavors and polished structuring tannins, concluding with a saline finish. As I wrote when I tasted it from barrel, this is a Saint-Émilion of breathtaking perfume and harmony that will be worth a special effort to seek out. Drink 2027-2055. 96-98 William Kelley – The Wine Advocate Issue 266 - robertparker.com (April 2023) With the 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot, this estate has taken another step up the ranks in Saint-Émilion, producing a wine of breathtaking perfume and harmony that will be worth a special effort to seek out. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries, violets, lilac, raw cocoa and forest floor, it's medium to full-bodied, seamless and complete, with an ample and enveloping core of weightless fruit, beautifully powdery tannins and a long, saline, resonant finish. Recently planted massale selection Cabernet Franc is now producing meaningful yields at this address, so this cépage now represents 22% of the blend, complemented by 2% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot. The team harvested only in the mornings, picking Merlot from 5-18 September and Cabernet from 13-23 September, sub-block by sub-block. 100 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Januari 2025) The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot is a total stunner. What a wine! The 2022 was magnificent en primeur, and it is all that from bottle. The aromatics alone are mesmerizing. Crushed rose petal, mint, blood orange, new leather and cedar meld into a core of pliant red-toned fruit. More than anything else, I am so impressed with the wine's precision and finesse. I have never tasted a Beau-Séjour Bécot like this. Drink 2030-2062. 98-100 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Mei 2023) The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot has a bit more Cabernet Franc than most years, which comes through immediately in the wine's aromatic profile. Dark, rich and expressive., the 2022 is seriously impressive. Crushed flowers, herbs, mint, blood orange and red-toned fruit all build into a sumptuous, majestic finish that just explodes on the back end. The 2022 is one of the very finest editions of Beau-Séjour Bécot I can remember tasting. It is a great, great wine. Drink 2032-2052. 95-97 Lisa Perrotti-Brown – thewineindependent.com (Mei 2023) A blend of 76% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2022 Beau-Sejour Becot has more Cabernet Franc than any previous vintage. The pH is 3.55 pH and it has a deep purple-black color. Notions of blackcurrant jelly, blackberry pie, and warm plums jump from the glass, followed by suggestions of cedar chest, Sichuan pepper, and garrigue. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of juicy black fruit flavors, with bright acidity and ripe, rounded tannins, finishing long and earthy. Drink 2029-2059. 17+/20 James Lawther – jancisrobinson.com (Mei 2023) 76% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cask sample. The change to a more refined style clearly marked. Juicy, fresh and floral with a feather-light touch to the palate. Substance and structure, though, the tannins plentiful and long. Clean, refreshing finish, the limestone terroir apparent. 14.5%. Drink 2030– 2042. 96 Jane Anson – janeanson.com (Mei 2023) This has double the amount of Cabernet Franc in the blend as of this year after vineyard restructuring, and the chalkiness of the limestone helps underline the curling peony and violet floral character on the opening beats, balancing the intensity of the vintage. Plenty of blueberry and damson fruit, with bitter cocoa bean and coffee, saffran and smoked dried herbs. Highly successful. No irrigation, instead used cover crops, and reduced the height of the canopy by 15cm to limit the transevaporation. Cold maceration for 10-15 days, 55% new oak, 30% oak casks, and amphoras. Jean de Cournuaud technical director. 33hl/h yield after frost impact, harvest September 5 to 23. The new cellar will be ready for the end of August for the 2023 vintage. Drink 2030-2048. 95-97 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (Mei 2023) Tasted on multiple occasions, the 2022 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot aways impressed, and I think it's clearly one of the finest vintages for this château. Including more Cabernet Franc than usual and a blend of 76% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, its ruby/purple hue is followed by a pure, ultra-fine, seamless Saint-Emilion with a wonderful core of black raspberry fruits supported by beautifully complex notes of chalky minerality, flowery incense, tobacco, and graphite. Medium to full bodied, with beautiful tannins and a great finish, this is never the most massive or concentrated wine in a vintage, yet it shines for its incredible sense of elegance, finesse, and complexity. The élevage here will span 18 months in 55% new French oak, and this hit 14.5% natural alcohol with a pH of 3.55. It will drink well for 30+ years. 96 Georgina Hindle – decanter.com (Mei 2023) Floral notes on the nose. Tangy and sharp, lively and bright straight away, sweet and sour, so energetic and lively with a mineral grip from the fine, firm, grippy tannins. Lovely precision and almost delicate presentation of fruit. You really feel the mineral, salty, tangy aspect of the fruit, nothing feels overworked, all in balance, really quite thrilling and electric. Great purity and focus. Scintillating yet still with a lovely volume and roundness accented by tobacco, clove, liquorice and cinnamon touches. Really well worked and fresh - this feels very modern with such control to the fruit, tannins, acidity giving overall depth and complexity. Elegant but confident, taking the best density from clay density and freshness from limestone. A very singular charm with this wine. 3.55pH. 10% press wine. Drink 2029-2050. 96-98 Ella Lister – lefigaro.fr (Mei 2023) - «Tout à fait enjôleur» La minéralité domine au nez, liftée, puis des fleurs printanières s'expriment, avant qu'un fruit rouge croquant ne s'installe, pour un nez tout à fait enjôleur. Merveilleusement souple, soyeux, caressant en bouche, avec de jolis fruits rouges très frais. Un goût très pur, avec des notes de fleurs. Le milieu de bouche est fantastiquement soyeux, fluide, aérien, avec une finale raffinée et un petit goût de reviens-y. 98-100 Jeff Leve – thewinecellarinsider.com (Mei 2023) The bouquet of red and purple flowers stands out in the nose before you get to the sweet, red, black and blue fruits, licorice and spice. On the palate the wine is incredibly dense, sensuous, opulent and deep. Yet, with all the concentration, the wine is weightless, and effortless to drink. On the mid-palate, the waves of fruits keep coming as they coat your palate. The purity in the fruit, the energy, length, balance, and complexity is at a new level here. The seamless finish, with its ocean of berries, topped by a salty, crushed stones hits the 60 second mark. The best part of the experience is the velvet-drenched-texture that needs to be experienced. The wine blends 76% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5%, ABV, 3.55 pH. The harvest took place, September 5 - September 26. Yields were 33 hectoliters per hectare. Make no mistake, this is the best wine ever produced at Beau-Sejour Becot. Drink 2027-2060. 95-97 Alexandre Ma – alexandrema.com (Mei 2023) Beau Séjour BécotBeau Séjour Bécot bezit heel precies 17ha 24a 23 ca argilo-calcaire op het plateau in het Westen van Saint Emilion. We spreken over 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, en 5% Cabernet Sauvignon die gemiddeld 45 jaar oud waren in 2018 en aangeplant zijn op een densiteit van 6.600 wijnstokken per hectare. De familie Bécot is eigenaar sinds de jaren 1960. Juliette Bécot en Julien Barthe staan sinds 2018 alleen aan het roer en worden bijgestaan door de steroenoloog van het moment: Thomas Duclos. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||