2005 Beau-Sejour Becot (St-Emilion)
- Producer:
- Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot
- Origin:
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St-Emilion,
Right bank,
Bordeaux,
FRANCE,
- Wine colour:
- red
- Wine style:
- dry
- Dominant grape:
- Merlot
- Closure style:
- cork
- Classification:
- Premier grands crus classe B
- Maturity:
- drink or keep
Uncorked:
Robert Parker:
The bottled 2005 Beau Sejour Becot confirms that this is the finest effort from this estate in the thirty years I have been covering Bordeaux. A classic blend of 70% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, it is an intense, full-bodied St.-Emilion revealing notes of espresso roast, chocolate, blackberries, licorice, and truffles. With sweet but noticeable tannins, good acidity, and a powerful, long finish, this textbook St.-Emilion cuts a swath between the modern school of winemaking and the traditionalists. Drink 2015-2030+. 94 points
Staphen Tanzer:
Very ripe but lively aromas of kirsch, licorice, bitter chocolate, nuts and violet. Dense and sweet but vibrant, with a medicinal reserve and terrific grip to the superripe fruit and bitter chocolate flavors. Wonderfully rich, pliant wine with late-arriving tannins and a terrific spine for a slow evolution in bottle. Much more tightly wound today than the Becot family`s La Gomerie, but there`s plenty of fat fruit lurking.
Scores
94 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, April 2008
93-95 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, April 2007
92 points, Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, May/Jun 2008