Chateau Beau Sejour Becot 2023

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The first vintage produced in the estate's highly functional new winery, the 2023 Beau-Séjour Bécot has turned out beautifully and looks likely to rival or surpass the brilliant 2022. Unfurling in the glass with notes of raspberries, dark berries and minty cherries mingled with notions of iris, wisteria and lilac, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, with a suave attack that prefaces a cool, complete core of fruit that's pure, perfumed and mineral, concluding with a long, saline finish. It's a blend of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc that was harvested from September 7 to October 4, sub-block by sub-block."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A wine with very bright and al-dente fruit. Aromas and flavors of redcurrants and minerals with lavender and chalk. Medium to full body and a solid core of tannins integrated with the dark fruit. Toned-muscle quality to the tannins. Fresh and vibrant at the end. Pure fruit. Energy. 77% merlot and 23% cabernet franc."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Floral, dunkelbeerig, sehr klar. Geschmeidig im Ansatz, aber nicht im Übermaß weich, dann entfaltet sich ein griffiges Tannin in mittelhoher Menge, Saft und Säure geben Eleganz, eine gut ausgeprägte Mineralität gibt Spannung und Energie. Die Stoffigkeit kommt ohne Härte aus, sehr gute Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial."