Chateau Joanin Becot 2025

Jeb Dunnuck: Black raspberry, cassis, graphite, sappy flowers, and some chalky minerality all emerge from the 2025 Château Joanin Bécot, a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc from Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It's medium-bodied on the palate, beautifully balanced, and elegantly textured, with fine, polished tannins. It's another brilliant wine from this family that readers should snatch up, and it will stand side by side with a brilliant Saint-Émilion. Buy a case and thank me later."

Vinum: Kühl und steinig, kalkig geprägt, strahlende, rote Frucht; am Gaumen mit süssfruchtigem Auftakt, cremig, rund, breitet sich aus, baut Druck auf, wird am mittleren Gaumen vertikaler, endet sehr delikat und mit guter Länge. Ein preisgünstiger Wein, der sein Terroir gekonnt widerspiegelt."

Decanter: Wonderful fragrance on the nose, smells gorgeous with ripe back fruit and wild purple flowers. Sapid and lithe, this is fresh and so fruity - really forward and alive. So juicy, almost tart but more like freshly picked strawberry juice with a citrus tang to the acidity as well as a chalky base. Mouthwatering but also ripe in terms of fleshy tannins and fresh acidity. A lovely combination with a lot going on. So ripe in terms of texture - velvety and almost creamy - but so fresh - cool mint, aniseed, slate and flint with that liquorice bite on the finish. A yield of 39hl/ha. 3.50pH."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Flowers, licorice, and dark, black cherries with a hint of truffle show easily in the perfume. The medium-bodied palate is loaded with sweet, creamy, juicy, black cherries, plums, and the right amount of chocolate to round everything out. The wine is a blend of 85% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. The wine is produced from some of the oldest vines in the appellation, with vines dating back to 1870! Drink from 2028-2042."

Wine Advocate: Another sleeper of the vintage, the 2025 Joanin Bécot is as gourmand and energetic as ever, revealing aromas of iris, lilac, dark berries and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, juicy and enveloping, it’s tense and vibrant, built around a perfumed, fruit-driven mid-palate that leads to an ethereal, floral finish. It's a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 Joanin Bécot comes bounding out with ready-to-go notes of juicy blueberries and black raspberries, plus suggestions of anise, mint tea, and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers chalky tannins and a refreshing backbone to match the exuberant blue and black fruit layers, finishing with a skip in its step. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc."

Jane Anson: Vivid and bright violet, red cherry, saffron, anis, lemongrass, slate, a ton of definition if austere at this early stage. New winery since September 2023. Juliette Bécot owner. An excellent estate that 8 years ago began a vineyard restructuration, letting certain plots rest for 5-6 years, plus new massal selection of Cabernet Franc. High vineyard at 130m altitude, and this is a reflection of its soils. 39 hl/ha. 3.50 pH. Harvest September 14 to 19. Thomas Duclos consultant."