Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2024

Bright ruby; expressive yet profound, herb-cured bacon, ripe blackberries, currants, cold fireplace, with plenty of minerality in this bouquet, a true sniffing wine; taut palate, densely built, the finest tannins, crisp, ripe fruit, the acidity together with the tannins gives a very good structure, the wine shows elegance, breed, precision and tension; finishes very long, saline and fresh. Exceptionally well made.

Gorgeous fragrance, really quite deep and vivid, almost an opulence to the perfumed nose. Generous and filling, smooth, silky, round and so vibrant. Juicy and lifted but still with structure – this has acidity, a cool freshness, super fine silky tannins and a soft push from start to finish. Feels super classic and classy, refined and elegant with cool blue fruit and lots of saltiness, but so distinguished. You really feel the limestone in the glass. Still serious, you feel the Cabernet spiciness but you don't get the impression they struggled with ripeness at all. A great glass. Sappy, fruity, clean and salty. A true wine of place. A yield of 32hl/ha, 3.40pH.

The intensity, length, and purity are impossible to ignore this year. The wine offers strong floral characteristics coupled with sweet, ripe red cherries, licorice, black raspberries, and a hint of cocoa. It is silky, elegant, long, and refined. The fruit is incredibly soft, pure, and mineral-driven, providing touches of salt and spice that enhance the wine's sapidity. The wine is aged in 50% new French oak barrels, along with foudres and amphora. The blend is 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV, 3.5 pH. The harvest took place from September 25 to October 4. Drink from 2029–2052. 94–96 pts

A majestic, opulent nose that envelops the senses, asserting itself gently with black and purple fruits overflowing from the glass. On the palate, the perfectly ripe fruit is juicy and succulent, with notes of blackberry and black plum, leading to a sapid, spicy finish.

Ruby red colour, vivid reflections, chewy character not just to the tannins but to the fruit, this is on the cool and slim side of the vintage, rose buds, peonies, but with real finesse and character, and excellent texture that keeps focus and interest through the palate, 90-100m on the plâteau, with underground limestone cellars down to 11m. Thomas Duclos consultant. Harvest 25 September to 4 October, latest harvest for Merlot in past 40 years, finishing up this grape on October 3. 3.4 pH 32 hl/ha. Cabernet Franc has been slowly increasing in the vineyard and in the blend of the 1st wine.

Dark, intense color with purple highlights. Very aromatic nose, with ripe, subtle fruit. With a swirl of the glass, it gains a hint of flowers and raspberry. Precise on the attack and fragrant through the mid-palate, the wine melts onto the palate with a fine, silky richness and a gentle sweetness on the finish. Good, sappy length. Reminiscent of Burgundy. Blend: 78% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc. Alcohol: 13.1% - pH: 3.44. Yield: 32 hl/ha. Production: 60,000 bottles.