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Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
This red/purple-colored offering reveals a sweet toasty oak character, wonderful ripeness, full-bodied opulence, superb purity, a layered mouthfeel, high but ripe tannin, and an underlying minerality and crispness from the vintage's acid profile. This wine appears to just be coming off of malolactic fermentation, and it will benefit from several years of bottle age. It should keep for two decades or more. The natural alcohol came in at 14%.Proprietor Gerard Becot's 40-acre vineyard, planted in pure limestone, is relatively large for St.-Emilion. The final blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon represents a sweet, rich, concentrated 2008 that competes favorably with the 2005.
Blackish crimson. Slightly burnt tinge on the nose. Sweet chocolatey start. Sinewy, polished but it does remind me a little more of Mendoza than St-Émilion. Very drying finish. Mouthful of ripe fruit, that's for sure.
Tasted ex-château and single blind in Southwold. The Beauséjour Bécot 2008 is a little oaky on the nose, but it displays attractive purity with red cherries and raspberry fruit, offering floral, violet scents with aeration. Very pretty. The palate is medium-bodied with restrained tannins, the finish having "calmed down" since 2010 and showing much more poise and elegance. Tasted January 2012.