Tasting Notes
Neal Martin 95
The 2010 Beau-Séjour Bécot was picked between 5 and 22 October. This has an outstanding bouquet that is superior to anything that preceded it: a mixture of red and black fruit, undergrowth, minerals, iris and crushed violet. The oak here is seamlessly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine line of acidity, quite sensual in the mouth, especially for a 2010, that makes this more approachable that many of its peers. There is immense depth and certainly it constitutes the most powerful Bécot to date. Yet the precision and detail on the finish takes it to a higher level than the 2009 and you come away with the feeling that this is a benchmark for the Bécot family. Patience will be needed, but will be repaid. Tasted at the château.
Anticipated maturity: 2018-2040
Vinous 93
Bright red-ruby. Complex, inviting nose combines black raspberry, licorice, mocha and mineral notes of flint and graphite. Suave, seamless and perfumed, with lovely integrated acidity giving shape to the sweet, fleshy, concentrated flavors of currant and graphite. Very ripe, rich and chewy but not overextracted. Finishes silky and long, with sound acids and very smooth tannins. An excellent vintage for this chateau.
Wine Advocate 92
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Beau-Sejour Becot reveals a lifted, slightly acetone-scented nose over a core of baked blackberries and prunes plus wafts of dried bay leaves, pencil lead and tilled soil. Full-bodied, the palate is pleasantly tart with firm, sturdy tannins supporting the generous herb-laced black fruit preserves, finishing a tad chewy.
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2032
Jeff Leve 94
With deep color, the wine offers silky, polished textures, sweet dark berries, licorice, crushed stone and ripe tannins. On the palate, the rich wine ends with layers of plush, ripe, generous fruits, that will only get better with time.
James Suckling 95
Wonderful nose with loads of dark chocolate, plums and some coffee. Opens up with orange peel, leather and vanilla. Full and round on palate with beautiful fruit and sweet polished tannins. Long and gorgeous with a really smooth texture. Drink from 2017.
