The 2020 Beau-Séjour Bécot, a Bordeaux blend from Saint-Émilion, France, is a wine that has captured the attention of several renowned critics. The blend consists of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Its vivid purple hue and complex profile reflect a meticulous approach to winemaking, with grapes harvested between September 8th and September 29th, 2020.
James Suckling awarded this wine an impressive 97 points, praising its "fantastic finish with crushed blackberries and raspberries and salt undertones." He highlighted its "full-bodied, yet really racy and polished" character, with "fine, intense tannins."
Jeff Leve, also giving it 97 points, noted the wine's "wealth of flowers" and its "multiple-layers of crushed stones, sensuous fruits, velvet-tannins and long, expansive, lifted finish." He described it as a new level of quality for Beau-Séjour Bécot, suggesting a promising future for this estate.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and Vinous both rated the wine at 95 points. William Kelley from the Wine Advocate mentioned its "deep and concentrated" nature, with a "vibrant core of fruit" and "polished tannins," while Neal Martin from Vinous appreciated its "precise, focused and mineral-driven red fruit."
Decanter also gave it a 95, highlighting its "velvety rich deep blue fruits" and "layered blueberry and raspberry with smoked almonds and mocha on the finish." The review emphasized the quality and precision of the winemaking process, backed by a detailed understanding of the terroir.
Jeb Dunnuck, with a 95-point rating, described it as "a brilliant wine" with a "liquid rock-like sense of minerality." The wine's ability to balance freshness with depth is echoed by Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, underscoring its impressive structure and potential for aging.