The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot is a Bordeaux blend from the Saint-Émilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Beau-Séjour-Bécot, has garnered high praise from several professional reviewers, with some considering it the best vintage the estate has ever produced.
Jeff Leve of TheWineCellarInsider.com awarded the wine a perfect score of 100 points, describing it as "incredibly dense, sensuous, opulent and deep," yet "weightless, and effortless to drink." He emphasizes the wine's "purity in the fruit, the energy, length, balance, and complexity," noting that the "seamless finish, with its ocean of berries, topped by a salty, crushed stones hits the 60 second mark." Leve concludes, "Make no mistake, this is the best wine ever produced at Beau-Sejour Becot."
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, represented by William Kelley, also gave the wine an excellent score of 98 points. Kelley commends the wine's "breathtaking perfume and harmony," with aromas of "wild berries, violets, lilac, raw cocoa and forest floor." He praises the medium to full-bodied wine for its "ample and enveloping core of weightless fruit, beautifully powdery tannins and a long, saline, resonant finish."
Jeb Dunnuck, from jebdunnuck.com, rated the wine 97 points, noting its "pure, ultra-fine, seamless" nature. He highlights the wine's "wonderful core of black raspberry fruits supported by beautifully complex notes of chalky minerality, flowery incense, tobacco, and graphite." Dunnuck also mentions that the wine will undergo 18 months of élevage in 55% new French oak and has a natural alcohol content of 14.5%.
Jane Anson, writing for janeanson.com, awarded the wine 96 points. She comments on its "curling peony and violet floral character," balanced by "blueberry and damson fruit, with bitter cocoa bean and coffee, saffron and smoked dried herbs." Anson notes that the vineyard restructuring has doubled the amount of Cabernet Franc in the blend, contributing to the wine's success.
Other notable reviews include Vinous by Antonio Galloni, who gave the wine a perfect score of 100 points, and Decanter, which also rated it 96 points, highlighting its "tangy and sharp, lively and bright" character with a "mineral grip from the fine, firm, grippy tannins."
Overall, the 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot has received universal acclaim for its balance, complexity, and elegance, making it a standout vintage from this esteemed estate.