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An exceptional Premier Grand Cru Classé, Chateau Beau Sejour Becot 2018 displays all the grandeur and elegance of a Saint-Émilion wine born in a magnificent vintage. Dense, rich and explosive, this 2018 Chateau Beau Sejour Becot wine has it all. Soaring aromatics and a huge spine of tannin give the 2018 its regal contours.

The 2018 vintage was barreled down late, and it is still coming together, especially in its aromatics, but its potential is evident. A wine of tremendous character and personality Beau Séeour Bécot dazzles in 2018. It is an utterly captivating Saint-Émilion from Juliette Bécot and Julien Barthe, along with their consulting winemaker Thomas Duclos

This Chateau Beau Sejour Becot wine shines bright in the Saint-Émilion appellation, on the right bank of Bordeaux. It has a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

99 points Wine Spectator
97 points Wine Advocate
97 points Vinous

The 2015 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot wine has a very intense bouquet with copious black cherries, kirsch and blueberry fruit, just a slight warmth of alcohol but nothing too much to get concerned about. The palate is rounded and sexy on the entry, quite plush for this estate, rounded and caressing with a slight savory element from the Cabernets imparting more complexity on the finish. Maybe not the longest Saint-Émilion in terms of longevity but very delicious.

This 2015 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot is a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Anticipated maturity: 2020 – 2040.

The 2009 Chateau Belair Monange wine is an extraordinary terroir, now exploited by Edouard Moueix, the son of Christian, seems to be coming to life in a dramatic fashion. Never a hedonistic wine, but very intellectual, the 2009 Chateau Belair Monange wine suggests a liqueur of crushed rocks intermixed with black currants and black cherries. Still somewhat closed, medium to full-bodied, and impressive rather than seductive, this is a structured wine that needs to be forgotten for at least a decade, and then drunk over the following 30+ years. If readers are looking for the quintessential example of a terroir-dominated wine, this is Lesson 101 in terroir.

The 2014 Chateau Belgrave has a straightforward but pure bouquet with blackcurrant and raspberry coulis. The palate is medium-bodied with sweet plummy fruit, moderate acidity, though the finish feels slightly over-extracted and therefore is missing just that bite and race you are looking for. This is a well-made Belgrave wine to enjoy over the next decade.

The Chateau Belgrave 2014 has a dark and concentrated in appearance. The complex bouquet is bursting with harmonious notes of cedar, liquorice and mint, and develops notes of dark fruits, of cherry and blackcurrant. Creamy and velvety on the attack, the wine is enshrouded in a concentrated, smooth tannic structure. The intensity of the subtle vanilla-edged fruit accompanies the lengthy finish of this Château Belgrave with its typically Saint-Julien-esque elegance.

The 2015 Chateau Belgrave wine has a dark ruby plum-colored. This Belgrave wine exhibits classic Médoc notes of tobacco leaf, unsmoked cigars, spice box, blackcurrants and cedar wood. This 2015 Chateau Belgrave has a medium-bodied, with relatively ripe, soft tannins, and a nice, lush finish. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.

The Chateau Belgrave is owned by the famous négociant firm of Dourthe, this 2015 Chateau Belgrave is a solid effort from a property that has tremendous upside.

The Chateau Belgrave is a winery in the Haut-Médoc appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus, Fifth Growths in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. At the time of classification, the winery was called Château Coutenceau. The “Bellegrave” designation first appeared in 1845, when Bruno Devès, a negociant in Bordeaux, remodelled the estate, favoring wine growing on gravel terroirs.

91 points Wine Spectator

The 2018 Chateau Belgrave wine is enjoyable depth and power. This Chateau Belgrave wine has walls of spice and smoke set against powerful cassis and bilberry, and plenty of Haut-Médoc signature. It’s medium-bodied and has a soft, supple texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. Yet another great 2018 vintage well underway at Chateau Belgrave.

Significant part in the success has oenologist Michel Rolland. Chateau Belgrave is a bargain among Grand Cru Classé today. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus, Fifth Growths in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. The Chateau Belgrave is a winery in the Haut-Médoc appellation of the Bordeaux region of France.

93 points Decanter
93 points James Suckling
93 points Wine Enthusiast

The 2015 Chateau Bernateau wine has aromas of fresh raspberries, plum and blackberries on the nose. This Chateau Bernateau wine is beautiful full fruit, but approachable multi-layered texture and taste on the palate. This Saint-Emilion wine has a smooth and silky finish. On the palate this is full-bodied and beautifully polished with excellent depth and concentration. The Bernateau wine possesses an opulent core or ripe dark fruits which is lifted by a lovely underlying acidity, that drives it into the finish. The 2015 Chateau Bernateau is a total success in this 2015 vintage.

This 2015 Chateau Bernateau wine is an extremely well balanced red Bordeaux blend with Merlot 70%, Cab Franc 25% and Petit Verdot 5%.

The 2017 Chateau Beychevelle is another beautiful wine from this estate, which is being run with incredible talent and passion by Romain Ducolomb, who was hired away from Chateau Clinet. This St-Julien wine is lively, elegant notes of green tobacco, lead pencil, flowers, mint, and blueberries all emerge from the glass, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with a classic, elegant texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. This 2017 Chateau Beychevelle is up with the top wines in the vintage and will evolve for 2+ decades.

The 2017 Chateau Beychevelle wine is based on 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc a selection of just 52% of the production and spent 18 months in 60% new French oak.

95 points Wine Enthusiast
94 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
93 points James Suckling

The Chateau Bonnet Blanc, AOC Entre-Deux-Mers wine has a very pale straw-yellow colour shot through with green highlights. The intensity of the nose follows through to the round, generous palate, indicative of perfectly ripe grapes. This Chateau Bonnet Blanc wine starts out instantly appealing on the palate, becoming fresh, wonderfully rich and delicious, laced with slightly acidic citrus flavors.

Very Sauvignon, this wine of André Lurton at an affordable price, is an example of “everyday wine”: succulent aromas of pear and tropical fruit, nervous and expressive on the palate, clean finish and well-defined

This 2022 Chateau Bonnet Blanc, AOC Entre-Deux-Mers wine goes beautifully with marinated prawns, oysters, or even mussels.

Awards:
2016 Vintage: Bronze – Decanter World Wine Awards
2015 Vintage: Bronze – The TEXSOM International Wine Awards
2014 Vintage: Cité – Le Guide Hachette des Vins

The Chateau Bonnet Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva is a Bordeaux red comes in a rather dark and intense red color, still featuring some clear purple hues and therefore looking quite youthful despite its 5+ years of age. Touches of orange hues to the core do intensify its dark appearance. The nose also feels deep and serious, packed-full of dark cocoa, vanilla and dark caramel notes. Although, a sense of light-hearted liveliness also comes through in the shape of vibrant ripe cherry and blackcurrant aromas, lifted and spiced up by scents of white and black pepper. Add some elegant leathery tones for a complete picture of the aromatic profile.

This 2018 Chateau Bonnet Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva is a blend of 59% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Cabernet Franc, fermented in stainless-steel tanks with patented cap-breaking system then aged for 12 months in oak barrels (20% new).

The 2015 Chateau Bourgneuf wine is a plump, juicy Pomerol that will drink well upon release. This Chateau Bourgneuf wine is maintaining the success that this estate showed en primeur, and reflecting the positive changes made at the property under a new generation led by Frederic Vayron.

This 2015 Pomerol wine is featuring a medium garnet purple color and aromas of smoked meats, black truffles, tapenade and charcoal with a fruity core of black and red cherries, plum preserves and blueberry coulis plus a waft of aniseed. This Bordeaux wine is medium to full-bodied, delicately structured and with lively fruit expression. This 2015 Bourgneuf wine finishes on an earthy note.

The 2015 Chateau Bourgneuf wine is composed of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.

95 points James Suckling
93 points Decanter
92 points Wine Spectator

The 2014 Chateau Branaire Ducru wine is soft, polished and super-inviting. This 2014 Branaire Ducru offers a mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, suffused with tobacco and pleasant undergrowth aromas, perhaps just missing the precision of the Beychevelle at the moment. The palate is supple on the entry with a slightly grainy texture, the acidity well judged, a little edginess towards the finish that just needs to must more depth, more drive. The 2014 Chateau Branaire Ducru wine should drink well with minimal cellaring. Today, it is among the most accessible of the Saint-Julien’s.

The 2014 Chateau Branaire Ducru wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc picked between 24 September with the early-ripening Merlot, and finishing on 11 October.

94 points Wine Enthusiast
93 points James Suckling
93 points Wine Spectator

The 2019 Chateau Brane de Cantenac wine is one of the standout Margaux. This 2019 Chateau Brane Cantenac shows more elegance and finesse in its tannins and structure than most. Giving up a beautifully complex nose of cassis and black raspberry fruits as well as cedary spice and spring flowers, it’s medium to full-bodied on the palate, has a seamless mouthfeel, beautiful purity and precision, and a great finish.

This 2019 Chateau Brane de Cantenac wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carmenère, 1% Petit Verdot.

This 2019 Chateau Brane de Cantenac wine is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. At the same time this Red wine is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms and pasta as well as cheese.

97 points Wine Advocate
97 points Vinous
96 points Decanter

A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, the outstanding 2008 Chateau Calon Segur wine offers a healthy ruby color as well as just a touch of maturity in its classic Saint-Estèphe bouquet of black cherries, ground herbs, dried earth, and cedar. This Chateau Calon Segur is a medium-bodied beauty is seamless, perfectly balanced, and has nicely integrated acidity as well as still-present tannins.

The Chateau Calon Segur is the oldest of the leading Saint Estephe. In the 18th century, the house belonged to the famous Marquis de Ségur and while he proprietor of Lafite and Latour, it was always said that his heart was at Calon. That is why we still see a heart shape on the labels.

93 points James Suckling
93 points Vinous
92 points Decanter

The 2012 Calon Ségur, has an opaque ruby purple color, very sweet black raspberry, black cherry and currant fruit, underlying forest floor notes, wonderfully sweet tannin, surprising up-front opulence and beautiful purity, texture and length. This is an outstanding effort and a strong wine in 2012. Drink it over the next 20 years, as the acidity is quite low and the wine already approachable. This is a great little wine from Calon Segur that should have plenty of class and sophistication once in bottle.

This Chateau Calon Segur 2012 is a Cellar Selection. This red wine is firm and structured, this beautifully concentrated wine has plenty of the dark tannins that come out of Cabernet Sauvignon in Saint-Estèphe while allowing room for juicy fruit. The wood aging is still showing, giving some spice to the wine. At the end, it’s the density of the wine that’s so impressive. Drink from 2024.

96 points Wine Enthusiast
93 points James Suckling
93 points Wine Spectator

The 2014 Chateau Calon Segur is a real show-stopper wine. This Chateau Calon Segur is a powerful and seductive, the wine exudes class. Myriad shades of plum, sweet red cherry, pomegranate, spice and blood orange are all on display. Wild flowers, tobacco and host of more aromatic notes develop in the glass. A truly St-Estèphe wine.

This is yet another fabulous showing for the 2014 Calon Segur, a wine that vies for top honors in this vintage. The blend is 67 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc and 2 % Petit Verdot.

96 points James Suckling
96 points Vinous
95 points Wine Enthusiast