Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé B 2012 (750ml)

Region:

• France - Bordeaux

Grape Variety:

• 70% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon

Rating:

• Wine Advocate RP91+

Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Beauséjour Bécot had a strange bouquet at first, a little funkiness that soon dissipates with several swirls of the glass. I like the delineation here, nuanced red cherry and wild strawberry scents, black tea and undergrowth, though I noticed that it becomes just a little volatile with aeration—something to watch out for. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, foursquare for a Saint Emilion and yet nicely focused, just the right amount of dryness, if not quite delivering the requisite complexity and tension on the finish. This is one of those wines that is "nearly there" and needs bottle age, but I am certain it will come good once it has settled down. Tasted January 2016.

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