Château Beau-Séjour Bécot

Château Beau-Séjour Bécot farms some of St-Émilion's most privileged ground: the western limestone plateau, where the vineyard sits above a honeycomb of old quarry galleries that now serve as its cellars. Long ranked among the appellation's premiers grands crus classés and run by successive generations of the Bécot family, the estate blends generous Merlot flesh with the chalk-cool freshness that only the plateau gives. Recent vintages have brought a turn toward greater finesse — earlier picking, gentler extraction — that has placed Beau-Séjour Bécot firmly back among St-Émilion's most exciting names.