1998 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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1998 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot  (St. Émilion Grand Cru) 98 Fully-mature and still going strong, the wine is soft, supple, creamy and effortlessly shows off its salty, chocolate-covered cherries, and red plums with ease in the perfume, and on the palate. This has developed well. But, if you want to know what’s really going on at Beau-Sejour Becot today, you need to taste some of the current vintages as they’ve upped their game and are producing the best wines in the history of the estate today! Drink from 2023-2030. Fully-mature and still going strong, the wine is soft, supple, creamy and effortlessly shows off its salty, chocolate-covered cherries, and red plums with ease in the perfume, and on the palate. This has developed well. But, if you want to know what’s really going on at Beau-Sejour Becot today, you need to taste some of the current vintages as they’ve upped their game and are producing the best wines in the history of the estate today! Drink from 2023-2030. 2,085 Views   Tasted Dec 17, 2023  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to Fully mature, the gorgeous nose with its focus on truffles, flowers, earthy cherries and tobacco get the wine going. At this stage, there is the patina of age which shows silky textures, and an elegant, earthy, dark cherry and licorice tinged finish. Fully mature, the gorgeous nose with its focus on truffles, flowers, earthy cherries and tobacco get the wine going. At this stage, there is the patina of age which shows silky textures, and an elegant, earthy, dark cherry and licorice tinged finish. 4,692 Views   Tasted Aug 23, 2017

When to Drink Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot is much better with at least 10-15 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours or more. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.

Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 10-30 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot with Wine, and Food Pairing Tips

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot is a great style of Saint Emilion combing richness, soft textures, and minerality. 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2016 were clearly the finest vintages produced by Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot, until I tasted 2018, 2019, and 2020! Beau-Sejour Becot is on a roll these days.

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