Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Estate named Beau-Séjour in 1787 by General Jacques de Carle, proprietor at the time. Michel Bécot bought estate from Dr Jean Fagouet in 1969 increasing vines from 10.5 hectares to 15, acquiring Trois Moulins plateau in 1979, kept the name Beau-Séjour Bécot. Blend of 87% Merlot, 9% Cab Sauv & 4% Cab Franc. Nice berry aromas, ripe cherry & fresh raspberry flavors with notes of sweet cacao & tobacco adding some toasty notes. Firm tannins, not overpowering, lingering ending with tangy sweet oak.Tasting Sample. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Fuller bodied than expected (but barely medium weight) after reading about the Lavaux site which is cooler and south facing. It is always the last Rousseau Wine to be picked. Notes of sour red cherry and forest floor - lovely earthy aromas. Appropriate intensity and weight for a Premier Cru over a Grand Cru which are becoming over priced. I have one left which I would like to compare with a Bass Phillip Premium from Gippsland from 2009 both tasted blind. The consensus should be interesting. — 7 years ago

Karl Reichenberger

10

Torn. Needed to pick up some wine from east bank but didn’t get it done this week. Do I not have wine with prime ribeye, or do I crack one of my favorites that I had hoped to keep for a bit longer... and, now I have one fewer. :) — 8 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

All the ingredients are there, just needs time. Showing spice and plenty of structured fruit already but mostly closed still. — 9 years ago

with Max, Eli and 1 other

Lynn Gowdy

9.0

Red berries with a light cedar/pine aroma. Round and balanced on the palate with a sense of Minervois terroir. A pleasant, reasonably priced wine that's a new favorite! — 10 years ago

Taylor Wilcox

French Wine Specialist The Wine House, Los Angeles.

9.9

Religious experience... 1998 — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

8.9

Loads of Syrah spice and bay leaves additions, complementing its developed fruit character where pure, gently dried cherries, figs, Vahlrona chocolate and blackberry jam add complexity to the still promising, built-up finish. — 11 years ago

bertrand effantin

9.0

juste le meilleur St Veran du monde — 11 years ago

Laurent Van Damme

9.5

Une légère touche d'oxidatif qui donne au chenin un magnifique mineralité. Un grand vin... — 12 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Lovely intense medium cherry lipstick nose. Palate is crunchy cherries. Delicious. Perfect balance. Amazing freshness. Stay tuned ... this will change as it opens.

As it opens the nose is dense perfume. Really concentrated. Almost like a gas transforming into a liquid in your nostrils.

Palate is amazing. Terrific texture. Crazy internal aromatics. Palate coating beyond belief.

90 minutes in this is spectacularly delicious.

This vaporizes chevillon so bad it’s not funny. Cant believe this is a village wine. Wow.

Tanins are still a bit chunky. My guess is that they need another 2-3 years to smooth out.

Bought from fass selections. — 6 years ago

Bruce Leboff

9.1

An elegant Burg - well balanced and smooth and well balanced on the palette. Perfect with a nice grilled Orata! — 7 years ago

with David

Petr Jonak

8.9

Světový duel vín Hustopeče, 25.11.2017 — 8 years ago

web bond

9.1

Still fresh. — 8 years ago

with Greg

Coltin Short

9.1

Held up nicely. Dark, iron-rich, brooding. Still considerable fruit left. Classic N-S-D. — 9 years ago

Mike Cox

9.0

Baby. Tight red fruit. Going to be great. — 10 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

8.9

Loaded with Brett and VA upon opening but as it breathed, filled out in a truly fantastic way. — 11 years ago

James Casey

9.2

Hint of reduction. — 11 years ago

with Marcus

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

8.9

2009 vintage. Lovely mix of drying fruits, earthy terroir and smoky oak. Drink now - 2020. — 11 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.5

2014/5/13@YuanSi Japanese Restaurant — 12 years ago

Mark Stephany

9.1

2005 - a bit passed — 7 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.1

For Thanksgiving dinner. Went very well with the turkey! Complex and round. Reconciled me with the DL wines. — 7 years ago

Brent E

9.3

2016. Really great wine. A bit young and will be great in 5+ years. Earthy woodsy nose, medium body, some dark fruit with mineral. Decant for at least 1 hour. — 8 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.0

Pips turn. Delicate. Elegant — 8 years ago

with Charlie

Steph Lewis

9.5

Rich, dry, bold mouthfeel. Too many tannins for honig. A little spicy. — 9 years ago

Brett Wittman

9.2

With fresh Dungeness Crab. Amazing. — 10 years ago

Michael Havens

9.1

Delicious, riding the edge between richness and raciness. Lemon sorbet, and if one might use the term without cliche, mineral cut. Great off-Cote Burgundy pleasure. — 10 years ago

with Mari

Richard Young

Wine Specialist Christie's

9.1

Cherry juice! — 11 years ago

Rachel Fizzell

9.2

Elie! Rf liked — 11 years ago

Noah Chasin

9.5

Just loose enough, none of the squinchy quality it exhibited a couple of years ago. Can't wait for more.



— 11 years ago

Kevin Yen

9.7

2014/5/9@Moons Shanghai — 12 years ago