France Bordeaux Beau-Sejour BecotBeau-Sejour Becot

1979 Beau-Sejour Becot

Beau-Sejour Becot

Bordeaux / France

Red

Mags	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£157.00
3L	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£319.00
6L	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£653.00
6L	PR Provenance: Ex Chateau	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£681.00
6x75cl	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£467.00
3xMags	-	0 Immediate \| 1 Marketplace	£467.00

Pomerol: Small but Beautiful

Bordeaux: the foundation of any cellar. The greatest, and most famous wine producing region in the world. The heart of fine wine production. These are all arguable. And, conveniently, there is rather a lot of it. The average left bank chateau will have an annual production of up to 20,000 cases per year, and barrel cellars the size of football ...

ON June 27, 2014

Château de Beaucastel: beyond tradition

Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s Château de Beaucastel dates back to the 16th century, but it was only after the Perrin family took control of the estate in the early 1900s that it became one of the most iconic and well-respected wine producers in the Southern Rhône. It was the vision of Jacques Perrin in particular – who farmed the property organically from 1950 onwards ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON September 9, 2020

2014: THE F+R PICKS. DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU

Along with Leoville Lascases, Ducru-Beaucaillou is arguably the best wine of St Julien, producing wines that can often match the first growths in terms of quality, and doing so with some panache. Bruno Borie has performed wonders here since 2003. The vineyard area has been roughly halved – only the best plots, those that surround the chateau, are used for ...

ON May 2, 2015

Class act: Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion’s classification is in crisis – embroiled in court cases and controversy. But why? And does it matter? Sophie Thorpe investigates Saint-Emilion has been hitting the headlines. And not in the way it would like to. In July, just after the region’s châteaux submitted applications for the 2022 classification, two of the region’s four Premier Cru Classé A estates – ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON September 23, 2021

Joseph Colin - The new Domaine on the Cote de Beaune Block

The family name Colin is a hard one to escape in the Cote de Beaune, with a handful of prolific producers dotted around Saint Aubin, Puligny and Chassagne Montrachet all sharing the name. Consumers could be forgiven for getting a little confused over which one is which! We caught up with Joseph Colin, the newest Colin to go solo, following ...

ON October 28, 2019