{"title":"Beau-Séjour Bécot 2017: Same Score as Cheval Blanc, Outscores Latour","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Wine Director Tom Harrow was in Bordeaux last week and tasted the Beau-Séjour Bécot 2017 at a dinner. Such was the impression it left that we've tracked down a sumptuous parcel, which we can offer at the \u003cstrong\u003elowest UK market price\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 is one of Bordeaux's great sleeper vintages. A cooler year that Lisa Perrotti-Brown at the Wine Advocate says is \"\u003cem\u003eall about finesse, perfume and aromatic intensity.\u003c\/em\u003e\" Galloni agrees: \"\u003cem\u003ereaders will find more than a few stunning, rivetingly beautiful wines in 2017.\u003c\/em\u003e\" Beau-Séjour Bécot is a clear case in point, with \u003cstrong\u003e96+ points from Perrotti-Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, among the highest scores she gave the entire vintage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's what makes this a genuine standout. Just down the road, neighbours Cheval Blanc and Angelus scored 96+ and 95 from Perrotti-Brown. It even outscores Latour in the Wine Advocate. Yet you can pick up Beau-Séjour for just £252 a case, or \u003cstrong\u003e£240 if you buy two or more cases\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-14_at_15.04.54.png?v=1786712719\" style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo wonder current WA editor William Kelley considers \"\u003cem\u003eBeau-Séjour Bécot among the most compelling addresses on the Right Bank\u003c\/em\u003e\". The price is unbeatable and it's drinking beautifully now, with the stuffing to age for decades. Highly, highly recommended, and genuinely excellent value maturing claret.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chateau-beau-sejour-becot-2017","title":"Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, 2017","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(153, 21, 21);\"\u003eSPECIAL OFFER: BUY 2+ CASES for £240\/CASE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEst. delivery in October, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeau-Séjour Bécot sits on the limestone plateau just west of Saint-Émilion's medieval town, and it shows. This is a Premier Grand Cru Classé B with genuine ambition — the Bécot family have been farming these vines since 1979 and have never stopped pushing the quality upward. The 2017 vintage on the Right Bank was excellent: a warm, dry summer after a tricky spring produced wines with concentration and freshness in equal measure, and Merlot-dominant blends like this came off particularly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, this has the plushness Saint-Émilion promises but with real structure underneath; black cherry and damson fruit, warm baking spice, a lifted violet note, and a limestone-driven mineral thread that keeps everything honest. The tannins are ripe but purposeful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Beau-Séjour Bécot","offers":[{"title":"IN BOND \/ 6X75CL","offer_id":53851950448947,"sku":"CHAT-BESB-17-6-75-IN BOND","price":252.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/files\/beau-sejour-becot-750-new.jpg?v=1786626906"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7463\/7875\/collections\/beau-sejour-becot-grpr.jpg?v=1786716301","url":"https:\/\/www.honestgrapes.co.uk\/collections\/beau-sejour-becot-2017-same-score-as-cheval-blanc-outscores-latour.oembed","provider":"Honest Grapes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}