Château Beau-Séjour Bécot

The winery is located in the Right Bank of France's Bordeaux wine region in the commune of Saint-Émilion, in the department Gironde.

Once a vineyard cultivated by the monks of the Church of St-Martin during the Middle Ages, in the 17th century it was acquired by the Gerès family, the land then named Peycoucou.

[1] The estate received its current name after it was acquired in 1969 by Michel Bécot who began extensive efforts to modernise.

The INAO committee in charge revising the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine in 1985 demoted Château Beau-Séjour Bécot from Premier Grand Cru Classé to Grand Cru Classé, as Beau-Séjour Bécot had in 1979 incorporated two other vineyards into its estate, La Carte, owned by the Bécot family since 1929, and Trois Moulins.

[1] From a small vineyard of extremely low yields, the wine performs according to "Garagiste" norms, with new wood predominance, a small production, high ratings from Robert Parker and high prices.