CHÂTEAU JOANIN BÉCOT
2024 Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
| Grapes | Cab Franc, Merlot |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux |
| ABV | 13% |
The 2024 Joanin-Bécot is terrific. Supple and racy, with lovely depth, the 2024 exudes balance. Rose petal, lavender, red plum and blood orange are nicely pushed forward. This has lovely mid-palate presence, something that was hard to come by in 2024. Pretty floral notes extend the silky, effortless finish. Harvest for the Merlots started on September 28, very late by the estate's standards. Tasted two times. Drinking range: 2026 - 2034 Rating: 89-91 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)
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Creamy raspberry fruits, white pepper and cloves on the opening, with lemongrass and pumice stone reflecting the limestone terroir. Highest point of Gironde at 130m, Thomas Duclos consultant. Harvest 29 September to 7 October. 3.5 pH 34 hl/ha. Drinking range: 2026 - 2035 Rating: 89 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)
More somber and brooding than in previous vintages, the 2024 Joanin Bécot opens with aromas of cassis, violet, iris and dark berries followed by a moderately weighted, supple and juicy palate, framed by vibrant acidity, concluding with a long, ethereal finish. Despite the challenges of the vintage, Juliette Bécot has crafted a perfumed, punchy and elegant expression of Castillon that stands out for its finesse and energy. Drinking range: 2025 - 2034 Rating: 89-91 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Apr 2025)
Château Joanin Bécot
A small (4.5 hectare) property when bought by the Bécot family of Beauséjour Bécot in 2001, this has been gradually expanded to 11.5ha. High up (300m) on the Castillon sector to the east of Saint Emilion, near Château d'Aiguilhe, in a sector called Joanon, whence the name, to which the Bécot family added theirs. It is on a soil like the Saint Emilion plateau, chalky clay and calcaire d'asteries, the limestone with fossilized stafish common to the area. It is run like a garden by Juliette Bécot, and the wine treated to the same care and attention as a cru classé. The vinification includes a cooling of the must with dry ice and a period of cold maceration lasting five days, followed by rather a Burgundian style fermentation with pigeage. The wine is aged for between 16 and 18 months in barrel, with 75% new wood. It has always shown well at primeur tastings with bright fruit and well-defined supple juiciness.
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