Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot 2022 Bordeaux 'Instant'

"This bargain 'Instant' from Chateau Beau-Sejour brims enthusiastically with bright fruit and terroir-specificity. Boysenberry, bay, blood orange, and baking chocolate burst from the glass and make an instant appeal to the senses before the cerebral cortex kicks in and scents of limestone, oyster-shell, and faint vinesmoke notes emerge. Who am I kidding? this wine is about pure pleasure, retaining amply dense fruit, light tannin, and pleasingly chalky and refreshing mineral grip.

What a gorgeous entry-level offering from the famille Becot. Rare to see a wine at this price-point in Bordeaux, or indeed anywhere, that expresses the unique qualities of its terroir so clearly.

Gone in an instant, and needing a second glass. There is thinking claret and there is drinking claret. This is the latter." — David