From Château Beau-Séjour Bécot with love
Maison Twins is the exclusive distributor of Petit Bécot, the second wine of Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé. This wine is part of the family’s history and a new direction launched at the estate five years ago.
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Beau-Séjour Bécot, bottling the terroir
A visit to Beau-Séjour Bécot nowadays shows the meaning of “making your own contribution”. Juliette Bécot (Owner) and Julien Barthe (General Manager) have started major works. In a few months’ time, a new fermenting cellar and storeroom will allow them to work to an even higher level of precision. It is the result of a new direction taken in 2017 – an evolution rather than a revolution – to make wines that are fundamentally in touch with their terroir.
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“The guiding principle, that our oenologist Thomas Duclos laid out very clearly for us, was to put our terroir in the bottle. When people drink a bottle of Beau-Séjour Bécot, they should recognise the style right away.”
Juliette Bécot, Owner of Beau-Séjour Bécot
And her partner Julien specifies that: “the aim here is to make a wine with a real signature”. Premier Grand Cru Classé from 1955, Beau-Séjour Bécot is located on the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau. A “magical terroir”, which allows them to produce “very fine wines”: fresh, elegant, silky wines with mineral notes.
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Petits bécots from Saint-Emilion
To create their second label wine, Juliette and Julien drew on their terroir, but also on Juliette’s family history, the third generation to run the estate. Petit Bécot is a tribute to her ancestor, who marked the soul of the Château forever.
“My grandfather was a very friendly man. He was a pioneer in terms of wine tourism, he welcomed many visitors to the estate. He really loved it. So, when people left, he would say to them, ‘let me give you a petit bécot’, which means a little kiss”.
Juliette Bécot
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Upon tasting the wine, Marjorie Chaigne, Export Director Asia at Twins, emphasizes its “deliciously fruity touch” that charms consumers. Petit Bécot, a 100% Merlot wine, comes from the same vines as Château Beau-Séjour Bécot. “And when we explain that Bécot means kiss in French, they feel like they are receiving kisses sent from Juliette all around the world,” adds Marjorie. Which puts a smile on Juliette’s face, who designed Petit Bécot from A to Z.
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A little kiss that reflects Juliette Bécot and Julien Barthe’s philosophy: drawing on family heritage to constantly innovate. A perspective that can be summed up in three words: protect, grow, transmit.
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