| Beau-Séjour Bécot 2004 • September 2005 | BEAU-SEJOUR BECOT
1er Grand Cru Classé
2004 Vintage
Situation :
On the plateau to the west of Saint Emilion, in the ancient parish of Saint Martin de Mazerat.
Surface area :
15.9256 hectares (39.33 acres)
Soil :
Asteria limestone
Density of plantation :
6,250 plants per hectare
Grape varieties :
- 70% Merlot
- 24% Cabernet Franc
- 6% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age of the vines :
36 years
Vineyard management :
- Bordelaise pruning, with two main branches (M. Cordeau)
- Leaf thinning carried out twice
- Crop thinning
- Hand picking with sorting of the grapes
Yield :
41 hectolitres per hectare
Vinification :
- Date of picking : Merlot, from the 2nd to the 6th October – Cabernets, 14th and 15th October 2004
- 80 hectolitre capacity temperature controlled stainless steel vats
- Plot by plot vinification
- Manual punching down of the cap of skins
- Vatting period of 32 days
- Malo-lactic fermentation in new barrels
Ageing :
The ageing process lasts from 16 to 18 months with 80% in new barrels.
Production in 2003 :
652 hectolitres, making 7,200 cases
Owners :
Gérard and Dominique Bécot
Consultant oenologist :
Laboratoire Rolland (Jean-Philippe Fort)
Second wine :
Tournelle de Beau-Séjour Bécot
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