| Beau-Séjour Bécot 2005 • June 2006 | BEAU-SÉJOUR BÉCOT
1st Great Classified Growth
2005 Vintage
Situation :
On the plateau to the west of Saint Emilion, in the ancient parish of Saint Martin de Mazerat.
Surface area :
15.92 hectares (39.33 acres)
Soil :
Asteria limestone and clay
Density of plantation :
6,600 plants per hectare
Grape varieties :
- 70% Merlot
- 24% Cabernet Franc
- 6% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age of the vines :
37 years
Vineyard management :
- Bordelaise pruning, with two canes (M. Cordeau)
- Leaf thinning carried out twice
- Crop thinning
- Hand picking with three stages in the sorting of the grapes
(two sortings before de-stemming and one after).
Yield :
35 hectolitres per hectare
Vinification :
- Date of picking : Merlot, from the 21st to the 24th September – Cabernets, 29th to 30th September 2005
- 80 hectolitre capacity temperature controlled stainless steel vats
- Plot by plot vinification
- Manual punching down of the cap of skins
- Vatting period of 31 days
- Malo-lactic fermentation in new barrels
Ageing :
16 to 18 months with racking into barrels by gravity and malo-lactic fermentation in barrel (100% new oak barrels).
Production in 2005
560 hectolitres, making 74,000 bottles, 6,100 cases of 12.
Owners :
Gérard and Dominique Bécot
Consultant oenologist:
Philippe Fort
Second wine :
Tournelle de Beau-Séjour Bécot
Contact :
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot - 33330 Saint-Emilion
Tel : + 33 (0) 557 744 687 - Fax : +33 (0) 557 246 688
Email : contact@beausejour-becot.com
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