| Beau-Séjour Bécot 2007 • March 2008 | BEAU-SÉJOUR BÉCOT
1st Great Classified Growth
2007 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).
Soils:
Asteria limestone and clay.
Density of plantation:
6,250 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, sorting of the grapes.
Yield:
37 hectolitres per hectare.
Vinification:
- Date of picking : Merlot, from the 2sd to the 4th October – Cabernets, 11th October, 2007,
- 80 hectolitres capacity temperature controlled stainless steel vats,
- Plot by plot vinification,
- Manual punching down of the cap of skins,
- Vatting period of 38 days,
- Malo-lactic fermentation in new barrels.
Ageing:
16 to 18 months .
75% new oak barrels.
Production in 2006
590 hectolitres, 6.500 cases of 12.
Owners: Gérard and Dominique Bécot.
Consultant oenologist: Rolland Laboratory (Jean-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
E-mail: contact@beausejour-becot.com
www.beausejour-becot.com
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