During the Middle-Ages the monks of Saint-Martin took over at the Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot where the Gallo-Romans had left off eight centuries before. The estate then passed into the Geres family, who were nobility from the Camarsac area. In 1722, one of their descendants, Jeanne de Geres, married into the Carles de Figeac family, and brought the estate with her. The estate was named Beau-Sejour in 1787 by the new proprietor, General Jacques de Carle. However, he had no successor, and after a series of sales and inheritances the estate of Beau-Sejour fell in 1924 into the hands of Docteur Jean Fagouet, who expanded the vineyard to 10 hectares 5 (about 26 acres). Michel Becot, originating from a wine-growing family settled in Saint-Emilion since 1760, bought the estate in 1969. Château Beau-Sejour became Château Beau-Sejour Becot. Michel Becot retired in 1985, and his sons, Gerard and Dominique, now manage the estate. Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot was classified in 1855 as a first classified growth B (premier grand cru classe B). Merlot (70%), Cabernet franc (24%) and Cabernet-Sauvignon (6%) are the grape varieties of the blend.

old town, Beau-Séjour Bécot lies in the very heart of the Saint-Emilion

appellation area. Since Gallo-Roman times, the site has been devoted to

wine growing. The monks of Saint-Martin de Mazerat in the Middle

Ages, followed by the Gères, lords of Camarsac fostered this know-how

in their turn. In 1722 one of their descendants, Jeanne de Gères, brought

the Domaine de Peycoucou – the peak where the cuckoo sings – into the

estate of the Carles de Figeac family on her marriage. In 1787 General

Jacques de Carles, who wished to leave to posterity the memory of the

pleasure he had enjoyed in living there, renamed the estate Beau-Séjour.

Through sales and legacies - General Jacques de Carles was without

successors - Beau-Séjour eventually came into the possession in 1924 of

Doctor Jean Fagouet, who enlarged the vineyard, increasing its surface

area to 10.5 hectares (26 acres). Michel Bécot, born into a wine growing

family who had lived in Saint-Emilion since 1760 and owner of the

neighbouring Château La Carte since 1929, purchased the estate in 1969.

In 1979, the Bécot family further enlarged the estate with the purchase

of 4.5 hectares (11 acres) on the Trois Moulins plateau. The estate,

which then became known as Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, is today a

substantial 16.6-hectare (41-acre) holding on a perfectly uniform terroir.

Michel Bécot retired in 1985, turning over the management of the

Château to his two sons Gérard and Dominique.