France · Bordeaux

Chateau La Gomerie

Château La Gomerie is a small Saint-Émilion estate owned by the Bécot family of Château Beau-Séjour Bécot, producing a micro-cuvée of 100% Merlot from a 2.5-hectare parcel on the plateau calcaire of Saint-Émilion. The wine was established in the mid-1990s as one of Saint-Émilion's early 'garage wines' — high-extraction, critically targeted Merlot from a tiny plot adjacent to Beau-Séjour Bécot. At auction, the wine averages $93 per bottle with 103 lots and a range up to $219, reflecting the wine's positioning as a serious Saint-Émilion micro-cuvée but at prices well below the most celebrated garagiste productions like Le Pin or Valandraud. The decision to produce a 100% Merlot single-parcel wine was deliberate: the plateau calcaire soils produce rich, concentrated Merlot with plummy depth and limestone-driven structure. Despite the Bécot family's strong reputation through Beau-Séjour Bécot, La Gomerie maintains a separate identity and limited production of around 1,000 cases annually. The wine was produced with input from Stéphane Derenoncourt in certain vintages, contributing to the concentrated style. At $93 average the wine trades at a modest premium over generic Saint-Émilion Grands Crus Classés.