Château Beychevelle, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien
    Château Beychevelle

    Château Beychevelle, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2016

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      2016

      6x75cl

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      £633.53

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    We were smitten with the 2015 Beychevelle, and 2016 is equally impressive. Compared to the 2015 (which we re-tasted at the Chateau), this is more refined and vibrant. Their Technical Director, Romain Ducolomb showed us around their impressive new winery. This new facility certainly allows them greater precision during wine-making and this shows in the wine, which in 2016 parades a beautiful perfume of bright ripe berries. This is not overly complex, but it is packed with bright seductive juicy fruit and there are nicely polished, supple tannins coated in red cherry fruit. A seamless, harmonious and charming Beychevelle produced from 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc.

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    95/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Deep ruby red, with nuance and movement to the colour, signaling its St Julien finesse. This is a wonderful example of the quaity of 2016, still in primary fruit mode, although with plenty of freshness and juice, waves of crushed mint, hedgerow, blackberry and cassis fruits, tannins pretty muscular at this point. Harvest October 3 to 18, 60% new oak for ageing.
    drinking window 2036 - 2044
    date of review 06/2024

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Julien
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13.5%

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