Château Beychevelle, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2024

Name: Château Beychevelle, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Beychevelle
Price: 346.5 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2015 2016 2021 2023 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

Beychevelle 2024, composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, aged in 70% new oak with 6% press wine, opens with a captivating wild perfume. The bouquet is truly floral, with iris and violets leading the way. Beautiful pure fruit emerges, clear and crisp, with cool berries accented by hints of graphite and minerals. Fine herbs add an extra layer of complexity. On the palate, there's a delightful juiciness and charm, with notes of cherry liqueur and licorice. There’s enough flesh on the mid-palate supported by well-mannered tannins.

critic reviews

92-94/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple colored. Black cherries, fresh red currants and mulberries scents slowly emerge from the glass, plus hints of wild sage and pencil lead. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers red berry and savory flavors with great tension and lightly chewy tannins, finishing with a skip in its step.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2040

date of review 05/2025

91-93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2024 Beychevelle was picked from September 24 until October 9 and will mature in 70% new oak. This has a nicely composed, warm and sensual bouquet with plush blackberry, cassis and touches of violet. The 42% Merlot is very expressive. The palate is medium-bodied with, again, quite luxuriant tannins that lend this Beychevelle more comeliness than you would anticipate given the growing season. Perhaps it just misses a little sustain on the finish, but otherwise, this is a fine Saint-Julien. 13.3% alcohol.

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2050

date of review 05/2025

92/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Deep ruby cherry colour, this opens with bright plum and blackberry fruits, laced with cloves, white pepper, apple blossom. St Julien signature but the acidity accentuates the tannic grip at this point. Grands Millésimes De France, 41hl/ha yield.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2042

date of review 04/2025