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Vintage | Wine 1983 |
Classification | Médoc - 4ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Beychevelle |
Country | France |
Château Beychevelle is a fourth classified grand cru (classification of Medoc wines of 1855) of the Saint-Julien appellation. Located on the left bank of the Médoc, the vineyard includes 92 hectares of vines. The vines are around 30 years old and benefit from reasoned treatment. Château Beychevelle is a classic Saint-Julien: roundness, rich aromas, and power. The classic harmony of the greatest Médoc, which deserves much more than the fourth cru of the 1855 classification.
The best vintages of Beychevelle are undoubtedly 1982 and the vintage 1986. The wines of 1989, 2000 and grands crus of 2005 are equally exceptional. Finally, Château Beychevelle has also produced great vintages such as 2009, 2010 and the 2015 vintage.
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(04-2013) Served from ex-chateau double magnum at the Academie du Vin dinner...wow! I have had this several times from bottle, but this large format was in another league. The nose is vital and vivacious with attractive crisp blackberry and raspberry fruit, cedar, undergrowth and cigar box. The palate is beautifully balanced with the opulence you might expect to find on a 1982. There is a sense of bravado about this Beychevelle and a self-assurance that it is a great Saint Julien. Superb – this is a buccaneering Beychevelle!
(01-2017) Surprisingly fresh, complex and loaded with ripe, sweet dark red fruits, cedar wood, smoke, tobacco and cigar box aromatics that are present in the aromatics and in the finish.
(11-2004) Very evolved color. Nose ntense. Very nice. Fruity. Varied without being complex. Meaty. Tobacco. Plum and especially cedar. Melting, still very fruity, certainly the wine is a bit runny but its taste is quite unique and its tannicity without dryness makes it very pleasant to swallow. To consume it at this moment without looking for a great matter. It knew how to avoid the traps of the year.
(12-1999) Sweet, delicious, drinking well. Should continue
(10-1994) Very fresh and clean but rather lean, with berry flavor, medium body and firm tannins.