Château Beychevelle, 4ème Grand Cru Classé
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Details
Type wijn: | Rode Wijn |
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Formaat: | Fles (75 cl) |
Land: | Frankrijk |
Druivensoort met percentage: | Cabernet Sauvignon 61%, Merlot 35%, Petit Verdot 4% |
Regio: | Bordeaux |
Smaak: | Zwart Fruit en Rijk |
Jaargang: | 2023 |
Landbouw: | Duurzaam |
Alcohol: | 12,5 |
Drinkbaar vanaf: | 2027 |
Houdbaar t/m: | 2040 |
Oogst: | Handmatig |
Scores
The 2023 Beychevelle has turned out especially well this year, exhibiting a more integrated, seductive style than recent vintages that were constructed in a punchier, more extracted register. Offering up aromas of cassis and plums mingled with notions of pen ink, violets and pencil shavings, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a deep core of fruit and a classy, suave profile that foregrounds the estate's prime vineyard holdings on the plateau around Ducru-Beaucaillou. It's a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot that represents 50% of the estate's production.
The 2023 Beychevelle was picked from September 13 through October 6 over 17 days of harvest, partly because of the size of the crop and not having to rush. It has the highest proportion of Merlot under winemaker Philippe Blanc (35%), and it matured in 70% new oak. This has a notably floral and tightly-knit bouquet, leaning a little more toward blue fruit than other Saint-Julien wines tasted from barrel. The oak is nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with strict tannins that impart a sense of linearity. Very saline, this is a saliva-inducing Beychevelle, lightly spiced with a structured, almost Pauillac-like finish. Excellent.
Pure fruit to this, with blueberries, hazelnuts, walnut and blackcurrants. Just like eating grapes at this stage. It has a full body, juicy tannins and a savory finish. Remains vivid and energetic.