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    1 510
  • Producer ranking ?

    29
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

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The Story

Ever since it was first produced, and down through the various vintages, Château Beychevelle has reflected the elegance and finesse of Saint Julien's finest terroirs.Graceful and complex, with a tremendous aromatic richness, Château Beychevelle is made from the best plots in the vineyard and undergoes a rigorous selection process.It reveals its character after about ten years, and can be kept for several decades, depending on the vintage.

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Wine Information

Château Beychevelle, A prestigious Cru Classé whose character has been forged by three centuries of history…
Nowhere does the word Château in its noblest sense ring as true as it does at Beychevelle.
The elegance of its classical architecture makes it a jewel in the crown of the Médoc, coveted since its creation by the powerful families who have successively marked the economic, political and cultural life of Bordeaux and the region.

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Vintage 2012

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage report.

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage is a year for vineyard management and workers. Call it a winemakers vintage, or change your tune and call it vineyard managers vintage. Either descriptor works perfectly. Wineries with the financial capacity to take the necessary measures in the vineyards during the season, coupled with the willingness to severely downgrade unripe grapes, will produce the best wines. Even then, it ...

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Deep colour. Intense black olive, meaty, vanilla aromas. Sweet cassis, licorice, black olive flavours, grippy dry tannins and underlying savoury nuances. Graphite dark chocolaty finish. 92 points

  • 92p

Ruby. Scented, some red berries, cassis, light floral note and some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, lively, leaner palate, elegant but may lack some substance, good length. 89

  • 89p
DRUVSAMMANSÄTTNING 50% Grand Vin; 46% CS, 44% M, 6% CF, 4% PV TASTINGNOTE Börjar med några mycket fina ektoner, inte superkoncentrerat med tanke på året, men med en underbart fin struktur och friska tanniner, är denna eleganta Cabernet skördad vid perfekt mognad, lång, harmonisk, men inte riktigt lika bra som det bästa av den andra toppcruerna i appellationen.
  • 91p
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Saint-Julien, Bordeaux

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