Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru 2016

Trækasse

: Cabernet Sauvignon 47%, Merlot 47%, Petit Verdot 5%, Cabernet Franc 1%

: rød, tør; 13,5% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2025–2050; Pakket ind i: 12 OHK

: voluminøs og kraftfuld; rig på tanniner

: Lobenberg: 96–98/100; Suckling: 95/100; Parker: 96–98/100; Galloni: 95/100; Jane Anson: 95/100; Wine Enthusiast: 94–96/100; Wine Spectator: 93–96/100

: Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Julien

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Beychevelle, 58 - 60 Boulevard Pierre 1er, 33300 Bordeaux, FRANKREICH

Arketypisk Saint Julien og med sin overdådighed og chokoladeagtige kirsebær en rigtig udstillingsvin for den elegante, men klassiske årgang og for appellationen, som er en god mellemting mellem den dybe dybde i Margaux og den trådformede, maskuline elegance i Pauillac. Hvis du er i tvivl, skal du altid gå efter en Saint Julien, og Beychevelle er helt sikkert en af de bedste. 96-98/100

Suckling om: Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru

Aromas of cedar and tobacco. Medium- to full-bodied with polished tannins. It’s persistent and drinkable, with contained richness and length. It needs some time to come together. Drink or hold. 10 Years On retrospective.

Parker om: Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru

-- Parker: he 2016 Beychevelle is a blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc cropped at 45 hectoliters per hectare between 3 October and 18 October. It is matured in 50% new oak. Furthermore, it is the first vintage to be matured in the new chichi winery whose glass exterior overlooks the passing traffic on the D2. It has a very pure, fragrant bouquet with black cherries, cassis, cedar and wet limestone, extremely precise to the point where you might think it was from the Right Bank (logical given the proportion of Merlot in the blend). The palate is sensational: understated at first and bridled with ultra-fine tannin, it is a Beychevelle armed with a disarming sense of symmetry. It builds in the mouth towards a fabulously tensile finish that is so fresh and full of energy that the senses are almost overwhelmed. Frankly, it leaves all the other Beychevelles in recent years standing. This is an electrifying 2016 from winemaker Philippe Blanc and his right-hand man, technical director, Romain Ducolomb. 96-98/100

Galloni om: Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru

The 2016 Beychevelle has a very intense, slightly more introverted bouquet than other 2016s that I have tasted: blackberry, incense, cedar and light graphite aromas emerging with time. This is quite Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, a well-built and structured Beychevelle with ample freshness - more than the 2010 tasted alongside. Based on this showing, the 2016 might be entering a closed phase, so cellar it away for several years. Tasted at the Beychevelle vertical at the property. 95/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru

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.

Wine Enthusiast om: Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru

-- Wine Enthusiast: With tannins that are beautifully integrated into the rich black-fruit flavors, this is already a well-balanced wine. It is solid and will last, though the attractiveness of the fruit is already there. 94–96/100

Wine Spectator om: Chateau Beychevelle 4eme Cru

-- Wine Spectator: A textbook St.-Julien in the making, with crushed plum and warm cassis notes inlaid with anise and graphite accents. The muscular, driven finish is just a touch chewy in feel but gets soaked up quickly on the finish by the pure fruit. Really solid. 93-96/100

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