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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vine farmer on 10/31/2017: Whats not to like? Light bodied and elegant structure yet not lacking presence. Brackish color and fading fruit intertwined with tobacco and earth to make a complete and harmonious unified aroma as opposed to many independently complex components. This didn't feel too old and was exactly what I expect a very old bottle to be like with proper storage. Glad I was able to enjoy this. (3531 views) | | | Tasted by ttholst on 4/13/2016 & rated 92 points: Top shoulder fill. Morken, halvt gjennomtrukken kork. Mørk rød burgunder farge, klar og lett transparent uten brunskjær. Lukt av friske røde bær, omtrent som i en fersk rød burgunder. I tillegg ett bakteppe av søtlig tobakk, tørket frukt som fiken og dadler, herreværelse/røkjakke, medesinskap, svette og sigarkasse. Snev av aceton, rå sopp og kompostjord etterhvert (1,5t)
Smak av friske syrlige jordbær, tørket gul frukt, tyggetobakk, paracetamol, kaffe og timian/salvie.
Veldig ren i munnen med bringebærdrops syre, kjølig og litt spinkel men charmant frukt, støvet men merkbar tannin. Medium lengde.
Forbausende kvikk 49 åring. Dabbet av mot slutten, men ga drikkeglede over 3 timer (4497 views) | | | Tasted by David Hamren on 12/17/2014 & rated 93 points: What a beautiful wine... I read somewhere, a long time ago, that the '67's seem like lean, long-distance runners. This must be true because even with mid-shoulder fill, this was a brilliant wine. Storage has been almost perfect for decades upon decades. Decanted and enjoyed after about 15+ minutes. Still tasted great after 45-60 mins. Super impressed, absolutely lovely mature claret. Rating for pleasure and joy: 93pts (5481 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 9/12/2014 & rated 91 points: Nose: This was picture perfect mature Bordeaux with cranberries, sandalwood, spice box, cedar notes, tobacco leaf, and some dark red cherries. There is excellent layering and depth with a refined sense.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium acidity and resolved tannins. The structure is resolved, but also serves to form a base with cranberries, dark red cherries, tobacco leaf, and spice box notes.
Overall: This was a lovely and mature Bordeaux. It did tail off after 3 hours, but that was just expected. While it was drinking, it was everything that one would want from Bordeaux of this age. (5101 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 2/16/2013 & rated 95 points: The rating reflects experience versus expectations. Was expecting something from completely toasted to vinegar and was pleasantly surprised to taste real fruit and decent balance. Sure the wine had the classic bricking, the nose of a very dusty, mushroom filled farmhouse floor. The wine is most certainly past its prime but remains very drinkable. (7095 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 12/3/2012 & rated 93 points: Quite delicious and full of charm. A bit thin, not so concentrated but quite harmonious and expresdive. Quite a bit of fruit left, still showing well. (4865 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 5/25/2012 & rated 91 points: Am amazed at how this has held up. The color gives it away as being a very old wine, and not much nose to speak of. But, it has so much lively fruit, almost a lemon zest to it. A very complete, broad range of well-developed, delicate flavors and complexity. Certainly it's a bit thin, but still, the tradeoffs of that thinness vs. all the beauty such age has brought seems worth it. What a gem. (4078 views) | | | Tasted by NomadicEntrepreneur on 12/24/2011 & rated 91 points: Bricked and a little thin. (4198 views) | | | Tasted by NomadicEntrepreneur on 10/31/2011 & rated 93 points: Amazingly much better than anticipated. The color was bricked, but it had some actual fruit left on it. (4071 views) | | | Tasted by Acousticdoc on 4/22/2007 & rated 86 points: Had this bottle for my wife's and my 40th birthday at Gray Cliff in the Bahamas. Color was light with orange around the rim. Classic old world nose: sweaty socks, smelly cheese, green pepper accents, musty tent with black olive hints after an hour. Thin silky mouthfeel, with pepper and tobacco up front and leather, flower pot, black olive on the mid palate. Lemon zest on the long finish. Obviously past it's prime so hardly any tannins but the experience of drinking a wine from our birth year 40 yrs ago was overwelming. (3816 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus on 1/1/1980 & rated 90 points: a great bottle. i think that i split a case of this with dr. roger huff when we were at lich. what great memories. (4365 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus on 1/1/1979 & rated 90 points: great bottle. (3599 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus on 1/1/1978 & rated 90 points: still singing (4570 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus on 1/1/1977 & rated 90 points: great bottle. (3728 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus on 1/1/1976 & rated 90 points: we drank this when we were young and when the wine was young. this was among the first wines we tasted that convinced us that wine was a subject for serious study and exploration. we were impressed with the bright fruit and depth of character. would love to hear from people who still have bottles. is it still alive? (4348 views) |
| Château Beychevelle Producer website - Read more about Chateau Beychevelle
A visit to Château Beychevelle
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Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé
The Vineyard: Chateau Beychevelle covers an area of 250 ha, of which 90 ha are planted with vines. The closeness of the Gironde river, which can be seen from the front steps of the Château, has a protective, regulating effect on the climate that is vital for the production of exceptional wines. The vineyard is planted with 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. Plant density is about 8,300 to 10,000 vines/ha. On average, the vines are 30 years of age.
The Soil: The terroir consists of deep Garonne gravel from the Gunzian period, ideal for Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vinification: The wine of Chateau Beychevelle is vinified in a combination of temperature controlled, stainless steel, and concrete vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tank. It is then aged in an average of 50% new French oak barrels for about 18 months.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
VdB
The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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