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1976 Château Beychevelle

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • St. Julien
Drink between 1995 - 2003 (Edit)
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Community Tasting Notes 11

  • englishman's claret wrote:

    December 3, 2023 - All autumn leaf and tea.

  • christian.tellvik@limab.se Does not like this wine: 80 points

    February 17, 2023 - Not nice to dring. Like an old tea.

  • forceberry wrote: 85 points

    February 13, 2023 - Mainly a blend Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot, rounded off with a tiny addition of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Bottled in an old 0,73-liter bottle.

    Evolved and quite translucent dried-blood color with an oxidative maroon hue. The nose feels savory and noticeably tertiary yet not too old or tired with evolved aromas of beef consommé, some wizened blackcurrant tones, a little bit of tobacco, light smoky tones, a hint of earth and a touch of phenolic spice and old leather suggestive of a tiny bit of brett. The wine feels dry, evolved and savory with quite tertiary flavors of earth and meaty umami, some old leathery tones, a little bit of wizened blackcurrant, light autumnal notes of mulch and damp leaves, a hint of moist pouch tobacco and a touch of crunchy crowberry. The wine is quite high in acidity with textural medium tannins. The finish is juicy, dry and meaty with very little tannic grip and a moderately long, tertiary aftertaste of meat pâté, some dried dark fruits, a little bit of tobacco, light earthy tones, a hint of old leathery funk and a touch of moist coffee grounds.

    Although the wine was still quite sophisticated and thoroughly enjoyable, it seemed somewhat past its peak and rather tired in nature. The wine isn't fully oxidized yet, but I doubt this wine is going to get any better from here. Definitely high time to drink up - this is getting quite deep into the anonymous old wine territory at the time of writing. Maybe not really worth the 80€ anymore.

  • Elliot Vale wrote: flawed

    June 3, 2022 - Cork easily extracted with Durand with stained to 80% of its length. Wine had good colour but an overwhelming smell of Brett which overpowered everything else. Not scored.

  • Fred_Bo Likes this wine: 89 points

    February 16, 2017 - Nose - very surprising. Not expecting that much life and vigoursness as this had.

    The palate had everything the nose had just a bit dialed down. Sand, earthy notes, very very freshpressed coffee, grilled meat leftovers steaight from the fridge, pebber and oak.

    This will not get better - but it is very pleasurable to drink now!

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1976
  • Type Red
  • Producer Château Beychevelle
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Médoc
  • Appellation St. Julien

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 6 (3%)
  • In Cellars 130 (73%)
  • Consumed 43 (24%)

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