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2011 Château Beychevelle, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (47%),Merlot (47%),Cabernet Franc (4%),Petit Verdot (2%)
Ready - mature
Robert Parker
87/100
16.5/20
Robert Parker
87-89/100
James Molesworth
88-91/100
Product: 20118007528
2011 Château Beychevelle, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

I always love tasting at this Château. Philippe Blanc, head honcho, is so down to earth and matter of fact you can’t help but trust him. I asked him if he was happy with his 2011. “It’s not 2009 or 2010, but it’s in the top 50% of wines we have made in the last decade. Try it – you tell me”. He is right.

Not as flamboyant as the last two years, however it has real density and sweetness that other wines are lacking this year. Sumptuous, plump and really attractive with an excellent and lengthy finish, I seriously think it is more attractive than their 2005. Great work Mr White!
Simon Staples, Asia Fine Wine Director
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2011
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (47%),Merlot (47%),Cabernet Franc (4%),Petit Verdot (2%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Beychevelle

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 87/100
Beychevelle appears to have handled the 2011 vintage in an intelligent manner, producing a soft, round, attractive, medium-bodied wine that, while not terribly deep or powerful, is well-balanced with excellent equilibrium and lots of dusty, loamy soil notes interwoven with black cherry and plummy fruit. This pretty St.-Julien can be drunk over the next decade.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 30/04/2014
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2014)
16.5/20
Well-expressed Cabernet fruit and typical Beychevelle restrained elegance, with more fruit and depth to show as it matures.
Decanter.com
Robert Parker 87-89/100
A medium-bodied, pleasant, lighter style of St.-Julien, the 2011 Beychevelle reveals a dark plum/ruby color in addition to notes of strawberries, black cherries, new saddle leather and hints of herbs and earth. Refreshing and delicate, it should drink well for 10-15 years. robert_parker - Wine Advocate - April 2012
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2012)
James Molesworth 88-91/100
This has good ripe plum and black cherry fruit woven with a currant eau-de-vie aroma. There's fine-grained structure and an easy, vanilla-tinged finish. Not as dense as the top St.-Juliens. 2011 Top-Scoring Red Bordeaux -james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 10, 2012
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2012)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Chateau Beychevelle

Château Beychevelle is a 4ème Cru Classé St-Julien wine property that boasts one of the most impressive châteaux in the whole of the Médoc. Its label depicts a beautiful galley with a large sail, as a consequence of its ownership in the 16th century by the Duc d`Eperon, Admiral of France at the time. The expression "Baisse-Vaille", meaning "lower sails", later evolved into the name Beychevelle. Today the property is owned by Grands Millésimesde France.
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