Chateau Beychevelle 2014

Bewertungen

• 95/100

  James Suckling
  A very classical St. Julien that’s got good concentration and real elegance, too. Great black fruits on the nose with subtle oak, and the richness and dry tannins are balanced out beautifully. You could drink it now, but this will age beautifully."

• 93/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  This is already a delicious wine in the balanced Saint-Julien style. Smooth and ripe, it is fruity with a structure that promises medium-term aging. The rich aftertaste shows both the promise and the pleasure of the wine. Drink from 2020."

• 93/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2014 Beychevelle checks in as a Merlot-heavy blend of 51% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest equal parts Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. This deeply colored 2014 offers loads of ripe black cherry and smoky blackberry fruit as well as an undeniable minerality in its charcoal, toasted spice, and graphite aromas and flavors. With medium to full-bodied richness, good concentration, notable tannin, and a fresh, classic style, this age-worthy 2014 will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for two-plus decades."

• 93/100

  Jane Anson
  Deep ruby colour, as it hits the 10 year mark you can see the work that Beychevelle had begun to do at this point in terms of tightning up its fruit expression and working the tannins to elongate them. Slate, cocoa bean, espresso, bilberry, cassis, totally delicious, a lot to enjoy if a little short on the finish. Will soften further over next decade but you can begin drinking now. Harvest September 25 to October 14, 60% new oak for ageing."

• 92/100

  Wine Spectator
  This has a fleshy feel, with plum and blackberry compote notes driving along thanks to a solid graphite spine. Anise and roasted apple wood accents frame the finish, which has excellent length. A textbook St.-Julien that should age well. Best from 2019 through 2030. 19,835 cases made."

• 92/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  Medium-bodied, easy to drink, and charming, the wine is soft-textured, forward, earthy, and herbal, with a spicy, leafy, red currant, and plum finish. Drink from 2024-2044."

• 16,5++/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Deep garnet. Ripe fruits, some sweetness. Firm, dry, still needing time for the tannins to mellow. A powerful and spicy wine with good length."

• 92/100

  Decanter
  A little savoury on the nose and palate, some meaty aspects coming through, accenting the bright fruit with some gravy, meaty tones. Good juiciness, there's definitely lift and high acidity coursing through this one, but it loses a bit of oomph come the finish. Good minerality, wet stones, liquorice, graphite and milk chocolate. Just feels a bit faded, but still very much enjoyable."

• 92/100

  The Wine Advocate
  The 2014 Beychevelle has a very comely, pure bouquet with heightened dark cherry, blackcurrant and wilted violet scents rendering it almost more Margaux-like than Saint Julien. The palate is medium-bodied, svelte in texture with light tannin. It is a nimble Beychevelle, light on its feet with wonderful freshness and tension towards the finish. This is a very well-crafted wine from Philippe Blanc and his team, a St. Julien that is nimble on its toes."

• 17/20

  Weinwisser
  Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Schönes Cassis- und Maulbeerenbouquet, dies mit einer schönen Tiefe anzeigend. Im Gaumen mit Black Currant und toller Konzentration. Selten hat mich ein Beychevelle beim Primeur so überzeugt. Für mich ist dieser mindestens so gut wie seine eigenen Jahrgänge 2009 und 2010!"