Chateau Beychevelle St-Julien 2014 1500ml
Château Beychevelle 2014 is a classy, well-balanced Bordeaux from Saint-Julien, showing off rich black fruits, smooth tannins, and a touch of oak. It’s elegant and fresh, with notes of graphite, chocolate, and a bit of savory depth. Drinking well now and built to age beautifully.
Jamessuckling.com | JS 95
Published: Feb 13, 2017
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.
The Wine Advocate | RP 92
Published: Mar 31, 2017
Drink: 2020-2040
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.
Decanter | D 92
Published: Bordeaux 2014 revisited 10 years on
Drink: 2024-2040
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.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.50%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 39% Cabernet Sauvignon 51% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot
Ever since it was first produced, and down through the various vintages, Château Beychevelle has reflected the elegance and finesse of Saint Julien's finest terroirs.Graceful and complex, with a tremendous aromatic richness, Château Beychevelle is made from the best plots in the vineyard and undergoes a rigorous selection process.It reveals its character after about ten years, and can be kept for several decades, depending on the vintage.
Vintage 2014
Harvest datesFrom September 25 to October 13.Yield38hl/haAssemblyCabernet Sauvignon 39%
Merlot 51%
Cabernet Franc 5%
Petit Verdot 5%