Beychevelle (750ML)
From Saint-Julien
| Vintage: | 2012 |
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| Description: | 94 Jd / 93 Wi / 93 De / 92+ Rp. Drinking beautifully, the deep ruby/purple-hued 2012 Château Beychevelle just about jumps out of the glass with lots of ripe black cherry and currant styled fruits as well as tobacco, damp earth, truffle, and cedarwood aromas and flavors. Rich, medium to full-bodied, beautifully textured, and balanced, with both terrific freshness and ripe tannins, it's one gem of a wine from the Médoc that readers will love to drink over the coming 15-20 years or so. - Jeb Dunnuck. The 2012 Beychevelle is medium to deep garnet colored. It rocks up with ready-to-go scents of blackcurrant pastilles, plum preserves, and tobacco leaf, plus suggestions of bay leaves, tilled soil, and smoked meats. The medium-bodied palate delivers plenty of juicy black fruits with a firm, chewy texture and just enough freshness, finishing with a spicy kick. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent. Open and ready to drink, this 2012 has approachable fluidity and suppleness, its lifted mulberry and blackberry aromas entangled with cedar and spice. A silky mouthfeel is peppered with flavours of tomato leaf and driving acidity on the finish. - Decanter. The grand vin, the 2012 Beychevelle, is one of the stars of St.-Julien. Opaque purple, with beautiful crème de cassis notes, the wine has floral underpinnings, sweet tannin and a nice layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel. This is elegant and powerful, rich and intense, but light on its feet. This is a great Beychevelle and certainly seems to exceed the vintage's character and expectations. Give it 4-6 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 25-30 years. - Robert Parker |
| Price: | $ 165.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on December 12, 2023.
