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Der er ingen steder på Médoc, hvor betegnelsen ”Château” passer bedre, end til Château Beychevelle. Dette mægtige slot er virkelig Médoc’s svar på Versailles. En fantastisk arkitektur og et betagende bygningsværk, der skinner som en juvel midt i de skønne vinmarker, der omgiver slottet, som er det første slot man møder i Saint-Julien på sin vej nordpå gennem Médoc.
Slottet har været ejet af magtfulde og indflydelsesrige folk gennem tiderne. En af disse markante personligheder var Jean-Louis Nogaret de la Valette, der var admiralen i den franske flåde. Han ejede Château Beychevelle i en længere periode. Som legenden fortæller, sænkede skibene sejlet som en hilsen til denne indflydelsesrige mand, når de passerede Beychevelle på vej via Gironefloden, hvorfra man kan se op til selve slottet. Château Beychevelle er igennem de seneste år blevet en meget eftertragtet vin, især på de asiatiske markeder, og prisen har været kraftig stigende.
Slottet producerer også en spændende andenvin ved navn Amiral.
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BEPLANTNING
Cabernet Franc 5%, Cabernet Sauvignon 62%, Merlot 31%, Petit Verdot 2%
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AREAL
90 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
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Grands Millésimes de France
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The floral bouquet is what you initially notice; from there, your attention quickly turns to its array of red and black fruits, licorice, tobacco, mint leaves, and cedar. The palate is elegant, silky, creamy, fresh, and concentrated. It takes just a second to sense the wealth of fruit on the palate, with vibrancy, refinement, and purity. The finish continues along the same path, with layers of perfectly ripe fruit, a touch of salinity, and hints of licorice, espresso, and cocoa. Clearly, this is among the best wines in the estate's history. If you allow it a few years in the bottle before pulling a cork, it will be even better and should provide you with pleasure for two or more decades with ease. The wine is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot. 13.4% ABV, pH 3.6. The harvest took place from September 5 to September 20. This marks the earliest harvest vintage in the estate's history. Yields were 31 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2065.
The 2025 Beychevelle is a very sexy wine. Plush and exuberant, the 2025 is seriously impressive right out of the gate. Blackberry, lavender, mocha, crème de cassis and a kick of French oak are all beautifully amplified in the glass. The blend is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, with the plush richness of the Merlot very much in evidence. There's a lot of wine here. The 2025 spent three weeks on the skins, more or less the norm here, but it also includes 13% press wine, a bit higher than most years. More than anything else, the 2025 is a wine of extreme pleasure. It is an exceptional Beychevelle, one of the finest in recent memory.
A brilliant, deeply hued wine, the 2025 Château Beychevelle is based on 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot, and is still resting in 70% new oak. One of the earliest harvests ever recorded at this château, with very tiny yields, it has a ripe, sexy, gorgeously textured style with ripe black cherries, graphite, spicy wood, and dried flowers on the nose. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a round, layered mouthfeel, velvety tannins, and a blockbuster finish. Hitting 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.6, this is a ripe, expressive Beychevelle that will evolve gracefully for 30 years or more. Tasted twice with consistent notes.