Château BEYCHEVELLE 2018

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Jeb Dunnuck 95-97+ points www.jebdunnuck.com
Showing beautifully both times I was able to taste it, the 2018 Château Beychevelle checks in as a blend of 50% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc that’s aging in 60% new French oak. This ultra-pure, refined, gorgeously layered Beychevelle offers terrific notes of black cherries, blackberries, cassis, violets, and damp earth. Deep, concentrated, and layered on the palate, it has a thrilling sense of purity and elegance as well as building structure. This is the third vintage vinified in the new cellar, and the 2018 represents a selection of 50% of the total production. It hit 14.5% alcohol with a healthy pH of 3.74 and a massive IPT of 81. Hats off to director Romain Ducolomb for another brilliant wine that I suspect will surpass both the 2015 and 2016!

Yves Beck 94-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Pourpre violacé. Bouquet complexe révélant son élevage de manière filigrane avec des notes d’iris, de bois de réglisse et de mûres. Caractère friand et élégant en bouche. Le vin combine bien puissance et finesse avec une bonne expression aromatique et des tannins puissants, denses et aux grains fins, soutenant l’ensemble du palais et conférant une touche suave. Je relève également une belle structure acide qui donne du tonus et qui soutient la finale qui est fruitée et persistante. Un Beychevelle de caractère. 2024-2043

Antonio Galloni 95-98 points www.vinous.com
The 2018 Beychevelle is an exceptional, utterly vivid wine. Deep and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2018 has so much to offer. Super-ripe black cherry, crème de cassis, licorice, new oak and chocolate infuse this unctuous, spectacularly ripe Saint-Julien. Beychevelle is exotic, flamboyant and full-throttle, not to mention absolutely stunning. The high presence of Merlot in the blend gives Beychevelle much of its sensuality. What a wine! The 2018 is 50% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Tasted three times.

Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points www.quarin.com
Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur. Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, mûr, subtil et même complexe. Délicat en entrée de bouche, tel un grand Pomerol, particulièrement aromatique au milieu tel un grand cru du Médoc, noble dans sa texture, le vin s’allonge en finale, cultivant un hédonisme gracieux. Profil très original à la note plaisir élevée. C’est superbe et incrachable. Sa note pourrait monter en fin d’élevage. Bravo !

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 94-96+ points www.robertparker.com
The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Beychevelle wafts sensuously from the glass with fragrant Black Forest cake, potpourri, star anise and black tea scents over a core of black raspberries, warm blackcurrants and kirsch with touches of fallen leaves and lavender. Full-bodied and packed with fragrant red and black fruit layers, it has a firm, velvety texture and fantastic freshness lifting the very long, perfumed finish. Beautiful! Anticipated time in barrel is 18 months, 60% new and 40% second fill. The tentative blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.