Château BEYCHEVELLE 2021

Description

Yves Beck 93-94 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Beaucoup de finesse dans le bouquet de Beychevelle qui révèle son élevage avec subtilité et qui laisse ainsi suffisamment d’espace aux autres éléments présents. Invitantes nuances de cassis et d’épices douces. Le vin est légèrement crémeux et soutenu par des tannins suaves et compacts. La structure acide assure bien les arrières en conférant de la fraîcheur et en favorisant l’expression fruitée de la finale.  2026-2046

Neal Martin 91-93 points www.vinous.com
The 2021 Beychevelle has a pleasant, light bouquet that needs coaxing from the glass, eventually offering blackberry, briar, peppermint and sage aromas. The oak here is neatly integrated, though it does not possess the dimension of the previous vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a firm grip on the entry. The Cabernet Sauvignon is fully in the driving seat here, imparting quite intense blackberry and graphite notes. As with many Saint-Julien barrel samples, a Pauillac-like structure comes through. The licorice-tinged finish is fresh and focused. This is quite an endearing Beychevelle after the challenging growing season.

Antonio Galloni 92-94 points www.vinous.com
The 2021 Beychevelle is rich and sumptuous, but not quite as pushed in that direction as some recent vintages have been. Then again, that sort of opulence was simply not possible in 2021. Even so, the 2021 flows with dark blue/purplish fruit, incense, espresso, mocha, menthol and licorice. All the elements are so well balanced. The 2021 is a terrific Beychevelle with a bright future.

William Kelley 91-94 points www.erobertparker.com
The 2021 Beychevelle is a strong effort, exhibiting aromas of sweet berries and plums mingled with cigar wrapper and fresh mint. Medium to full-bodied, bright and fine-boned, it’s deep and layered, with powdery tannins, lively acids and a saline finish. This wine only improved over the five times I tasted it.

Georgina Hindle 94 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
Darkly herbal, spiced and perfumed nose. Supple, fruity, forward and lively, this has an initial vivacious and pulsing energy that settles giving some green pepper, eucalyptus and cedar notes as well as liquorice and clove which then dominate the finish. It starts well, with such pace, and you feel the fruit has been well worked with tannins that are silky and fine. This has density and chew which I love as well as structure and backbone wine overall finesse. Great potential here. Drinking Window 2025 – 2048