Chateau Beychevelle, St Julien GCC 2020 (1x75cl)

Chateau Beychevelle 2020 is a Saint-Julien Fourth Growth (1855). The official estate 2020 technical sheet gives a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, at 13.43% alcohol, aged in 70% new barrels, at about 47 hl/ha. Phenology: Merlot budburst 15 March / flowering 20 May / harvest 14–22 September; Cabernet Sauvignon budburst 25 March / flowering 25 May / harvest 21–29 September. An early mild dry start, humid warm spring, then dry sunny ripening with a mid-August rain and cool September nights set concentrated, coloured berries; 85 lots were selected for the grand vin.

Tasting notes

The estate describes a brilliant violet robe; a generous, harmonious wine accessible young; a nose of blackberry, black cherry and dark chocolate; powerful yet silky; fresh, fruity and long.