2015 chateau beychevelle 4eme cru classe, saint-julien
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Why We're Buying
Château Beychevelle Saint-Julien 4ème grand cru classé comes from the finest terroirs in the region. The graceful and nuanced red wine reveals its character with ten years of aging and can be kept in the cellar for several decades.
Critics Scores
Wine Spectator
Lovely mulled plum and blackberry fruit glides along a cleanly embedded graphite edge, while violet and anise details skirt along the edges. The finish picks up a tasty ganache coating while keeping the energy up. Rock-solid. Best from 2022 through 2040.
Jeb Dunnuck
Made in a more flamboyant, lifted style than the 2016, the 2015 Château Beychevelle offers a beautiful, medium to full-bodied, sexy yet elegant style as well as perfumed notes of black cherries, plums, incense, spices, and dried flowers. Given the sweetness in its tannins as well as its purity of fruit, it can be enjoyed today yet will keep for 20+ years.
James Suckling
Perfumed red with so much presence and brightness. Flowers, currants and blueberries. Some citrus. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Very fine and vivid. Better in 2022.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Beychevelle is a blend of 47 Merlot, 42 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc and 4 Petit Verdot aged 18 months in barrel, 50 of which were new and 50 second fill. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it's scented of smoked meats, scorched earth, garrigue and new leather with a core of cassis, cherry cordial and plum preserves. The medium-bodied palate is a little firm but delicate, with lovely vibrancy and a bit of grip on the finish.
Wine Enthusiast
This elegant estate, with its views down to the Gironde estuary, has produced an excellent 2015. It is properly firm with tannins although this structure is well balanced with the ripe, stylish black-currant fruits and acidity. A juicy finish bodes well for the future. Drink this generous wine from 2025.
Decanter
This really does expand outwards in the mouth, with an excellent quality of juicy black fruit on display. This has more potential than the 2014 vintage — contrary to many other wines in this part of the Médoc. 4 Petit Verdot makes up the blend.
Tasting Panel
Understated and nuanced, the 2015 Beychevelle is a wine of lovely finesse. Graphite, smoke, plum, violet and lavender are some of the many notes that are found in this delicate, super-expressive Saint-Julien, while floral notes add lift. The finessed side of Saint-Julien comes through nicely here. In 2015, yields were around 47 hectoliters per hectare. The blend is 47 Merlot, 42 Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 Cabernet Franc and 4 Petit Verdot. New oak is around 50. Tasted two times. Barrel Sample: 92-94