2025, Château Beychevelle, SAINT-JULIEN, Grand Vin

4th growth 1855

With its distinctive label of a sailing boat, Beychevelle is a Bordeaux that is popular the world over. One of the most forward and "user-friendly" of the Saint Julien classed growths - always polished and supple.

52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.

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. 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. 2035-2075
95-97 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.

Spicy, with dark fruit aromas. Angular in style, with a linear profile and precise, focused tannins. It shows clarity, fresh dark fruit and balance that stands out.
95-96 James Suckling.

The 2025 Beychevelle has a concentrated nose with blackcurrants, blueberry, inkwell and light violet scents. Very fine definition, a Beychevelle that leans on the more opulent side aromatically, though always controlled. The palate is medium-bodied with a velvety smooth entry that lends it sensuality. Extremely precise, exquisite pure fruit, quite mineral-driven with a very long, quite sensual finish. I don't think Philippe Blanc has overseen a Beychevelle as good as this!
2032 - 2060
95-97 Neal Martin, Vinous.