2018 Chateau Beychevelle 1,5 l - Magnum 4eme Cru Classe St. Julien

Decanter.com – 93 pts – JA: *Gorgeously brushed tannins with a smoked oak nose. This is excellent, firm and bright, layered and nuanced, gently inviting you in, with plenty of promise of life ahead. Has some austerity and although this is not in 2016 territory of 360-degree expansion, it is highly successful. A yield of 55hl/ha, with 50% of production going into the grand vin. 60% new oak.* - 11/2020

Falstaff Magazin – 95 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Mit Mandarinenzesten unterlegtes Cassis, ein Hauch von Lakritze, florales Bukett, etwas Lavendel, einladende Nuancen. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, würzige, tragende Tannine, noch etwas Gerbstoff im Abgang, reife Kirschen im Nachhall, braucht Zeit, gutes Potenzial. (2025 -2045)* - 02/2021

Vinum Magazin – 16/20pts: *Besitzt Dichte, Volumen und Feuer, das Tannin ist reif und rund; erfreuliche Entwicklung, weit ausgewogener als das Primeurmuster.* - 09/2021

Weinwisser – 18/20pts - WL: *Dichtes Purpur mit satter Mitte. Konzentriertes schwarzbeeriges Bouquet mit Anklängen an dunkle Kirsche und schwarze Johannisbeeren, dahinter Lakritze und Schokonoten. Am druckvollen Gaumen mit fein körnigem Extrakt, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, kräftigem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale Schlehensaft und exotische Hölzer, sehr modern vinifiziert, die Adstringenz ist aktuell leicht vordergründig, aber gut balanciert.* – 04/2021

JancisRobinson.com – 16/20pts – JR: *Tasted blind. Dark purplish crimson. Not much nose. But very sweet and polished in a Ch Gloria/St-Pierre style. Sweeter than most St-Juliens.* - 01/2022

JamesSuckling.com - 93-94pts - JS: *This is concentrated with a solid core of fruit, yet it´s energetic and driven with plenty of pretty and forceful tannins. Dusty texture. Persistent finish.*

Vinous.com - 92pts - NM: *The 2018 Beychevelle has a fresh, fragrant nose with plenty of blackberry, gravel, mint and incense aromas. It is not the most powerful Saint-Julien but it is certainly very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with a crisp entry and plenty of sappy black fruit, quite dense for Beychevelle. Tasting it three or four times, the first example showed an unexpected greenness on the finish; however, this was not evident on the others sampled.* - 03/2021
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Vinous.com – 96 pts – AG: *An unabashedly flamboyant, exotic wine, the 2018 Beychevelle possesses tremendous richness and raciness right out of the gate. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, spice, menthol and espresso infuse this sumptuous Saint-Julien with striking aromatic and flavor complexity. Soft contours and silky tannins add to its irresistibly sensual personality. Time in the cellar should help the new oak assimilate, but readers should be prepared for a full-throttle, heady wine.* - 03/2021