Wine Chateau Beychevelle, Saint-Julien AOC 4-me Grand Cru, 2017
Tasting Notes
Wine of dark plum-ruby color.
Taste wine generous, rich, with a solid structure, tobacco shades, chalky tannins and a long finish.
The wine has a bewitching scent with notes of raspberry, cranberry and pomegranate, complemented by nuances of graphite and tobacco.
Wine perfectly complement red meat on the grill, fish, snacks, hard cheese.
Interesting Facts
Chateau Beychevelle - elegant, rich and very harmonious red wine created in the classic Bordeaux style. The vineyards are located in prestigious areas of Grand Cru Class near the river Gironde, in the region of Saint-Julien. Agronomists economy grow high-quality grapes Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, as well as a small amount of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. In 2011, the harvest took place from 14 to 29 September. Grapes harvested exclusively manual way carefully selected and sorted, and then vinified conventional manner. Aging of the wine lasts for 18 months in oak barrels, half of which - new. The result is a juicy, bright and well-structured wine with a silky taste and good aging potential. Chateau Beychevelle is very popular with discerning consumers and is considered one of the best wine farms. Vintage 2011 peak of maturity in the period from 2022 to 2044.
Needless estate Chateau Beshevel impossible to miss because it is the first large estates on the highway D2, leading to the north of the commune of Saint-Julien. Few castles Bordeaux have the same unique charm as this house, more like an ancient palace. It was founded in the 17th century and once belonged to a powerful bordockim families also once owned this estate Duke Jean-Louis de la Valette Nogare (Jean-Louis Nogaret de la Valette), Grand Admiral of France. Nautical theme continues on the labels of wines on all bottles of wine farms Beychevelle depicts the ship. Legend has it that during the reign of King Henry III on these lands lived d'Epernon Duke, the first Admiral of the Royal Navy. Therefore, passing these places, ships in reverence had to greet his admiral powerful volleys of naval guns with lowered sails. French team "after the sails!" sounds like "Baisse Voiles", but in the local dialect of Aquitaine, this phrase sounded like "Baiche Veyles" or "Besh Vel". Today, the estate owns 250 hectares of land in Saint-Julien, 90 of whom hold excellent vineyards. There are great wines, which have a long storage potential, but at the same time exhibit excellent organoleptic characteristics and at a young age.
