91 Wine Spectator
A textbook St.-Julien, offering tightly layered dark plum, currant and blackberry fruit, with a strong graphite spine and dark tar and mouthwatering pastis notes on the finish. A well-built, confident wine. Best from 2017 through 2027. 20,000 cases made. –JM
91 Wine Spectator
A textbook St.-Julien, offering tightly layered dark plum, currant and blackberry fruit, with a strong graphite spine and dark tar and mouthwatering pastis notes on the finish. A well-built, confident wine. Best from 2017 through 2027. 20,000 cases made. –JM
90 Vinous
The 2011 Beychevelle has a well defined bouquet with brambly black fruit, bilberry, cedar and light graphite scents. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine acidity, a dash of white pepper and truffle, with just a hint of cassis on the Margaux-like finish. Not bad, though not the best that Philippe Blanc has ever made. It reflects the limitations of the vintage. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
90 James Suckling
An attractive 2011 with lots of blackberry, hazelnut and walnut character. Medium to full body with chewy tannins and a fresh finish. Better in 2017.
90 Vinous
The 2011 Beychevelle has a well defined bouquet with brambly black fruit, bilberry, cedar and light graphite scents. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine acidity, a dash of white pepper and truffle, with just a hint of cassis on the Margaux-like finish. Not bad, though not the best that Philippe Blanc has ever made. It reflects the limitations of the vintage. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
16 Rene Gabriel
Dunkles Granat, recht satt in der Mitte, rubiner Rand. Florales Bouquet mit dezent krautigen Noten, Brombeerstauden, Pflaumenschalen. Eleganter, eher leicht gehaltener Gaumen, leider auch extrahierte Noten im Nachklang zeigend. Mässige Leistung. (16/20). 14: Die Barriquen haben ihn im Ausbau etwas versüsst, helles Caramel, knapp reife Beeren dahinter. Im Gaumen schlank, aber irgendwie im Verhältnis zu viele Muskeln zeigend. Leichter Wein - streng vinifiziert. warten (2018 - 2035)
16 Rene Gabriel
Dunkles Granat, recht satt in der Mitte, rubiner Rand. Florales Bouquet mit dezent krautigen Noten, Brombeerstauden, Pflaumenschalen. Eleganter, eher leicht gehaltener Gaumen, leider auch extrahierte Noten im Nachklang zeigend. Mässige Leistung. (16/20). 14: Die Barriquen haben ihn im Ausbau etwas versüsst, helles Caramel, knapp reife Beeren dahinter. Im Gaumen schlank, aber irgendwie im Verhältnis zu viele Muskeln zeigend. Leichter Wein - streng vinifiziert. warten (2018 - 2035)