Château Beychevelle 2024, St Julien
Recommended
IN BOND
Delivery 2027
Appellation - St Julien
Owner - Castel and Suntory
The 2024 was made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. 13.3% alcohol.
Second wine – Amiral de Beychevelle
Annual production – 500,000 bottles
TASTING NOTES
The 2024 Beychevelle was picked from September 24 until October 9 and will mature in 70% new oak. This has a nicely composed, warm and sensual bouquet with plush blackberry, cassis and touches of violet. The 42% Merlot is very expressive. The palate is medium-bodied with, again, quite luxuriant tannins that lend this Beychevelle more comeliness than you would anticipate given the growing season. Perhaps it just misses a little sustain on the finish, but otherwise, this is a fine Saint-Julien. 13.3% alcohol. 2029 - 2050
91/93
Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025
Deep garnet-purple colored. Black cherries, fresh red currants and mulberries scents slowly emerge from the glass, plus hints of wild sage and pencil lead. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers red berry and savory flavors with great tension and lightly chewy tannins, finishing with a skip in its step.
92/94
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025
Deep ruby cherry colour, this opens with bright plum and blackberry fruits, laced with cloves, white pepper, apple blossom. St Julien signature but the acidity accentuates the tannic grip at this point. Grands Millésimes De France, 41hl/ha yield.
92
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2025
The 2024 Beychevelle might very well be the wine of the vintage in Saint-Julien. It is certainly among the very best I tasted on the Left Bank. Plush, inky and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2024 is so silky and inviting. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, mocha and spice are some of the many notes that stain the palate. The sustained, resonant finish is a thing of beauty. Tasted two times. 2032 - 2054
95/97
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2025
Good depth and complexity here from this light, acid-driven vintage. Violets, fresh herbs, blackcurrants, berries and a touch of paprika and white pepper. Bright and succulent on the palate with firm, crunchy tannins and a structured finish.
94/95
Zekun Shuai, JamesSuckling.com, April 2025
