Chateau Beychevelle2005
RED WINE
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Producer
Chateau Beychevelle
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Blend
3% Cabernet Franc
47% Cabernet Sauvignon
46% Merlot
4% Petit Verdot
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Country
France
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Region
Bordeaux
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Appellation
Saint-Julien
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UPC
0 15643 74286 6
Reviews
Robert Parker 93
The Grand Vin, the 2005 Beychevelle is a gorgeous wine, with plenty of creme de cassis, floral notes, underbrush and forest floor. It is sweet and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannin and beautiful texture and purity.
by RP, Robert Parker , 2015
Wine Enthusiast 93
Very much in an elegant style, this wine shows soft, almost velvet tannins supporting the ripe fruit. It has richness, a round character masking the dense texture, and setting off the clean red berry fruits and fresh acidity.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2008
Vinous Media 92
The 2005 Beychevelle has an attractive nose with brambly red fruit, marmalade, cedar and light leather aromas. This is just a little rustic, yet full of vigor and presence. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. Solid and muscular, it comes across a little uncouth compared to more recent, more refined vintages, though it has an attractive spicy, black pepper-infused finish. Drinking well now, it should give another decade of drinking pleasure.
by NM, Vinous Media , 2022
Technical Details
Winery Technical Data
The 2004-2005 growth cycle was marked by even less rainfall than the preceding years, thereby maintaining a water deficit going back three years.
The growing season got off to a fairly slow start due to cool weather in the month of March but on the whole, flowering was quite even for the various grape varieties, which augured well for ripening later in the year.
Occurring very quickly and uniformly, peak véraison (colour change) took place around the 10th of August. Despite a few showers in the first ten days of September, the weather was highly conducive to the forming of ripe, healthy fruit.
It did not rain a single day during the harvest. Grape quality was superb, with exceptional sugar levels in both Merlot and Cabernet.
Initial tastings when the wine was run off were extremely promising, showing very intense colour with plenty of fruit and body.
2005 Harvest dates: From September 21 to October 6th
Production: 70.88 ha
Yield: 42 hl/ha