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CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE 2011
Country: France, Bordeaux, Saitn Julien
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 47%, Merlot 47%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 2%
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 47%, Merlot 47%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 2%
AWARDS
Robert Parke 93/100
2011, one of the hottest years on record. The weather was very warm and dry during the first part of the 2010 2011 growing season, until June. High spring temperatures stimulated phonological development, which was ten days ahead of the previous year. Although véraison in the first berries took place very early, ripening was slow due to dry weather. However, the cooler and wetter summer months reduced water stress in the vines. The harvest began on September 14th.
There was no rush during the 12-day harvest because the weather was very fine during the latter part of September. The grapes were in excellent conditions thanks to the careful work in the vineyard all year long and the meticulous sorting of the grapes. The 2011 vintage of Château Beychevelle is a very satisfactory quality wine with deep colour and delicious fruit. It has a perfect balance and a great ageing potential.
Tasting Notes: Deliciously fruity nose, pleasant acidity on the palate, indicating balance and a good potential to age. Soft, seductive tannins.
Food Pairing: Beef and Venison
Robert Parke 93/100
2011, one of the hottest years on record. The weather was very warm and dry during the first part of the 2010 2011 growing season, until June. High spring temperatures stimulated phonological development, which was ten days ahead of the previous year. Although véraison in the first berries took place very early, ripening was slow due to dry weather. However, the cooler and wetter summer months reduced water stress in the vines. The harvest began on September 14th.
There was no rush during the 12-day harvest because the weather was very fine during the latter part of September. The grapes were in excellent conditions thanks to the careful work in the vineyard all year long and the meticulous sorting of the grapes. The 2011 vintage of Château Beychevelle is a very satisfactory quality wine with deep colour and delicious fruit. It has a perfect balance and a great ageing potential.
Tasting Notes: Deliciously fruity nose, pleasant acidity on the palate, indicating balance and a good potential to age. Soft, seductive tannins.
Food Pairing: Beef and Venison
Product Id: 0395
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Cab.Sauvignon Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
