Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

1970 | Red Blend
Chateau Beychevelle
Bordeaux; Médoc, St. Julien, France
(91-93; Drink 2015-25)
3H decant

(Typical blend as 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc & 4% Petit Verdot; it's unknown to me the exact percentages for this vintage)

Nose has dried plum, truffle, old wet leather, earthy notes, moist tobacco and damp forgotten firewood.
Palate has dried cherry, vanilla/cedar, dried blackberry, sweet cherry, dehydrated plum, garden soil with faint tannins and fading acidity.

Happy Father's Day 2024 to all.

(From 37ml) Showing age but has some life left. Balsamic notes on dried fig and plum.

1970. So good.

Beychevelle 1970! #Magnum #bordeaux at nearly 50 years this wine was still full of energy.

Great bottle.

Pleasant surprise for 53 years old!

Happy 50

Holding up well for 1970!

70 Bordeaux Dinner St Estephe Flight
Decent wine with a little barnyard & earthy funk.

Spicy, balanced, silky, with a hint of oxidized aroma but not distracting. Super wine.