St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
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.
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.
(From 37ml) Showing age but has some life left. Balsamic notes on dried fig and plum.
Mar 23rd, 2018
Beychevelle 1970! #Magnum #bordeaux at nearly 50 years this wine was still full of energy.
4 people found it helpfulMar 20th, 2015
70 Bordeaux Dinner St Estephe Flight
Decent wine with a little barnyard & earthy funk.
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.
Spicy, balanced, silky, with a hint of oxidized aroma but not distracting. Super wine.
Nov 9th, 2016
