Chateau Beychevelle Vintage 1987 VINTAGE WINES 1980

Chateau Beychevelle Vintage 1987 VINTAGE WINES 1980Chteau Beychevelle is a well regarded wine estate based in the Saint Julien appellation of Bordeaux's northern Haut Mdoc wine region, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary.. The estate's flagship, Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, wine is known for its supple power and smooth, rich texture, and better vintages have great aging ability. In the Classification of 1855 it was ranked a fourth growth. The name Beychevelle comes from the first Duke of Epernon,

It was described as a charming wine

when a Vintage Port was kept in barrel for too long and was no longer suitable for release in that category

labels bin soiled and loose

just starting in the red fruit spectrum which is what I like in most Bordeaux

drank over the next 2 hours

Rich palate with dark fruits giving way to soft minerality

1973 vintage produced a lighter style of wines

Lovely cedary nose

1993 is my birth vintage and it was almost universally poor in Europe but this is still super enjoyable - saved by the antipodeans

until purchased by the Baly family in 1977

Now owned by the Fray's

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