Amiral de Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.019 ratings
9.12 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

9.2

2010 dark ruby with ripe blackberry, tart cherry. Earthy with gripping tannins. Fairly typical 2nd wine of classified growth in great year.

2010 dark ruby with ripe blackberry, tart cherry. Earthy with gripping tannins. Fairly typical 2nd wine of classified growth in great year.

1 person found it helpfulMar 29th, 2015
Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

Second wine of Beychevelle; #stjulien at Brisbane French Festival #bff ; presenter Aurelie Depraz from Oeno Decourverte #bordeaux #tourism #beychevelle ; still a chewy cabernet seeking time #vivalafrance

Second wine of Beychevelle; #stjulien at Brisbane French Festival #bff ; presenter Aurelie Depraz from Oeno Decourverte #bordeaux #tourism #beychevelle ; still a chewy cabernet seeking time #vivalafrance

Jul 11th, 2015
Rob Nohle

2010

2010

Sep 12th, 2019
Chris England

Fab 2nd wine of Beychevelle @ £31 in top year - great value 👍

🍇 61% Cab S, 33% Mer & 6% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oaky blackcurrant w/ light earth, blackberry, cocoa, minerals & touch of blueberry & dark plum

👄 Med bodied ripe juicy black currants/berries in mocha w/ a touch of liquorice & plum

🎯 Med dark fruit & bitter mocha w/ liquorice touch

Fab 2nd wine of Beychevelle @ £31 in top year - great value 👍

🍇 61% Cab S, 33% Mer & 6% Cab F

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Smokey oaky blackcurrant w/ light earth, blackberry, cocoa, minerals & touch of blueberry & dark plum

👄 Med bodied ripe juicy black currants/berries in mocha w/ a touch of liquorice & plum

🎯 Med dark fruit & bitter mocha w/ liquorice touch

Dec 22nd, 2017
Marc Miller

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Jul 11th, 2017
Ben K
8.5

Ok wine, but not worth the price

Ok wine, but not worth the price

Nov 30th, 2015
Cola Chan

dry from start but become smooth later

dry from start but become smooth later

Mar 10th, 2015
Adrian Bryksa

Blogger YYCWine.com, Contributor Culinaire

8.6

Lighter style than the Spleen. Tangy red fruit, elegant tannin. So-so

Lighter style than the Spleen. Tangy red fruit, elegant tannin. So-so

Sep 9th, 2013
Rex Xu
8.9

Rex had this 22 days ago

Rex had this 22 days ago

Nov 2nd, 2024
Jenny Hutton

Jenny had this 5 years ago

Jenny had this 5 years ago

Jan 24th, 2020