Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé St Julien, St Julien, 2012

The 2012 Beychevelle marks the arrival of a new winemaking sensibility at the château, with a focus on softer tannins and greater immediate accessibility without sacrificing depth. The wine shows opaque purple in the glass, with beautiful crème de cassis and floral aromatics on the nose. The palate delivers a multi-dimensional experience: layered, sweet-fruited, and elegantly structured, with tannins polished enough to offer real pleasure now while the concentration at the core suggests continued development. Light on its feet for a wine of such evident intensity, it exemplifies the best of a vintage that rewarded careful attention in the cellar.