Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé St Julien, St Julien, 2015

The 2015 vintage transformed Beychevelle. A growing season of almost ideal ripeness, with the Merlot performing particularly brilliantly, pushed the estate's fruit to a level of concentrated generosity rarely seen. The resulting wine is among the finest Beychevelle has produced in the modern era: richly textured, deep in colour, and carrying a perfume of ripe black cherry, cassis, tobacco leaf, espresso, and cedar that opens with real presence and complexity. The palate is full-bodied and polished, the tannins silky and substantial, the fruit driving through the finish with a creamy, chocolate-inflected persistence. This is a wine that has earned its reputation, and its best years still lie ahead.