WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 830; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 882. The average score for Château Beychevelle is 873, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Beychevelle they use words like Fruit, Black, Elegant, Tannins, Acidity, Attractive, Ripe, Tannin, Oak, Ruby, Sweet, Deep, Full, Balanced, Dark. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Beychevelle: Pastille, Unexpected, Intrusive, Clout, Earthiness, Apples, Sophistication, Pepper, Vivid, Crisp. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.15%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2005 (13% vs 13.1%). It normally takes wines from Château Beychevelle around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 10 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Haut-Brion 2010, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Palmer 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château Talbot 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Talbot 2010, Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château Figeac 2012.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Beychevelle 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-06-28 |
gbp |
62 |