WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 847; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 867. The average score for Château Beychevelle is 872, 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 2011 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Château Beychevelle: Unfold, Edge, Brooding, Flamboyant, Sumptuous, Lengthy, Strawberries, Saddle, Eau, Vie. 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 2011 (13% vs 13.13%). The wine will be ready to drink in 2 years (in 2018) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2028). 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 Palmer 2008, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Giscours 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008.
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 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
52 |
| 2015-06-28 |
gbp |
52 |