2015
Château Beychevelle 2015
The first tastings are very promising. They show generous, fruity and fleshy wines with deep colour. At this stage, the 2015 vintage seems to us to be the perfect outsider to the magnificent 2005!

The wine is delicate and balanced, rich in tannins and charming with its aromas of fruit and spices. Considering their excellent structure, these wines can be aged extensively.

ORIGIN: Bordeaux

The vines have an average age of 30 years and are closely planted, with densities of 8,300 to 10,000 vines per hectare; they have developed substantial root systems, enabling them to draw nutrients from deep in the soil, and to cope with the sometimes difficult weather conditions, such as when there are droughts in the summer.

The vineyard is planted with the Médoc’s four traditional grape varieties: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

Our job is to select the right grape variety for each plot, depending on the terroir’s characteristics and constraints. Manual harvests allow us to sort and retain the best grapes, which are then vinified and blended in our wines.

The word Terroir only makes sense if one understands the way in which the Médoc’s climate, or microclimate, interacts with the vineyard. Even then, the picture is not complete unless we add the winemaker’s talent for growing the grapes and looking after each plot of vines.

The proximity of the Gironde, which can be seen from the front steps of the Château, has a protective, regulating affect on the climate that is vital for the production of exceptional wines.

The heart of the vineyard is located on two plateaus of deep Garonne gravel from the Gunzian period, on the edge of the Gironde, providing ideal conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon.

Total area of the property: 250 hectares

Vineyard area: 92.5 hectares

Planting density:
8,300 to 10,000 vines per hectare

Terroir:
Our terroir is the result of a unique, perfect match between the soil and the climate. The soil consists of Garonne gravel, on a clay-gravel subsoil. In addition, the proximity of the Gironde estuary, of which there is a fine view from our vineyard’s gravel hilltops, has a protective, regulating effect on the climate, tempering excessively high or low temperatures.

Vineyard management:
Minimum pesticide approach and organic farming for 1/3 of the vineyard. No herbicides are used
ISO 14001 certified production

Harvests: Selective manual harvests, by grape variety, the age of the vines and the terroir. Triple sorting of the grapes: in the vineyard, then on reception of the harvest with sorting of the bunches followed by optical sorting.

Vinification: Each vinification is adapted to the plot and conditions during the vintage. Our objective is to transcend the terroir, and to produce exceptional wines, while at the same respecting the terroir’s identity.

Ageing and fining: In French oak barrels for 18 months for Beychevelle, and 12 months for Amiral de Beychevelle. Château Beychevelle is aged in 50% new oak barrels and Amiral de Beychevelle in 30%. The wine is then fined with egg whites, with traditional racking by candle light.

Bottling: The wines are bottled in the spring.

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