2010 Château Beychevelle, St Julien, Bordeaux UOM 'A strong argument can be

'A strong argument can be made that this great First Growth is the world's most elegant and aromatically complex wine'

” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s

in the past five years the negociant has added 15 hectares of prime Grand Cru sites

This will be a wine to keep for many a long year

It remains one of the growing season's standouts and replicates previous showings just the week earlier and in January

2010 Château Beychevelle, St Julien, Bordeaux UOM 'A strong argument can be54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc. There will be many yin and yang statements made this year, with commentators and chteaux owners alike comparing last year with this, and nowhere is this more present and true than at Ch. Beychevelle. 2009 is soft, warm, seductive, and 2010 is firm, serious, yet totally beguiling. The 2009 will drink a lot younger than the 2010, but I have a serious hunch that the 2010 will ultimately give you