CHÂTEAU BEAUMONT
2020 Haut Médoc
Grapes | Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc |
Colour | Red |
Origin | France, Bordeaux |
Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
ABV | 13.5% |
The 2020 Beaumont offers plenty of blackcurrant and raspberry fruit on the nose, intermixed with cedar and subtle pencil shaving scents—discrete, but it opens with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied and a bit chewy with sappy red fruit. The finish "fluffs its lines" and comes across as rather simple, especially in contrast to its appealing aromatics. A recent 2016 showed better than this bottle, hence the question mark against my score. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Drinking range: 2026 - 2035 Rating: 87 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Nov 2024)
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The 2020 Beaumont is fabulous in the way it marries power and finesse. Crushed red berry fruit, charcoal, dried flowers, spice and tobacco lend notable complexity. The 2020 has lost some of its youthful fruitiness, but none of its charm or pedigree. This is beautifully done. Drinking range: 2024 - 2035 Rating: 92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)
Another impressive 2020, really one to look out for, standout in texture and character, brambled black fruits, liqourice and fine confident tannins. Great value, one to watch. Terra Vitis. No need to wait years to enjoy this - those black fruits are young but fleshy, and can be enjoyed with a carafe over the next dedade. Drinking range: 2024 - 2034 Rating: 91 Jane Anson, Decanter (Feb 2023)
Château Beaumont
With its origins in 1824, Château Beaumont is a Cru Bourgeois estate in the Haut-Médoc on the left bank of the Garonne. The property has been owned by Société Grands Millésimes de France since 1986, owners of Château Beychevelle, the fourth growth Saint-Julien.
The 114 hectare estate is planted 53 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot to a vine density of 6,666 vines per hectare with an average age of 20 years for the vines. The vineyard is farmed on environmentally friendly principles, having used Terra Vitis and integrated farming techniques since 2004.
The harvested fruit is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats with three weeks of maceration. Soils are well-drained, deep and gravelly. With an average annual production of 600,000 bottles, the wines are matured in oak barrels (one-third new) for between 12 and 14 months, depending on the vintage. Their wines are characterized by their supple, silky and feminine structure. The tannins are generally mellow and rarely aggressive. All this contributes to making reliable, well-balanced wines full of charm and finesse, offering great value.
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