Admiral de Beychevelle - Saint-Julien 2016 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/29/2019

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Amiral de Beychevelle offers up compelling red and black cherry scents with a core of blackcurrants and blackberries plus wafts of lavender, wild sage and cumin seed. Medium-bodied with a firm, chewy frame, it has lovely freshness and purity, finishing on a mineral note.

Wine Spectator

88 / 100

byJames Molesworththe2/5/2019

Forward, with ebullient blueberry and raspberry fruit flavors. Relatively round for a St.-Julien, showing light vanilla and bramble accents on the finish. Ready to go. Drink now through 2025. 13,333 cases made. –JM

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017

The 2016 Amiral de Beychevelle is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc and matured in 20% new oak barrels. It has a very pure bouquet, quite floral and Margaux-like in style, with cassis and blueberry intermixed with violet emerging with time. The palate is silky smooth with very fine tannin, well judged acidity, very harmonious and perhaps one of the most sensual Deuxième Vin that I have tasted. There are many outstanding second labels on the Left Bank in 2016. This is definitely one of them.

The Wine Cellar Insider

89-91 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2017

A message in a bottle with salty, oceanic aromatics, followed by a treasure trove of dark red fruits. Medium body, forward and approachable with a soft, refined, fruity finish, this will be delicious on release. Drink this while waiting for the sublime Grand Vin to develop. In my view, this second wine is better than Beychevelle in the 70s and in a good portion of the 80s as well!