| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Haut Médoc |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
 | Region | Vintage | Wine | Qty | Size | Units | Price | Per | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bordeaux | 2016 | Beaumont Volume Discount 5+ cases 130 each. | 122 \ 0 | 12×75cl | 10 | 135.00 | 12 | Beaumont | ||
| Wines are offered subject to remaining unsold. E&OE. | |||||||||||
The 2016 Beaumont has quite a powerful bouquet with dense black fruit, boysenberry and cedar, traces of pencil lead developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite spicy compared to its peers, then it reins everything back in for what is a refined finish. Classy stuff, but I would afford this a couple of years in bottle. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London. Drink 2021-2035.
2016 Beaumont typifies why this vintage could be the best in recent history. Bricking slightly at the rim but with deep ruby colour still, the nose is unmistakably Bordeaux with its notes of cedar and blackcurrant, the fruit cool but undeniably ripe. The palate is chalky, the tannins now yielding into impressively intense but never heavy fruit. Gaining some savoury cedar, dry undergrowth and leather, the fruit still takes the lead. Chiselled, well-balanced and long, this is a superb wine for the money. Drink over the coming 5+ years.
Mid ruby-purple in colour. A real sheen of cherry fruits set against savoury cedar tones on the nose. There is a hint of darker blackcurrant and menthol underneath. The palate is bright in juicy red and black fruit, with soft tannins. This is drinking very well now though clearly has the capacity to age. Good energy comes from vibrant acidity that leaves a bright, fresh finish. Excellent and distinctly proper claret.
