2019 Château Beaumont
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Cru bourgeois supérieur. 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, on sandy gravel. Yield 40 hl/ha. Aged for 12–14 months in barrels. 500,000 bottles. Generously fruited with lots of black and red cherries. Simple and approachable now, with modest complexity from oak and soft, velvety tannins. Easy to drink but does not deliver much excitement. (FG)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
Mid, fading garnet. Light but super-clean nose. The sweetness is a tad dominant and non classic and the acid and tannin obvious but this is clearly a carefully grown wine that has nothing mass-market about it. A little short. (JR)
The 2019 Beaumont has a delineated, fresh, cedar and pencil lead infused bouquet, lifted black fruit, light tobacco scents that emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly brusque tannins on the entry, but I appreciate the edginess and tension of this wine and the grip it exerts on the finish. Worth seeking out. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Tasted blind. Already some evolution on the nose and charm on the palate. Lots of structure too. A bit more interesting than some of its peers already. Inky finish. Better than many of its peers. (JR)
About the producer
Alongside Saint-Julien Fourth Growth Ch. Beychevelle, Suntory and Castel own Ch. Beaumont in the Haut-Médoc, a reliable property that delivers great value.