Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

This is a pleasant, medium-bodied 1999 displaying notes of herbs and damp earth in its austere, undernourished personality. Notions of strawberry, cherry, and currant fruit also emerge, but there is not a lot to get excited about in this uninspiring 1999. It will last for a decade.

Winemaker Notes

The 1999 Beychevelle from the illustrious Chateau Beychevelle encapsulates a harmony of complexity and maturity that only a St-Julien can offer. Nestled in the heart of Bordeaux, this Chateau is renowned for producing wines of exceptional character, and the '99 vintage is no exception. With decades to ponder over its evolution, one can assert that this vintage has sailed elegiacally into the annals of fine wine.