2002 Chateau Beychevelle, Saint Julien 4th Growth

"This Beychevelle lacks a little vigour on the nose although it is imbued with a sense of clarity with notes of blackberry leaf, graphite, hot bricks/gravel and wild hedgerow. Medium-bodied, rustic tannins, irony, bitter cherry, redcurrant and strawberry with a focused, edgy, straight-laced finish."  Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, Jan 2010