Saint-Julien · vintage 2006
Château Beychevelle 2006
Ageing potential20+ years
Why this vintage
- The 2006 vintage in Saint-JulienRain at véraison followed by a dry September gave classic, balanced wines with fine freshness, without the density of 2005.
- Ageing potential20+ years
The 2006 vintage in Saint-Julien
Vintage benchmark: 89/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Rain at véraison followed by a dry September gave classic, balanced wines with fine freshness, without the density of 2005.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Julien. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
The wine has a very good dark color. The fruity aromas are well expressed, marked by notes of black fruit and black cherry. Good impression of maturity. On the palate, fruity aromas, discreet woody notes, perceptible roasting aromas, the tannins are present but suave and carry the structure of the wine without hardening it. The ageing potential is assured but the softness of the tannins will undoubtedly allow this wine to be consumed after 5 years of ageing. The acidity is present and brings a nice freshness which induces an appreciable final length. A wine of very good quality which completes in its style the very good series of wines produced since 2000. In terms of classification, 2006 is less accomplished and perfect than 2005 but is above 2004 in terms of richness and body, so for us it is a great success and we are certain that this promises very good bottles in a few years.
Blend of the 2006 vintage
- 59 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 29 % Merlot
- 7 % Cabernet franc
- 5 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2006 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 62 % cabernet sauvignon, 31 % merlot, 5 % cabernet franc, 2 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2006 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 48 hl/haYield
- 25 yrsVine age
Winemaking
The vats are filled and homogenized by pump-over and adjustments by saignée. Alcoholic fermentation in tanks is carried out with selected yeasts and lasts 21 to 28 days. ageing: 18 months in oak barrels, half renewed every year.
Ageing
18 months in oak barrels, renewed every year by half
Terroir
Château Beychevelle, the Versailles of the Médoc, could only produce a wine of excellence. An exceptional 90-hectare vineyard of deep Garonne gravel, a winegrowing tradition going back to the Middle Ages and painstaking work in selection and ageing bring the wine to its full expression. The blend is 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.
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Texts and documents 2006
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.