Sink into the tobacco and leather aromatics of a 22 year old Beychevelle, showcasing the easy finesse of the appellation even in a vintage that was not particularly celebrated at the time. The colour here is heading towards tawny, more evolved than some St Julien siblings you might find in the vintage, and I would place it as older if tasting blind, but that doesn't take away from the harmonious and moreish oyster shell and salted cracker minerality, and the soft melted tannins alongside wild strawberry and loganberry fruit. Charming, fine tannins, elegant. Harvest September 26 to October 10, 60% new oak.