2022 Château Beaumont, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc

2022 Château Beaumont, Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc

Tasted April 2023. Fragrant and fresh on the nose with some red cherry and plum as well as darker berries. Refreshing and pure, with plenty of perfume again. Silky style of fruit on the palate then a lifted mineral finish. A great buy this vintage.

Critic score
89.75/100 info
Pricing
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Case, 6 Magnums
In stock
£141.00
Case, 6 Magnums
En primeur info
In stock
£141.00
Magnum
In stock
£23.50
Magnum
En primeur info
In stock
£23.50

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2024 - 2040info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Magnum (150cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%

Tasting notes

Layers of sinewy tannins and eucalyptus spice. Opens to show baked earth, tobacco leaf and liquorice, cassis fruits laced with espresso, edges of campfire, a good quality wine that has concentration without strangling. Anthony Yaigre director. A value pick. 28hl/h yield. Harvest September 19 to October 5.

Jane Anson, janeanson.com (May 2023)
92/100

Tasted on two separate occasions, the 2022 Château Beaumont is a beautiful Haut-Médoc based on 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot mostly from sandy soils. Given the challenging conditions of the vintage, it would be easy to assume this would be a subpar release (the vintage was particularly challenging for sandy soils), but you'd be mistaken. This offers impressive purity in its red, blue, and black fruits as well as notes of chocolate and scorched earth. With medium body, present yet ripe tannins, and outstanding length, it's going to drink well immediately on release and evolve for 10-12 years or more.

Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com (May 2023)
90—92/100

The 2022 Beaumont exhibits somewhat wild aromas of rich cherries and berries mingled with smoked meats and saddle leather. Medium to full-bodied, chewy and chunky, it reflects the limitations of young vines on well-drained soils in a vintage like this.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Issue #266 (April 2023)
(85—87)/100

Slightly chewy with fresh blackcurrant and berry character. Medium body. Fresh.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2023)
90—91/100

The 2022 Beaumont is a bold Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérior. A burst of dark cherry, plum, gravel and incense gives the 2022 its hearty personality. The 2022 is an unusual blend that features more Cabernet Sauvignon than the norm. Yields are down to 28 hectoliters per hectare instead of the more typical or so through a combination of frost, hail and dehydration, which adds to the wine’s punchy, explosive feel.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2023)
(88—90)/100

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