Gold Medal: Wine Competition of Lyon(France) 92 points – James Suckling
“Attractive berry biscuit with a fresh and succulent array of ripe red plums and blackberries on offer, leading to a very attractive and vibrant palate, carrying plenty of red-fruit flavor.” - James Suckling
Vineyard Notes
In appellation Haut-Médoc, Château Haut-Beyzac is established in Vertheuil with 30 hectares and remarkable geology (clay-limestone). The vineyard is made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, the preferred grape of this soil, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Three distinct cuvées are made in very different ways of vinification, aging, and blending.
Specs
Vintage: 2016
Grape Varietals: 65% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot
Appellation: Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
Soil: Clay and Limestone
Aging: French Oak barrels
Alcohol: 13.5%
Included in the Box
3-bottles:
3x 2016 Château Haut Beyzac, Haut-Médoc, France
Case:
12x 2016 Château Haut Beyzac, Haut-Médoc, France
Price Comparison
$480 for a Case/$40 MSRP/Not for sale online
About The Winery
Winery: Château Haut-Beyzac
Owners: Raguenot Lallez Miller family
Founded: 1997
Location: Haut-Médoc, France
Château Haut-Beyzac is the last acquisition of the Raguenot Lallez Miller family. They bought the vineyard in 1997 and took the time to study the soil and rebuilt the vineyard that benefits from an incredible soil made of clay and limestone. In 2001, the first vintage was produced and its quality got the attention of renowned wine professionals and press, earning them more than 100 medals and prizes over 25 years.
Available States
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Chateau Haut Beyzac, Haut-Medoc, France
3 bottles for $59.99 $20/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $189.99 $15.83/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
89 Points Château Haut Beyzac 2016 Haut-Médoc
This wine from a cru bourgeois estate in Vertheuil shows attractive signs of wood aging, enhancing the berry fruits rather than swamping them. With a relatively high percentage of Petit Verdot at 11%, the wine is structured and darkly colored. The tannins need to cool down and the wine will be best from 2022. 3/1/220 RV
Price $16,
@PatrickKarcher Noticed that, but there is quite a bit of merlot planted and happy to be corrected but I believe more than a few Haut Medoc Crus Bourgeois are merlot dominant or at least a heavy influence.
@kaolis I’ve have some very good inexpensive bottles from Medoc and some less than average inexpensive bottles from Medoc. Usually no more than 50% Merlot on the ones I’ve liked best. Doesn’t look like we’ll get a rat. @winedavid49 have you tried this?
From Yves Beck (?)
google translation…
88 points Château Haut-Beyzac Cru Bourgeois 2016
"Purplish purple. I have a little trouble approaching this bouquet. The fruit struggles to reveal itself. This is not wrong in itself, but it is not expressive enough, for the moment. The mouth is more talkative, better able to reveal its abilities. It has well integrated tannins and good aromatic intensity. A juicy, delicious and promising wine that deserves a little aging. 2020-2032 »
@kaolis “The mouth is more talkative” seems like one of the funniest phrases in a wine review (well, duh?). Of course I’ll forgive that it’s a google translate from French. [just realize now I oddly didn’t even notice “Purplish purple”]
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2016 - Château Haut-Beyzac - $50 = 20.82%
@ScottHarveyWine I agree that these can be very good wines and good values. I think the case price represents a very good QPR. We’re in SW Florida for the next few months, so this isn’t the wine to have with our seafood dinners watching the sunset on the Gulf… could be great in cool weather with lamb, though!
@rpm@ScottHarveyWine not a player here but seems to be something right up my alley as well. This is the kind of stuff I’ve been buying for years and quite honestly I think there are more hits than misses if you pay just a little bit of attention. Solid vintage too.
@KNmeh7 Or maybe they are just lonely like the rest of us and want to hang out with a bunch of cool people here, And even those of us not-so-cool. But your theory of an upcoming offering does inspire hope…
@KNmeh7@WCCWineGirl For almost any other winemakers I’d agree. Larry and Scott both actually like the community, and Scott is a semi-frequent customer.
But we shall see…some 1869 over the next while would get the SIWBM to fall most likely.
@klezman@WCCWineGirl Shucks. Can I be considered “community”? I don’t disagree with anything you said, but I am one of those lonely people who read these comments and I get this feeling… Tercero.
I can still edit! Thanks so much to @drhellknow for parting with 3 bottles. The Viognier was… viognier. But we enjoyed it. The abberation is unopened, and the verbiage was perfect with a strip steak.
So excited to receive this wine today via UPS this afternoon. Instantly changed our dinner plans, ordering up our favorite pie from our local, handmade pizza stop. Upon opening the wine and taking a quick taste, I noticed something was a little off (based on what I was expecting) and the bottle looked a little different. Throwing open the iPad, I brought up the image and noted a few differences…1) there is a thick black line at the bottom of the label “blacking out some information” 2) ABV on the bottle in the picture via Casemates indicates 12.5% (one of the reasons I was interested), description indicates 13.5%, actual is 14% per the label on the bottle.
Most shocking is that the online blend description via Casemates as well as the links others provided show: 65% Merlot, 24% Cabernet, 11% Petit Verdot.
Actual blend per the bottle is: 65% Cabernet, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
Not a bad wine, but definitely not what I was expecting. Nose is nice, but the wine is drinking very young (hot and tannic) and needs a lot more time in the bottle in my opinion.
@Allieroon interesting . . . Also, bummer you got to be a rat but got the bottle days after the event went live and ended . . . Thanks for the input though! I ordered some so we shall see . . .
@sammypedram Clarification…I was not chosen as a rat. I actually ordered a case and the case I ordered is what came in the mail. Eleven bottles to go! (Though I think they’ll be going in deep storage.)
For sh!@t’s and giggles, this may make anyone who ordered some feel a little better:
@disstone8@ScottW58 Wow…more like nuance of trumpet shrooms…hopefully there were plenty more buried underneath! (Kidding…maybe it the right amount). How did you like the wine?
@Allieroon@ScottW58 Closed and hot initially but after decanting for an hour some cedar and fruit came through. Short-ish finish but overall it was enjoyable and complemented the grass-fed beef & mushrooms.
@disstone8@ScottW58 I got the same first impression as well…so much so that I had to double check the bottle. Did you notice the ABV is actually 14% and the blend is opposite from the original listing?
Tasting Notes
Gold Medal: Wine Competition of Lyon(France)
92 points – James Suckling
Vineyard Notes
Specs
Included in the Box
Price Comparison
$480 for a Case/$40 MSRP/Not for sale online
About The Winery
Winery: Château Haut-Beyzac
Owners: Raguenot Lallez Miller family
Founded: 1997
Location: Haut-Médoc, France
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, May 7th - Monday, May 11th
Chateau Haut Beyzac, Haut-Medoc, France
3 bottles for $59.99 $20/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $189.99 $15.83/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2016 Chateau Haut Beyzac
/giphy wistful-webbed-hydra
/giphy quiet-destroyed-flea
And from Wine Enthusiast:
89 Points Château Haut Beyzac 2016 Haut-Médoc
This wine from a cru bourgeois estate in Vertheuil shows attractive signs of wood aging, enhancing the berry fruits rather than swamping them. With a relatively high percentage of Petit Verdot at 11%, the wine is structured and darkly colored. The tannins need to cool down and the wine will be best from 2022. 3/1/220 RV
Price $16,
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/chateau-haut-beyzac-2016-haut-medoc/
Note the suggested retail. Don’t know if that is correct to be honest. Looks like it’s available out in internet land for anywhere between $15-$28.
fwiw
@kaolis Left bank, but Merlot-heavy.
@PatrickKarcher Noticed that, but there is quite a bit of merlot planted and happy to be corrected but I believe more than a few Haut Medoc Crus Bourgeois are merlot dominant or at least a heavy influence.
@kaolis @PatrickKarcher (Looks at map…) True.
@kaolis I’ve have some very good inexpensive bottles from Medoc and some less than average inexpensive bottles from Medoc. Usually no more than 50% Merlot on the ones I’ve liked best. Doesn’t look like we’ll get a rat. @winedavid49 have you tried this?
@kaolis @scott0210 I think you meant to summon @winedavid49.
@InFrom @kaolis @Winedavid49 Oui je l’ai fait. Merci.
@kaolis @scott0210 @Winedavid49 Il n’y a pas de quoi.
@kaolis @PatrickKarcher Hmmmm…seems they got the specs backwards on this wine. It is 65% Cab, 30% Merlot and only 5% PV. See my post below…
From Yves Beck (?)
google translation…
88 points Château Haut-Beyzac Cru Bourgeois 2016
"Purplish purple. I have a little trouble approaching this bouquet. The fruit struggles to reveal itself. This is not wrong in itself, but it is not expressive enough, for the moment. The mouth is more talkative, better able to reveal its abilities. It has well integrated tannins and good aromatic intensity. A juicy, delicious and promising wine that deserves a little aging. 2020-2032 »
@kaolis “The mouth is more talkative” seems like one of the funniest phrases in a wine review (well, duh?). Of course I’ll forgive that it’s a google translate from French. [just realize now I oddly didn’t even notice “Purplish purple”]
@kaolis @pmarin
Love it.
A master class in why translation needs to be done colloquially
@kaolis @klezman @pmarin I think I’m going to adopt “purplish purple” as my trademark color commentary.
@Barney loves purple.
@kaolis @klezman Google’s AI may know almost everything about us, but even it can’t figure out the French language.
@kaolis @klezman @pmarin some things are inscrutable.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2016 - Château Haut-Beyzac - $50 = 20.82%
I have done some consulting in Bordeaux and have grown to appreciate these wines. So, I’m in.
@ScottHarveyWine
And I was just about to pass on this one…
@ScottHarveyWine I agree that these can be very good wines and good values. I think the case price represents a very good QPR. We’re in SW Florida for the next few months, so this isn’t the wine to have with our seafood dinners watching the sunset on the Gulf… could be great in cool weather with lamb, though!
@rpm @ScottHarveyWine not a player here but seems to be something right up my alley as well. This is the kind of stuff I’ve been buying for years and quite honestly I think there are more hits than misses if you pay just a little bit of attention. Solid vintage too.
All I know is when Larry and Scott offer opinions on random wine it means they are coming up! Good for us.
@KNmeh7 Or maybe they are just lonely like the rest of us and want to hang out with a bunch of cool people here, And even those of us not-so-cool. But your theory of an upcoming offering does inspire hope…
@KNmeh7 @pmarin nope, I’m with @KNmeh7; I’m saving my bullets for Scott Harvey and tercero!
@KNmeh7 Hmmmm, interesting deduction.
@KNmeh7 @WCCWineGirl For almost any other winemakers I’d agree. Larry and Scott both actually like the community, and Scott is a semi-frequent customer.
But we shall see…some 1869 over the next while would get the SIWBM to fall most likely.
@klezman @WCCWineGirl Shucks. Can I be considered “community”? I don’t disagree with anything you said, but I am one of those lonely people who read these comments and I get this feeling… Tercero.
I can still edit! Thanks so much to @drhellknow for parting with 3 bottles. The Viognier was… viognier. But we enjoyed it. The abberation is unopened, and the verbiage was perfect with a strip steak.
@klezman @KNmeh7 @WCCWineGirl
I’m not buying much Zin anymore but an 1869 offer is something I have been hankering for lately
/giphy diligent-temporary-trip
/giphy poor-mentionable-medic
Waited on friend to get in on a case and didn’t realize done today. Can we stil get a case?
I also didnt realize this was a 24 hour sale
@Twich22
Yeah, all Friday offers are 24 hours or until sellout.
So excited to receive this wine today via UPS this afternoon. Instantly changed our dinner plans, ordering up our favorite pie from our local, handmade pizza stop. Upon opening the wine and taking a quick taste, I noticed something was a little off (based on what I was expecting) and the bottle looked a little different. Throwing open the iPad, I brought up the image and noted a few differences…1) there is a thick black line at the bottom of the label “blacking out some information” 2) ABV on the bottle in the picture via Casemates indicates 12.5% (one of the reasons I was interested), description indicates 13.5%, actual is 14% per the label on the bottle.
Most shocking is that the online blend description via Casemates as well as the links others provided show: 65% Merlot, 24% Cabernet, 11% Petit Verdot.
Actual blend per the bottle is: 65% Cabernet, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
Not a bad wine, but definitely not what I was expecting. Nose is nice, but the wine is drinking very young (hot and tannic) and needs a lot more time in the bottle in my opinion.
The QPR is not what I had hoped for.
@Allieroon interesting . . . Also, bummer you got to be a rat but got the bottle days after the event went live and ended . . . Thanks for the input though! I ordered some so we shall see . . .
@sammypedram Clarification…I was not chosen as a rat. I actually ordered a case and the case I ordered is what came in the mail. Eleven bottles to go! (Though I think they’ll be going in deep storage.)
For sh!@t’s and giggles, this may make anyone who ordered some feel a little better:
Big Hammer Wines offering
2016 Chateau Haut Beyzac Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois
$26.99/bottle + shipping
@sammypedram Also…same description as Casemates including the blend ratio and ABV.
@Allieroon Sorry for my wrong assumption!! Makes sense. I’m on the East Coast and waiting for mine still though it has shipped.
Nevertheless, thanks for the info and photos and now for the new info! Enjoy (with some time and/or decanting!).
@disstone8
Nice! I dig the mushrooms on top of the grits!
@disstone8 @ScottW58 Wow…more like nuance of trumpet shrooms…hopefully there were plenty more buried underneath! (Kidding…maybe it the right amount).
How did you like the wine?
@Allieroon @ScottW58 Closed and hot initially but after decanting for an hour some cedar and fruit came through. Short-ish finish but overall it was enjoyable and complemented the grass-fed beef & mushrooms.
@disstone8 @ScottW58 I got the same first impression as well…so much so that I had to double check the bottle. Did you notice the ABV is actually 14% and the blend is opposite from the original listing?