$56 on a wine list in a restaurant? That's a pretty good deal considering
the typical retail price may be around $40+ by now. But I have never been
much of a Beychevelle fan - I have always found it to be somewhat lean and
uninspiring compared to the fat, chocolatey aromas of a Branaire-Ducru,
which (at least here in Germany) sells for considerably less money. That
said, I must admit that I have not tasted Beychevelle for a long time, so
probably things have changed.

Arne

"Jaybert41" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I decided to splurge (for my budget) on this bottle at a local Brooklyn
> restaurant that was offering a two for the price of one entree deal. The
menu
> is decidedly French bistro with the usual suspects of steak frites, moules
> frites, confit de canard, salad vert, etc., and the wine list is French
through
> and through, deep in Bordeaux. I was deciding between the '99 Beychevelle
> (which I have never had) and '95 Prieure Lichine.
> In the tiny bistro wine glasses it was tough to get a good nose out of
the
> wine but it did have a fine scent of toasted oak, earth and current. As
it
> opened up over the next 45 minutes it took on a much more complexity and
> developed richer tones of berry and even a little bit of coffee bean.
> Despite it being very out outside and the wine being a tad too warm, it
was
> immensely enjoyable with my steak frites. I found it to have nice
suppleness,
> and structure with pleasant tannins that made for a lingering finish after
each
> sip.
> For $56 off the list I was satisfied and would definitely consider
purchasing
> Beychevelle in the future.
>