Château Beau-Site: Tasting & Drinking
Despite some assignations to the contrary from some quarters, I have yet to find much evidence that Château Beau-Site has experienced significant reinvigoration during the Castéja tenure, and the quality of the wines lags behind some of their other estates, particularly the revitalised Château Batailley and even Château Trotte Vieille. Instead, the mantra here seems to be reflect a desire to produce an attractive and drinkable wine, at a fair price, which is achieved without pushing the practices to the extreme, or focusing the grand vin down to a tiny section of the vineyard. Such an approach might be appropriate for a cru classé property, which can command a higher asking price, but not here at Beau-Site.
The wines thus tend to offer good-enough entry-level drinking. They tick some boxes but are unlikely to set any tastebuds on fire. For something more than charming drinkability, in an admittedly lighter style for the appellation, and which some might therefore describe as ‘useful’, I would suggest looking across the rest of the Borie-Manoux range, which these days includes some top châteaux such as Batailley and Trotte Vieille.
If you simply must check in on Beau-Site, may I suggest the 2019 vintage, one of the better from recent years. (8/3/13, updated 12/8/20, 13/12/25)
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