波爾多頂級酒莊Château Beychevelle是擁有超過三個世紀的著名酒莊，因為酒標上的帆船圖案而被華人圈暱稱為「龍船堡」。在法國國王亨利三世在位時，Beychevelle莊園是歷任艾伯儂公爵(Dukes of Epernon)的產業，特別是首位艾伯儂公爵Jean-Louis Nogaret de la Valette (1554-1642)，他曾經身兼海軍上將以及波爾多所在的Guyenne行省的總督，因此在當時從這個城堡前航行過的船隻都要降下船帆向他敬禮，從法文的「降下船帆(Baisse-Voile)」衍生成本酒莊的名稱Beychevelle。
本酒莊在進入21世紀之後，本酒莊頗有奮起之勢，除了屢屢獲得酒評家們的高分評價之外，在亞洲市場也大受歡迎；Parker評論說新近一些年份的Beychevelle傾向於接近Margaux的細緻風格。
WA:2026 - 2060
The 2016 Beychevelle is a blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc cropped at 45 hectoliters per hectare between 3 October and 18 October. It is matured in 50% new oak. Furthermore, it is the first vintage to be matured in the new chichi winery whose glass exterior overlooks the passing traffic on the D2. It has a very pure, fragrant bouquet with black cherries, cassis, cedar and wet limestone, extremely precise to the point where you might think it was from the Right Bank (logical given the proportion of Merlot in the blend). The palate is sensational: understated at first and bridled with ultra-fine tannin, it is a Beychevelle armed with a disarming sense of symmetry. It builds in the mouth towards a fabulously tensile finish that is so fresh and full of energy that the senses are almost overwhelmed. Frankly, it leaves all the other Beychevelles in recent years standing. This is an electrifying 2016 from winemaker Philippe Blanc and his right-hand man, technical director, Romain Ducolomb.
