Expressive aromas with well-defined character typical of its style.
Well-structured palate with balanced fruit, acidity, and depth. Good complexity.
Clean finish with pleasant length and lingering notes.
Chateau Beynat Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2023 is a red wine from Beynat. Priced at £19.95, it offers excellent value for its category.
On the nose, this wine presents well-defined aromas characteristic of its style. The palate is well-structured with balanced fruit and acidity, showing good complexity and depth. The finish is clean with pleasant length.
A reliable example of its style that delivers solid value. Worth seeking out.
London Dry, Distillery Heritage, Industry Analysis, Spirits Editorial
- Really impressed for under £20
Picked this up from my local wine shop on a whim and honestly it punches well above its weight. Loads of dark fruit — plums, blackcurrant — and it's got this lovely spicy thing going on underneath. Had it with a slow-cooked beef stew and it was perfect. Will definitely be buying more.
19 March 2026
- Nice but a touch heavy for me
Bought this for a dinner party and it went down fine with the lamb. Quite full-on though — 14% and you can feel it. The dark plum and berry flavours are nice and there's a sort of mineral edge I quite liked. Just personally prefer something a bit lighter these days.
8 January 2026
- Solid Bordeaux, nothing flashy
Good honest red. Not trying to be something it isn't, just proper dark berry flavours with a bit of earthiness. Tannins are there but it's not going to dry your mouth out. Decent for the price, though I've had similarly good stuff from the Languedoc for a fiver less.
17 October 2025
- Birthday treat that delivered
My wife got me this for my birthday after the guy in the wine shop recommended it. Really good stuff — blackcurrant and dark berry upfront, then this graphite-y, almost smoky finish that keeps going. At £20 it's not an everyday bottle but it feels like proper wine. Would happily have it again.
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