The 2005 Beychevelle is composed of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep brick in color, it skips out with shimmery, care-free scents of kirsch, raspberry pie, blackcurrant pastilles, and rose oil, followed by suggestions of Ceylon tea, unsmoked cigars, and red loam. The medium-bodied palate is built like a brick house, featuring firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness to support the youthful black and red fruits, leading to a finish of great length and depth on this stunning wine. Lisa perrotti-Brown July 2022 - The Wine Independent

Medium-bodied, crisp, and crunchy with accents of tobacco leaf, cedar, cigar box, and flowers, the wine is fresh, as well as firm on the currant-filled palate. Drink from 2022-2037. Sept 2022

A wonderfully balanced vintage, now limbering up to drink. Effortless and enjoyable, not as much depth as some 2005 St Juliens, nor in more recent (post 2009) vintages of Beychevelle, but it has classic appellation signature, with tobacco, cassis, strawberry, saffron strands. Should stay on this plateau for a good decade or more. Tasted twice in two weeks. 42hl/h yield, harvest September 21 to October 6. Jane Anson June 2022 - Inside Bordeaux

The Château Beychevelle 2005 has a comparatively rich and opulent bouquet, which is quite unexpected, offering with sensual, ripe black cherry and boysenberry fruit, fresh mint and licorice. It has retained that pastille-like purity. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, good acidity, dense black fruit laced with white pepper, building gently but never quite achieving the sophistication of some of the other Saint Julien 2005s. To be honest, I was expecting a little more from this and prefer the 2009 and 2010 from winemaker Philippe Blanc.

There is an almost pastille like purity on the nose of the Beychevelle ’05 with cranberry, raspberry, wild strawberry and a touch of thyme and Italian dried meat. Good underlying mineralité here. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannins on the entry, much more introverted than the nose with fresh black fruit, tobacco and graphite. It is a little tight on the finish at the moment but it will mellow with time. Tasted July 2011. 92

Drink 2014-2025
-Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide No 7

While this is a strong effort from a property that too often does not live up to its pedigree, I had hoped the 2005 Beychevelle would merit an even higher score. A deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by a sweet perfume of roasted herbs, black cherries, and even blacker fruits. The wine is medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin, good acidity, and a fruitcake-like spiciness and earthiness. Pure and long with a tannic clout that is neither intrusive nor excessive, this elegant, powerful effort should be at its finest between 2017-2030.