Tasted at the Académie du Vin dinner in Bordeaux, the 1937 Beychevelle had a fragrant and autumnal bouquet that still offered impressive delineation after eight decades. This is simple, yet undeniably fresh and focused, with touches of clove and woodland emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a crisp line of acidity, the fruit is more faded in the mouth than on the nose and black tea/Earl Grey notes surface toward the slightly attenuated finish. It is certainly a fine Saint Julien, if not a Claret that will rivet you to the spot. The 1937 Beychevelle is like picking up a well written but yellowing and dog-eared old book. Tasted April 2017.