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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 89 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VoteferPedro on 2/29/2024: Felt it was a great example of st emillion with earth and what seems like hay notes on the nose and a savory palate. Next to some pomerols it was my favorite but the fruit in the pinerola were more popular with my guests
(decanted 90 minutes prior) (370 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 1/27/2024: Agree with others... gorgeous nose and the palate doesn't have the follow through or depth of best vintages. Still awfully pretty to drink now-ish. (648 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 10/31/2021: Just a light bricking at the edge with a ruby core.
This wine smells fantastic. Red and blue fruit, damp soil, and a touch of ground espresso. It’s pure and focused.
The fruit profile is reflected on the palate. Medium body with fully integrated tannin and medium acidity. The finish is long.
There is some brightness to this wine and the fruit is hanging on well. I can’t see this getting much better, but it’s got a long life ahead. Drink now and over the next 10+ years. (3675 views) | | | Tasted by apg23 on 8/25/2021 & rated 91 points: Cheval Blanc is my favorite domaine, but this was not my favorite bottle. It lacked the bite/spice that I am used to from CB. Maybe just a bad bottle or not the best vintage. (3443 views) | | | Tasted by ChristyLeighNY on 12/25/2020: On the nose, dried roses, floral, dried fruits, black cherries, iron, dirt. Getting fairly thin now, limited fruit left, more leather and earth. Beautifully made to hold up so well. (4328 views) | | | Tasted by JonasH65 on 4/25/2020: Near it’s end, weak but magnificent taste of cow shit, autumn leaves, vinbär, raspberry. (5006 views) | | | Tasted by Brain Capers on 3/22/2020: Wow, can you say wowza? The cork was gone, the corkscrew came right out, prong couldn’t even begin to turn, so used the old wine filter. Decanted, and just got better until the last glass which was amazing. The zing from the cab franc and the richness from the merlot, and the toast from the barrel. Had with slow cooked duck legs and flageolets. At it’s peak? (4752 views) | | | Tasted by shifter on 3/7/2020 & rated 93 points: Amazing, intoxicating nose. Such an expressive and complex bouquet. Deep dried fruits with supple tannins. Soft mouth feel, smooth finish. I think this one has peaked, but still an ethereal experience. (3116 views) | | | Tasted by Rob MacKay on 2/25/2020 & rated 93 points: Going to give this one 93 based on the nose alone, which is fantastic. Leaps out of the glass. You can spend so long smelling it that you forget to drink it, thinking you must surely have already taken a sip when you put your glass down. (2835 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 2/21/2020 & rated 93 points: l'il Rob visiting....
Rusty red, medium plus body
Plums, roses, peonies, perfumed nose
Super elegant wine, soft, leathery notes. Longish finish. Light fruit. This is what a well constructed wine made for aging should taste. I love this wine. It's in its drinking window now and has some years left. (2376 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 12/16/2019 & rated 92 points: 30 Vintages of Cheval Blanc: All tasted blind. 1982 to 2015 (with 1949 in the mix). The wines are fragrant, perfumed, seductive and always soft and without weight. Best performing vintages: the rather hot/ripe vintages 2015, 2009 and 1982 (all complex, seductive, complete and with elevated concentration). Next best: the promising and pure 2010, the still sexy 1990 and the immortal 1949. Notable outperformer: 2011 with many other good off-vintages. Notable underperformer: 2005, 2000, 1998 which all showed rather muted and not yet ready.
TN: Denser and a bit darker, more concentrated than the 86/87. Round and seductive dark red fruits, coffee, tobacco, old leather, forest floor. Overall not as well delineated and not as complex as in the best year but drinking pleasantly with a soft structure with melted tannins and a good acidity. (3940 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 11/29/2019 & rated 93 points: Chateau Cheval Blanc - 30 year vertical (1949-2015) tasted blind: Very meaty and smoky nose with forest floor. Savory on the palate, almost light bodied. Decent but not great. The 86/87/88 trio was really modest compared to the strong 82/85/90 showing on the next flight. (4178 views) | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 8/11/2019 & rated 95 points: There is nothing better than someone serving you a wine blind. I'm fairly confident if I would have seen the label here I would be reeling out the usual statements on how this is green, and hard, and tannic, without fruit. But blind... And wow... What a wine. Classic bordeaux. Still a dark purple/Ruby. Slightly lighter than an 88 Montrose served alongside. Really nicely balanced and great harmony. Served by ST at Cilantro.
Drinking perfectly well now, but should keep another 15-20 years at least. (2347 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 2/3/2019 & rated 91 points: Medium bodied, fresh, earthy, floral wine, with a steak of herbs, and leafy notes. There is softness to the tannins, but there is a leafy, green, discernable note in the otherwise, red plum finish. There is no reason for further aging here. (3589 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 11/16/2018 & rated 92 points: Fragrant as a Margaux although a Saint-Emilion. A very good wine. (3000 views) | | | Tasted by OenoEd on 9/2/2018 & rated 92 points: Gorgeous nose: lilac, sandalwood, and garrigue evolving to cedar and black fruits. Tight for 30 minutes then gets silky and classic, although it’s surprisingly short and a little mid palate thin. A 95 for the nose, a 90 in the mouth, not unusual for many ‘88s. which may still need a few years. (3160 views) | | | Tasted by Burgaddict on 6/12/2018: Leiden at restaurant Vermeer Amsterdam: This wine appears still young in the nose, some very fresh dark fruit. Taste very pure dark fruit, at first a bit tight, integrated tannins. This 30-year old wine directly started with a very good impression, but it really grew on me during the evening when I revisited the glass regularly, during which it transformed in a truly great wine. The nose developed rose petals, the wine became silky. This is wow Bordeaux! (3975 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 3/10/2018 & rated 95 points: Always a treat to have a Cheval, and this one didn't disappoint. Superb aromatics, with a core of fresh red and dark berried fruit framed by layers of tobacco, green herbs, earth, and more exotic floral/sandalwood-like notes emerging with air. It's still showing some tannin, but feels incredibly polished and graceful and this is a wonderful wine to sit down and follow over a couple of hours. Thanks Andy. (4118 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 3/10/2018 & rated 95 points: Indianapolis IV; 3/9/2018-3/11/2018 (Indianapolis, IN): A brilliant Cheval Blanc with its intense cabernet franc aromatics. Slightly herbaceous, but with silky black fruit on the nose as well. It's definitely not the most generous and giving bottle of Cheval Blanc; this is a fairly aristocratic bottle with dark fruit and a really big structural component. Truth be told, this seems a little young and not yet fully resolved. But it's incredibly delicious nonetheless. (4247 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy63 on 9/29/2017 & rated 92 points: Very special for a Bordeaux (2855 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 9/3/2017 & rated 93 points: Pre-Labor Day Cabernet Dinner (Casa de la Mata - Chicago IL): Tasted double blind. Rich and powerful start-to-finish with very good weight and depth. Green pepper added a great dimension and complexity here. My 3rd favorite of the flight, but #1-3 were all so close, and the group's #3 as well. (4529 views) | | | Tasted by Wineteacher on 8/5/2017 & rated 95 points: This wine was bought in the early 90s at a two for one sale for $50 a bottle. I first opened this wine six years ago. It wqs good but lacking in flavor intensity. The wine 6 years later was a different wine. Still bright and medium in color intensity but the complexity and flavor interest exploded in the intervening years. The bouquet was lead pencil, tobacco and with a little dust. The fruit is no longer that of fresh fruit but the fruit of evolved vinosity. It stayed bright the entire evening. I bought only two bottles probably in the early 1990s and I have no more. I love this wine now. The impeccable balance is one of the characteristics. Great wine from the Right Bank but at this time, the wine could have fooled me as one of Cabernet from the Left Bank. Just beautiful and Sri firm after nearly 28 years. It is at its youthful peak. (3348 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 6/10/2017 & rated 88 points: CB dinner. Some secondary development, cedar and leather aromas. Someone generous would call it classically proportioned, but no one will mistake this for a great Cheval. From Jero. (3452 views) | | | Tasted by ricknat1 on 3/13/2017 & rated 93 points: from double magnum this is was like the 67 on steroids. the fruit was there, the tannins were resolved, it was well balanced, a great CB from an off year and is ready to drink (3897 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 11/3/2016 flawed bottle: St Emillion First Growths (Chez Bruce, London): Corked. (4866 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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RJonWine.com (2/21/2003)
(Château Cheval Blanc) Prune, black fruit nose; black fruit, herbaceous, cedar palate, showing some age, lacking the complexity of our other CBs; medium finish 90 points |
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| Château Cheval Blanc Producer website - Read more about Chateau Cheval Blanc
Their second wine is Le Petit Cheval.
The vineyard on weinlagen-infoRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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