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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Cailles on 5/21/2023 & rated 92 points: 20 Mature Magnums (mostly Bdx, w/ Unico, Vogue Musigny, Marthas): From magnum, tasted double blind. No detailed notes taken. I was so consumed by the incredible Vogue Musigny 1952 in the next glass, that I didn’t give this enough attention. But part of the reason for that is that this paled in comparison. While it had a beautiful sweet fruit core, there was not much more. A bit of tertiary notes and herbs but overall a bit unimpressive vs the competition. Still, definitely an ok to good wine without fault. (1427 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 5/6/2023: Annual Richter All-Magnum Extravaganza: Dense, overripe nose, dried figs, malt, espresso, slightly oxidative. Not an ideal bottle of this wine (658 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 5/6/2023 & rated 95 points: Magnum Rarities Tasting in Zurich (Zunfthaus zur Waag, Zurich): From Magnum and tasted blind. A limited aroma palette, but what was there was precise and intense: Tobacco, leather and concentrated fruit of cassis and brambleberry. A juicy, fruit -forward palate with tangible, slightly mouthcoating tannin. Incredibly youthful and I would have guessed 80ies. We later on also had the 1982 and this was clearly superior. (972 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 4/4/2021 & rated 89 points: English Bottled by Hankey Bannister. I bought two bottles at Strakers in about 2017 for not very much, the other was low-mid shoulder and drinkable, just, this one a better mid shoulder. Slow oxygenated for 10 hours.
Good colour, faded rim but garnet core. The nose isn’t great, stables, rubber, vestige of fruit. Flavour, resolved claret, cranberry and pomegranate fruit, nice. Much better than the nose would suggest. Drying out quite a bit but holds up well enough in the glass. A pleasant, faded old wine. Glad to have been able to drink this. A wine from a different time (2267 views) | | | Tasted by hartmarco on 6/1/2019 flawed bottle: Sadly corked bottle. (2775 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 6/1/2019 flawed bottle: Cheval Blanc Vertical ‘Chez Elke’ (Hotel Hohenzollern, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler): Corked - but the wine behind shows the richness of this wine...
What a shame (3608 views) | | | Tasted by nywine68 on 3/26/2019 & rated 93 points: An Evening of Vinous Merriment and Majesty Among Friends (Craft, New York): Classic right bank profile with dark fruit but not heavy at all. A more evolved nose compared to the '52 and '53 tasted alongside. Still firmly tannic. (3195 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 8/16/2018 & rated 81 points: Great Wine Seminar. British bottled. Unbelievably dark. Dull. (3370 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 12/24/2017 & rated 89 points: English bottled by Hankey Bannister. Tatty label and low-mid shoulder, a cheapish, risky auction purchase. I opened this at noon, cork came out in 2 pieces. Distinctly oxidised nose. Smelt well gone. Six hours later not much change, too old. A taste, maderised but there is some fruit here nonetheless. However not good enough to drink with dinner so I opened something else. At 11 hours after opening, still a strong whiff of oxidation on the nose but there is some fruit. To taste now, this is drinkable and there is some fruit, certainly improved on earlier but a bit dried out and lots of oxidative raisin notes. Tastes better than it smells. This would have been a big wine. I put the rest in some small bottles I had and have put them in the fridge. Will taste again tomorrow but with low expectations. On the second day the oxidised notes had gone altogether. This needed nearly 24 hours of slow oxidation to bring it to peak condition. Not a profound drinking experience but I was able to enjoy the bottle. (2733 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus1988 on 10/6/2017 & rated 97 points: Bottle with original cork. Still very dark ruby red colour, nose of liquorice, strawberry, cedars, leather - outstanding. Good level of acidity, Tannins exactly where they should be, still so present. Plums, slightly smoky but over all full bodied. I guess it depends on the bottle but this one is a real stunner! (2426 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 4/5/2014 & rated 97 points: nearly as great as the 47. for me the best old bx in a flight of 27 (5906 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 3/8/2014 & rated 95 points: Cheval Blanc tasting (30 different vintages) at the Rheingau Gourmet Festival 2014: rubin red color; pomme de granate, bread, herbs; medium body; smooth tannins; well-balanced texture.
Great wine.
Vintages 3rd flight: 1947-1950-1952-1953-1961 (2538 views) | | | Tasted by LWI on 3/18/2013 flawed bottle: Anti Bag in Box Dinner: Madeira and Balsamico. Powerful wine below. (6525 views) | | | Tasted by -E- on 3/18/2013 flawed bottle: Night of the titans (Onda Mezzanine, Oslo): Oksydert. (7183 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 10/18/2012 & rated 95 points: The White Club private tasting and dinner (Basel): Probably the wine, that I enjoyed most to drink this evening, as it was so round and creamy and still rich but not too heavy. Exotic notes of eucalyptus and then the classic mature Bordeaux notes of leather, cigar, cedar wood. Really impressive!!!! (6885 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/6/2008 & rated 97 points: This showed a brown sugar color with vague hints of red and brick poking through. The longer the wine remained open, the darker the color got. By the end of the lunch, the wine was a completely different shade. As Spock would say, "Fascinating." Incredible scents of licorice, earth, truffles, herbs, soy, kirsch, black cherry, root beer and fresh coffee wafted from the glass in a continuos stream of perfume. In the mouth, your palate was drenched with very concentrated, dense, blackberry, coffee, black fruit and cola notes. The viscous texture with the silky patina of age was a treat I will not forget. The finish, texture and flavor continued opening and improving in the glass during the two hours we spent with the wine. It reminded me of the 21 Cheval Blanc. (6569 views) | | | Tasted by Serge Birbrair on 6/3/2006: Young, a bit tannic, cedary and alas the last bottle Dr. Bob had. My pick of the flight. (4044 views) | | | Tasted by Ben on 3/2/2006 & rated 92 points: Nothing like buying old wine direct from the chateau.
I hope the other two are as spectacular. (4020 views) | | | Tasted by Ben on 12/1/2005: going to drink it tom. at wine group year end lunch, dinner. i´ll let you know..... if I remember (3704 views) | | | Tasted by Joe Belmaati on 10/3/2003 & rated 90 points: Red with clear browning at the rim. Obvious scents of black currants and other red and black berries. There is also an acetone note. Good and solid on the mid palate, medium bodied and drinking really well. Somewhat simple in flavour, at least compared to some of the other wines on this night. Delightful on the medium finish. (3733 views) |
| 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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