Cheval Blanc plus supps

E had received some CB's to try from Daniel and offered to share with me...very very exciting.

yeah, lots to enjoy here but the Petit Cheval 2010 & Cheval Blanc 2009 were my favourites

• 2016 Le Petit Cheval Bordeaux Blanc

  France, Bordeaux

  Very green, nettle, gooseberry, muted oak, a little sulphur, with time a little lime, plenty of chalky minerality. In the mouth there is juicy acidity, chalky tannic grip on the mid palate, it's surprisingly, after the nose, sweetly fruited; greengages, ripe gooseberry, a little alcohol warmth intrudes on the finish. Travels long. The tannin is a bit much for the fruit at the moment, the alcohol warmth is also a bit of a concern for me.

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• 2016 Cheval des Andes

  Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo, Vistalba

  Fresh plums, a little freshly tilled earth, chocolate, sweet spice, very slight riper herb notes, polished oak is present but controlled, a very slight meat note shows with time and the wine gets more savoury. In the mouth juicy acidity and alcohol warmth support the fresh plummy fruit with a lick of cream and a knob of butter, tannins are fine, talc textured and persistent. The alcohol lends an almost minty note to the finish but isn't intrusive. Okay.

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• 2015 Château Quinault L'Enclos

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Dusty, black and red plums, some herbaceous underpin, a little red berry with a touch of sourness, savoury spice, an impression of austerity; especially after the Cheval des Andes. Medium plus acidity, wet plums, quite savoury, a little cream, persistent cats rasp tannins, alcohol warmth is present but non-intrusive on the finish as well as a touch of bitterness. Hmm

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• 2010 Le Petit Cheval

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Ripe, rich, plums, sweet spice; cinnamon and cloves especially, polished oak, just beginning to show a little tertiary leathery notes as well as cocoa powder. with time it becomes more floral with red plums, strawberry and fresh herbs. Medium plus intensity acidity, tight tannins are persistent and chalky textured. there is a lick of alcohol warmth which seems to lend mint and liquorice. Wild plums, long, finishes quite spicy. Yum

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• 2009 Château Cheval Blanc

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Dense, concentrated, closed in fact for me, with time and agitation a fair amount of dark plums, sweet spice, cream, vanilla, chocolate underpinned by red fruits, floral notes, pencil shavings, polished oak. Juicy, sweetly spiced, plummy fruit, a little cocoa powder, persistent silky tannins, still very primary but beautifully balanced and shows great promise. Yum.

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• 2006 Château Cheval Blanc

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Funky, farty, meaty, savoury, leathery, earthy, spicy, perhaps slight oxidation, with time and plentiful agitation red and black plums, polished oak, a little raspberry compote note. Medium plus intensity acidity, chalky tannic grip closes down the palate, ripe plummy fruit, that raspberry compote underpin, liquorice, a little herbaceous note. Balanced. Long.

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• 2005 Château Cheval Blanc

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Dark hued fruits go hand in hand with meaty, leathery notes, cigar box, sweet spices, pretty red fruits, slight floral notes. Medium plus intensity acidity, with a little sourness, medium plus intensity grainy, grippy tannins, wet plums, an almost ashy quality. the palate is far less impressive than the nose for me, it's a little austere.

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I pulled the La Lagune out of my cellar, the Ruggabellus was rather nice...

• 2008 Puriri Hills Clevedon Pope

  New Zealand, North Island, Auckland

  Gamey, meaty, savoury, leathery, a little spice, with time aromas pencil shavings and red berries with a little red plummy underpin, a little red fruit compote sweetness as well. Medium plus intensity acidity, similar fruit profile to the nose, tannins are pretty much completely resolved. Alcohol warmth intrudes a little on the finish. Nice (except the alcohol) for me.

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• 2006 Château La Lagune

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  Aromas of blackcurrant over brambles, slight pyrazine, slight jubey notes, savoury spice, slightly peppery, leather, earth, plums. Medium plus acidity, brambles, blackcurrant, slightly herbaceous, tannins are moderately drying, not very persistent after the Cheval Blancs (unsurprisingly), a little liquorice as well. Hmm

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• 2009 Ruggabellus Timaeus

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Reductive on the nose initially so into the decanter it goes. A little bright, ripe tending to jammy, red fruit backed by a smidge of black pepper, a little hard green note as well which seems to peek through occasionally as well as a little gamey meatiness which is probably a hangover from the screwcap reductiveness. On the palate it's very sweet; there is a jammy strawberry compote quality here as well, but this is, I'm guessing, as fresh as the day it was made. Tannins are soft, a burr on the mid palate tugging at the tongue, finishes with a little alcohol warmth. Nice.

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A lot of enjoyment to try the Cheval Blanc stables wines again. Supper was pretty good as well...