April 24, 2024 - Two hour decant needed. Still a baby. Incredible.
March 28, 2024 - This wine is really as good as everyone tells you. A lot going on here with decades to go.
January 19, 2024 - Decanted 2 hours. Dark & intense, showing a little light paling to rim. Super nose with fresh dark cherry, violets and plenty of herbes de Provence. Palate is ripe, intense, deep - again, dark black cherries, a little spice (nutmeg) with floral notes (rose?) - good freshness with a zip of acid, in perfect balance with light-medium tannins (a good grip though). Long, long persistence. Soft, supple, balanced - excellent. I’ve had several bottles of this wine - it’s always wonderful and this is no exception. I think, perhaps for the first time, that it is at its apogee - perfect now, but will last. Excellent. Drink now-2032.
January 13, 2024 - A few more years of age and this could hit 100 Pts. It is a thrill-a-sip wine. The nose is packed with leafy mint, smoke, cherries, licorice, flowers, cocoa, tobacco, and truffles. The wine is intense. full-bodied, opulent, flamboyant and sensuous. This is Cheval Blanc at its sexiest best. The layers and leaves of fruit on the mid-palate and in the seamless finish should stop any winelover in their tracks. Drink from 2024-2060.
January 6, 2024 - decanted 2 hrs
nose-minty
mouth - serious body here. red-fruited licorice and red cherries. there's a very round smooth red wine classicism here that to me indicates a bordeaux of pedigree. But i think it might need another ten years (or more) to really develop complexity and shine. Worth trying if you are lucky enough to have multiple bottles.
December 25, 2023 - This wine is still going strong. A great balance of primary cherry and orange fruit and pronounced tertiary flavors of sandal wood, paprika, leather and spice. Beat out the ‘98 Haut Brion and paired exceptionally well with dry aged prime rib roast. Sadly the last three bottles of 12. 😭
October 10, 2023 - Decanted three hours. Nose is a bit reticent but starts to show lovely floral, sweet tobacco notes. The wine is concentrated but extremely elegant and well balanced. Oozes sophistication and complexity. Great length on the finish. Love this stuff. Has a long way to go still.
October 4, 2023 - Decanted over cocktails. Absolutely gorgeous with full body, no signs of age other than the perfect balance, leather, herbs, all integrated. Old-school perfection.
July 25, 2023 - Decanted about an hour. This bottle wasn't representative of past bottles, perhaps slightly flawed or suffered from poor storage at some point in its life. It wasn't horrible, just not what was expected.
July 21, 2023 - fantastic bottle and drinking great. Great now and has many years left to enjoy