Community Tasting Notes 39

• Burgnick wrote: 90 points

  March 21, 2023 - Good for the vintage but fruit is fading.

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• levicn Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 14, 2022 - 醒酒一小时，闻香是檀香和雪松的香气，入口酸度中高，单宁细腻如粉，酒液咸鲜，雪松的味道，复杂的陈年的植物性气息，如咸橄榄一般的香气和口感，慢慢释出山楂一类的果香，轻微的老酒酱味，后段植物清凉感和长久回甘，余味是人参和胭脂香料，还有一些奶油芝麻。一支状态完美的白马，展现出超过四十年的陈年带来的独特魅力，有别于传统波尔多的大骨架，它的叙事结构更像一款勃艮第，柔情绰态，娓娓道来，那深邃复杂的陈年香气和魅惑的香料感，让人惊叹顶级波尔多酒陈年后的伟大。

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• Vinum Deorum wrote: 90 points

  September 13, 2021 - Past its prime but still enjoyable. Aromas of chocolate, sage, bell pepper, leather, wet fur. A bit of brett and bitterness in that wine, which is nevertheless quite enjoyable. Medium-bodied with slightly harsh tanins this wine should have been drunk 10 years ago I but still gives a bit of pleasure. It is not really balanced, but quite elegant though. I haven't drunk much wine from this vintage, but I don't think I have had some that were better than that.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 90 points

  August 28, 2021 - Light, and definitely not at the level it was almost a decade ago when I last tasted it, but, that being said, it was still a treat. Popped and poured, its nose of tobacco leaf, truffle, fresh herbs, mint, dried flowers, and bright red plums showed with no effort. Medium-bodied, soft, and refined on the palate, the elegantly textured wine requires consumption before it continues its slow fade.

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• boillatm Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 14, 2021 - At birthday party with family. Beautiful color, very subtle tertiary aromas of leather and dry fuit, and a decent finish. One of the best 1981s I've had so far with Pichon Comtesse

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1981
• Type Red
• Producer Château Cheval Blanc
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 395 (71%)
• Consumed 146 (26%)

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