Community Tasting Notes 34

• apg23 Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 11, 2021 - Not my favorite vintage, but my favorite Bordeaux I think. Red currant and pepper notes for sure.

  Comment

• jonanator wrote: 93 points

  January 24, 2020 - I was surprised that this bottle was holding up so well given the vintage. Not the most complex Cheval Blanc, but plenty going on to keep you interested. In a great spot right now and I expect it to stay that way for at least 3-5 more years.

  1 person found this helpful Comment

• Cailles wrote: 93 points

  December 16, 2019 - 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: Another surprise. This seemed very young and very classic, without the burnt sugar notes of hotter years but very much driven by purity of fruit (fresh red fruit) and lots of terroir expression with wet earth and crushed rocks. Quite dense and powerful, this seemed to be very young. There is not much complexity or great length but it’s still a pleasant wine. I guess this will further improve with some age.

  1 person found this helpful Comment

• Collector1855 wrote: 94 points

  November 29, 2019 - Chateau Cheval Blanc - 30 year vertical (1949-2015) tasted blind: Nose of spice, licorice, ripe red fruit. Lighter bodied. The acidity is very present on the palate. Long, aromatic finish. Another good showing from a lesser vintage where this Cru is often elegant and Burgundian.

  1 person found this helpful Comment

• Solidgold wrote: 92 points

  February 3, 2019 - Bright and fruity nose. Long Long finish. Still need to decant for 30 mins to get the best out of it.

  2 people found this helpful Comment

Pro Reviews 1

Wine Definition

• Vintage 1993
• 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
• UPC Codes 3490890013421, 3609050635117

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
• In Cellars 559 (74%)
• Consumed 192 (26%)

Food Pairing

Who Likes This Wine

More About This Wine