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2007 Chateau Cheval Blanc
- Saint-Emilion, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 559 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Prior to the 2022 vintage, this wine was classed as Premier Grand Cru Classe A.
Critic tasting note: "Perfectly mature, the wine shows tobacco, flowers, red fruits and cigar box notes. In the mouth, you find a medium bodied wine with olives and herbs on top of the red fruits. This requires drinking today or in the near future. 90 Points" - 90/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Saint-Emilion, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 559 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Cheval Blanc is a highly lauded wine estate in the Saint-Émilion region of northeast Bordeaux. It is certainly the most famous Cabernet Franc-based wine in the world, albeit often alongside very similar levels of Merl...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé A
- Drinking Window
- 2011-2030
- Alcohol ABV
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13%
- Residual Sugar g/L
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2.2 g/L
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Acidity TA
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3 g/L
- Acidity pH
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3.84
- Blend
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53% Cabemet Franc & 47% Merlot
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Management
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Pierre Lurton
- Ownership
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Bernard Arnault & Albert Frere
- Harvest date
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19th September - 6th October
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vintage Notes
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After an exceptionally warm month of April, the weather deteriorated starting in May. July was cool and wet, followed by a dry spell in early August, then showers at the end of that month. Fine weather returned in September, with three weeks of ideal conditions: hot days and cool nights. The weather was more variable by the end of the month, with a few showers, although none were heavy or long-lasting.
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- Winemaking
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Maceration varied from 15-26 days. The blend contained 6% of press wine, and 1.5% of the wine was bled off from fermentation vats. Ageing took place in 100% new oak. Traditional fining with egg white was done in order to settle particles in suspension in barrel. Two egg whites were used per barrel. These were later eliminated by filtration.
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- Ageing
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Ageing in new oak barrels for 16-17 months
- Producer Tasting Notes
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The wine is aromatic and has retained great freshness.
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(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Galloway bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Flavourful and lean beef from traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Galician bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Intense, creamy beef cooked with with red wine
- Western
- Steak and kidney pie Main Course
- Contains: beef steak, lamb kidneys, puff pastry
- British
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User Ratings
(28)Compare vintages
Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Likely past it
The 2007 vintage for Bordeaux was marred by a tricky growing season.
The year got off to a lackluster start, despite being punctuated by an unseasonably warm, balmy April, an overcast May brought more cold and the damp. These dank conditions prompted various outbreaks of...
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