2019 Château Cheval Blanc
Community Tasting Note
csimm wrote:
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - TOP SHELF WINE WEEKEND: The nose on this monster is off the hook crazy intoxicating. The attack on the palate is less mind-altering initially, with a hyper-linear and primary delivery of powerfully torqued-up unripe black cherry, blackberry, cassis, gravel, and graphite. Finishes with a hit of firewater that washes over the flavors and halts the further expansion of flavor. With air – like, a lot of air – the purity of fruit becomes more evident. There’s a lacquery back end that shows polish and clarity but also leaves a bit of a numbing effect on the tail. Vigorous swirling and some parental scolding gave this budding Cheval better encouragement to behave in a more proper form. Begrudgingly, notes of forest floor, riper black and red cherry, black raspberry, purple violets, soil, forest floor, and river rock begin to release from its clenched and primary profile.
Though the 2010 Cheval was undoubtedly in a much better consumption spot, this 2019 will likely usurp the 2010 with similar bottle age down the road. The aromatics alone are enough to convince anyone that there is greatness lurking. Even now, with some browbeating, the 2019 shows gorgeous purity of fruit. Which one is “better” and which one will be “better” is a circular Nostradamic-type conversation. Guess I’ll just have to stock up on both. …Hold on a sec while I sell off some of my Berkshire Hathaway shares…
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