1976 Château Cheval Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  3/3/2023 - Sundbyberg wrote: 94 Points

  This is till young and needed 2-4 hours to open up. A decant is therefore advisable. On the ligther side, quite elegant, with fresh fruit and a tannic bite.
  Reminded me a little bit of the elegance and lightness of the 2005. Stored perfectly since release.

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  12/18/2021 - jee27 wrote: 94 Points

  Superbe bouteille encore en belle forme, d'un équilibre impeccable c'est d'une délicatesse et pureté à couper le souffle. Bouquet de fruits confits et murs, prunes et violette, notes animales, cèdre noble, cacao, moka et caramel fumé. La bouche est toute en douceur comme de la soie et d'une très bonne longueur. Évidemment c'est le temps de le boire il est en pente descendante mais pour un amateur de Bourgogne et de vins fins c'est sublime. Bel accord avec une entrée de fois gras poêlé & poires, et le filet de veau sauce aux champignons.

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  12/10/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points

  45th Birthday Celebration (Racquet Club - Chicago IL): Late night, small glass, brief note. Popped-and-poured. Still ripe and powerful black fruit, coming across as slightly older than a few other bottles from the same cellar in recent years. Mostly clean with a bit of must from its age and Cab Franc barnyard, but not distracting. Alongside Figeac 1985, I preferred this Cheval, but most others disagreed.

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  10/2/2020 - kstoddard wrote:

  Interesting old wine

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  9/7/2019 - Jammy Wine Does not like this wine: 84 Points

  I have never been a fan of concentrated, modern-styled Bordeaux and preferred the classic Bordeaux. However the 1976 Cheval Blanc was diluted and dull, very unusual as I rarely find Bordeaux truly ‘diluted’. This 1976 Cheval Blanc is fully matured and offers a savoury nose of forest floor, black tea, earthy mushroom, ultraripe fruits fading away. Fully developed but not complex. Drink up. (84/100)

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