Hotel Hohenzollern, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Tasted Saturday, June 1, 2019 by G_H with 322 views
Negociant bottle. Started out slow but then gained a lot with air and kept gaining. Herbs, camomile, sweet tea, incredibly long and multi faceted wine.
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Chateau bottling. Irish moss candy, herbs, slightly lactic, apricots, incredibly balanced. While the 47 gained a lot with air this was ready right off the bat and lost slightly with air
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Figs, balsamic, dried figs, mushrooms, a tad too much acidity
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Corked - but the wine behind shows the richness of this wine...
What a shame
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Oxidative, banana, licorice, not good on the nose, but the palate is still fairly good. I don’t think this was an off bottle, I’d rather guess this needs to be drunk up (or should have been 10 years ago)
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Stunner and so surprising! This even edged out the 47 that night (at least for me). Coffee, mocha, cassis, chocolate, incredibly dense wine with a long long finish. AMAZING!
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Calvet bottling. Forest floor, orange soda, cherry, I was going back and forth if this was a clean bottle or not. The other tasters agreed it was clean, hence I rated it. For me it just fell short of the other wines we had
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Second bottle from the same source and the same negociant. This one showed so beautifully. Iron, blood, barnyard notes, but balanced with a richness and length that just developed into a fabulous balance.
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Stunning chateau bottle in pristine condition, but it was just over the hill and oxidized. Bummer...
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So different from the other Chevals I had, but oh so much fun. An overlooked vintage this delivered.
More California than Bordeaux, with mint and eucalyptus notes, good richness and length.
This has a lot of life ahead!
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This was a good but not great bottle of the 1966 Cheval. I really enjoyed it but if you know what this wine can deliver if you hit the right bottle I couldn’t help being a bit disappointed.
Chocolate, mocha, medicinal, Japanese mushrooms, long and medium weight finish
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Slender and light, pear notes, long but too light finish
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Floral, leather, good but fairly uneventful drinking here...
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Polenta, popcorn, oysters, soy sauce, rich creamy and warm. Needs more time in the bottle. I think I wait at least 5 more years before opening my bottles.
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Young, fresh, fruity with some awesome smoked-brisket-crust notes. The wine was quite readily approachable and has hit its maturity plateau which by my estimate will last for at least 20 years
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1928 Château Cheval Blanc 100 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Out of a pristine Vandermeulen Bottling. Vasa museum, tomato puree, dried porcini, fantastic balance between acidity and richness. Such a creamy texture on the palate with tons of umami.
This is just a dream wine!
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1929 Château Cheval Blanc 98 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Incredibly still fairly fruit forward with red berries, dried fruit and blood orange. Balsamic with a long and balanced finish. Really gains with air!
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1943 Château Cheval Blanc 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Chateaux Bottling. Lovage, geranium and oxidative notes in the nose, but in the palate the wine is surprisingly still quite good and pleasurable to drink.
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1945 Château Cheval Blanc 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Eschenauer negociant bottle. Some forest floor notes, Italian hard cheese, some iron. Reminded us of the 1959 but with less power and length.
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