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• Marquis du Vin Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 27, 2023 - This is so damn good right now, i won't be waiting on my remaining bottles (see my previous note). What a wine! So different than most. Combines delicious ripe dark fruits with polish, finesse and amazing succulence. Really nice bottle. Enjoy!

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• Marquis du Vin Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 12, 2023 - Been 20 years in vintages (had the 1999 back in 2004), but this one is way better and flat out delicious! Since the '99 is my only reference point, and mind you, that was not a bad bottle at all by any means! I can only compare this to other right bank 2nds. But first observations about the vintage. (left & right bank) This is an incredible one! Having had the Alter Ego, VCC's 2nd and Esperance Trotanoy '19 - this vintage is very approachable now, and very delightful to drink. No need to wait thus far, and this Cheval is no exception! It is slightly better than both the above, which are tremendous to start with. One main difference is where the wines are at currently. I sense the others would benefit with age, something about their freshness that leans towards needing a bit more time than the Cheval. This wine is very succulent and structurally correct right now. Nice medium to full body, gorgeous dark fruits and exceptional silkiness on the pallet. I wish I had gotten more! Tough to find and up there in price too! Not sure how much better it will get, but I am not going to wait on my remaining bottles, I have 2018s for that! Lastly, I decanted for 1-2 hours and it did improve as I drank it.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 92 points

  March 29, 2022 - Soft, silky, floral, medium-bodied and fresh, this elegantly-textured, red berry focused wine offers a refined, forward, vibrant, expression of its terroir with all of its floral, cherry, mint, espresso, plum and dark raspberry character. Produced from a blend of 56% Merlot and 44% Cabernet Franc, you can enjoy this with pleasure on release and over the following 15 years or so. Drink from 2022-2034.

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• vvWine.ch Likes this wine: 94 points

  August 1, 2020 - 2019, Petit Cheval, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru AOC (56% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Franc. Verkostet am 23. Juli auf Château Cheval Blanc). Sehr feine Nase, super würzig, reife, dunkle Früchte, Pflaumen, Eukalyptus, Kaffee, mit mehr Luft immer floraler, komplex. Super saftiger Gaumen, rote und dunkle Beeren, maskulin, dicht aber nicht plump, wird am mittleren Gaumen immer frischer, saftiger, verfügt über eine feine Gerbstoffstruktur und eine top Säure, die das Kraftpaket ihn Schach hält. Sehr langanhaltend. Ein ziemlich grosser Petit Cheval. 93-95/100 vvPunkte vvWine.ch

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Le Petit Cheval
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
• UPC Code 3660255009714

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• In Cellars 293 (86%)
• Consumed 17 (5%)

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