Chateau Cheval Blanc Red Wine

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion - Polished and inviting, with dark cherry, plum puree, black tea. Persistent echoes of warm stone, violet, bay on the lengthy finish. Seamless feel avoids vintage austerity. Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon blend.

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "45% Cabernet Franc, offers a beautiful, rich and perfumed character. This is an exceptional vintage for this estate which incorporated into the blend fruit from parcels of the vineyard that would normally go into the second wine."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- Flowers, smoke, kirsch, barbecue, forest floor, earth, gravel, cigar box and mocha created a beautiful cornucopia of fragrances. Pure, long, lush and silky on the palate, the wine finished with layers of sweet, cherry and strawberry.

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "A stunning young wine that wafts from the glass with aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of lilac, pipe tobacco, violets, raw cocoa, licorice, crushed mint and burning embers. Full-bodied, layered and enveloping..."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR - "Long-limbed , layered with fennel, cassis, raspberry, mint leaf, violets and peonies. Plenty of tannins, but they are full of life, with acidity that pulls the palate forward from the first moment." ( Barrel Score 98-100)

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "...wonderfully intense scents of red currants, black cherries, wild blueberries and violets with nuances of star anise, cinnamon stick, rose hip tea, cigar box and wood smoke plus a touch of beef drippings...beautifully poised..."

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion "This is a wine that soars to new heights with its brightness and weightlessness. The balance of serene fruit that’s perfectly ripe. Full-bodied yet tight and polished where it seems delicate and compressed.." Barrel score 99-100.

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "This is a special Cheval-Blanc with blackcurrants, blueberries and hints of fresh herbs, tobacco and cedar. Full-bodied, very powerful and muscular with lots of tannins."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "This has dreamy aromas already, with notes of Lapsang souchong tea, smoldering cigar and cold charcoal wafting up from the core of dense yet supple currant, fig and blackberry preserves..."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "This wine has an impressive depth of flavor for the vintage. Acidity and freshness show through the elegant tannins, giving the wine a stylish structure. It is not a powerful Cheval Blanc, but it is so finely balanced."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "It is, quite simply, magnificent. The wine shows the greatness of Cabernet Franc in the vintage, with 57% of the variety in the blend. It's beautifully structured and perfumed, with velvety tannins..."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "A stunning young wine that wafts from the glass with aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of lilac, pipe tobacco, violets, raw cocoa, licorice, crushed mint and burning embers. Full-bodied, layered and enveloping..."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR "A great Cheval Blanc that stands up to the potential that I found during en primeur. Extremely restrained and classic in its construction, shot through with points of mint, liquorice, raspberry, and eucalyptus. The fresh aromatics..."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "45% Cabernet Franc, offers a beautiful, rich and perfumed character. This is an exceptional vintage for this estate which incorporated into the blend fruit from parcels of the vineyard that would normally go into the second wine."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "This wine is gorgeous in all facets, offering a simultaneously loamy and creamy mouthfeel, seamless layers of red and black currant, cherry, raspberry and blackberry fruit, and a long, tobacco-fueled finish."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR "A great Cheval Blanc that stands up to the potential that I found during en primeur. Extremely restrained and classic in its construction, shot through with points of mint, liquorice, raspberry, and eucalyptus. The fresh aromatics..."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "This wine has sweet and soft tannins, with a smoky flavor that lingers on the ripe, opulent finish. Its initial richness suggests it could almost be consumed now, until you taste the massively-structured finish. "

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "45% Cabernet Franc, offers a beautiful, rich and perfumed character. This is an exceptional vintage for this estate which incorporated into the blend fruit from parcels of the vineyard that would normally go into the second wine."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR - "Long-limbed , layered with fennel, cassis, raspberry, mint leaf, violets and peonies. Plenty of tannins, but they are full of life, with acidity that pulls the palate forward from the first moment." ( Barrel Score 98-100)

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "Utter perfection in wine...has soaring, complex aromatics, an expansive, sexy, full-bodied texture, and building, yet sweet tannin. Kirsch, currants, incense, exotic spices and leather nuances all emerge from this almost over the top"

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion - "A striking wine that stands out... notes of mulberries, lilac, dark fruits, iris root and violets. Supple and seamless, cool, vibrant fruit that entirely conceals its sweet structuring tannins, concluding with a long, perfumed finish."

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion - "A striking wine that stands out... notes of mulberries, lilac, dark fruits, iris root and violets. Supple and seamless, cool, vibrant fruit that entirely conceals its sweet structuring tannins, concluding with a long, perfumed finish."

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion - "A striking wine that stands out... notes of mulberries, lilac, dark fruits, iris root and violets. Supple and seamless, cool, vibrant fruit that entirely conceals its sweet structuring tannins, concluding with a long, perfumed finish."

1st Grand Cru Classe A, St Emilion, Bordeaux, FR- "Striking bouquet of blackberries, blueberries, truffles, and mocha. In spite of its tightness, aeration reveals scents of licorice, menthol, and saddle leather. Opulent and full-bodied, with low acidity, sweet tannin, 60-second finish."