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| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | Standard (0.75 ltr) (14%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2070 |
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Together with Château Pétrus and Ausone, Château Cheval Blanc is one of the legends of the Right Bank. Always possesses enormous concentration, but at the same time finesse and freshness. This cru is owned by the Belgian Albert Frère and Bernard Arnault. It is Pierre Lurton (from the Dominique Lurton branch) who vinifies the wine (just like in Château d'Yquem). This year the vinification took place for the fifth time in the ultra-modern new chais of the architect Christian de Portzamparc. 50 specially shaped (tronconical) concrete cuvees are used for microvinification per plot. Concrete was chosen because it has good thermal insulation and a tronconical shape because it ensures a gentler extraction of the berries for better fermentation. Everything is also vinified using the principle of gravity (so the wine or berries are no longer pumped up). A gigantic investment in the service of quality!
Thirty-three plots contributed to the Cheval Blanc, out of 43 in production. Five went to Petit Cheval and five to bulk. The Cheval Blanc 2018 is a blend of Merlot & Cabernet Franc supplemented with a little Cabernet Sauvignon, with a pH of 3.75 and an alcohol percentage of 14.5%. In the glass the wine is very dark purple with violet hues. Very complex notes of fruit, flowers (lilac and violet), herbs and freshness on the nose. Memorable concentrate of invigorating red fruit, unctuous finesse and graceful freshness. As always in a pure, refined and particularly nuanced style. With loads of kirsch, raspberry, blueberry reduction and impeccably integrated oak. After a powerful attack that is rich and full, a very voluminous, pure and delicious middle taste follows with fine tannins that are very precise and elegant. The volume and fattiness continue into the never-ending finale.
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| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Saint-Emilion |
| Winery | Chateau Cheval Blanc |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2070 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | Standard (0.75 ltr) |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 99 |
| James Suckling rating | 99 |
| Vinous rating | 99 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Complex, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Rood fruit, Tannines |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
| Sommy Pairing Beschrijving | Rijke tonen van zwarte kers, cassis en framboos worden gedragen door viooltjes, kruidige kaneel- en steranijsaccenten, subtiele cacaomokka en een elegante, fluwelige tanninestructuur met frisse zuurgraad. Daardoor vormt deze Cheval Blanc een perfecte partner voor rundvlees, lamsgerechten, wild en rijpere kazen: de geconcentreerde fruitigheid snijdt door vetsmaken, de tannines en zuren balanceren rijke sauzen en de complexe aardse en truffelachtige tonen versterken umami in wild en paddenstoelen. Kies voor gegrild of geroosterd vlees met een reductiesaus, langzaam gegaarde lamsbout of sukadelappen in rode wijnsaus, en bij kazen passen oude, notige of lichtgeschimmelde soorten het beste om de diepte van de wijn te accentueren. |
Rating
(97 - 99)
Release Price
NA
Drink Date
NA
Reviewed by
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date
23rd Apr 2019
Source
April 2019 Week 4 - Bordeaux 2018, The Wine Advocate
Thirty-three plots contributed to this wine, out of the 43 in production. Five went into Petit Cheval and five into bulk. The 2018 Cheval Blanc is a blend of 54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a 3.75 pH and 14.5% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, the nose is more open at the core of the wine than the Le Petit Cheval, strutting out of the glass with bold, ripe black cherries, cassis, warm plums and raspberry preserves notes. With coaxing, a whole array of fragrant spice, floral and earth notes emerge, followed by candied violets, star anise, powdered cinnamon, iron ore, tapenade and truffles plus wafts of camphor and mocha. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is firm yet possesses a beautifully plush structure of velvety tannins wrapping round the densely packed, complex, fragrant fruit, with seamless freshness and a very long, layered finish.
“The berries had a lot of tannins,” commented Technical Director Pierre-Olivier Clouet. “It was a challenge to ripen all those tannins!” Cheval Blanc had a particularly long harvest, being among the last to bring in the final parcels of Cabernet Franc on October 11. “We had to wait for each plot to get the right maturity,” added Clouet. “This gave us these wines with great drinkability—very silky and round.”
Yields were a very healthy 43 hectoliters per hectare this year. “Too small of a yield would have been detrimental,” said Clouet. “We had to find the balance in the weather that followed.”
Pierre Lurton, the Director of Cheval Blanc and d'Yquem, joined us at this stage. “This wine truly represents the whole vineyard,” he was excited to add. “Seventy-four percent of our total production went into Cheval Blanc this year, including components of the whole vineyard. Young vines, old vines, clay, gravel and sand—all participated in the final blend.”
This vintage of Cheval Blanc is astonishingly beautiful. Even if the wine doesn’t eventually wind up with a perfect score for this vintage, what I particularly love about the 2018 is that it is so true to the heart-and-soul signature of this amazing vineyard. And, I’m just playing devil’s advocate here, but maybe that is even more important than a perfect score?
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99
Drinking Window
2030 - 2070
From: Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Cheval Blanc is eternal, seamless and exceptionally beautiful. All the elements are so well put together. Rose petal, blood orange, raspberry jam and cinnamon all take shape in the glass. Above all else, the 2020 Cheval Blanc is a wine of mind-blowing balance. Hints of mocha, raspberry jam, pomegranate and spice emerge with time in the glass. Cheval is quite simply one of the truly great wines of the vintage.
- By Antonio Galloni on December 2022
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Château Cheval Blanc is located within the municipal boundaries of the picturesque village of Saint Emilion, close to the Pomerol appellation. The 37 hectare vineyard is planted with Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the first of which is also the most important.
The current Cheval Blanc owners, Bernard Arnault and Baron Albert Frere, decided in 1998 to seal their shared love of wine with the purchase of a Premier Cru Classé A: Château Cheval Blanc. Daily management is in the hands of Pierre Lurton, who comes from a very well-known family of winemakers and château owners. His presence has allowed Château Cheval Blanc to maintain its top position in Bordeaux for the past ten years.
Rijke tonen van zwarte kers, cassis en framboos worden gedragen door viooltjes, kruidige kaneel- en steranijsaccenten, subtiele cacaomokka en een elegante, fluwelige tanninestructuur met frisse zuurgraad. Daardoor vormt deze Cheval Blanc een perfecte partner voor rundvlees, lamsgerechten, wild en rijpere kazen: de geconcentreerde fruitigheid snijdt door vetsmaken, de tannines en zuren balanceren rijke sauzen en de complexe aardse en truffelachtige tonen versterken umami in wild en paddenstoelen. Kies voor gegrild of geroosterd vlees met een reductiesaus, langzaam gegaarde lamsbout of sukadelappen in rode wijnsaus, en bij kazen passen oude, notige of lichtgeschimmelde soorten het beste om de diepte van de wijn te accentueren.
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