Chateau Cheval Blanc
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Bottle 12 x 75cl2cs
£5,999.88
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For laying down,
Director Pierre Lurton has produced an extraordinary Cheval Blanc in 2005 with wonderful purity and class, emphasizing beauty over power. Like so many of the great 2005s this starts slowly and then snowballs into an avalanche of flavour, getting more and more complex and intense as it goes. With its floral, bitter chocolate and ripe black fruit nose this is immediately very different to other wines we have tasted. Crushed coffee beans enhance the sensational blackberry fruit amidst a palate of great poise, harmony and luxurious polish.
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Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£6,500.00
Salmanaz. 1 x 900cl1cs
£9,900.00
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Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£1,300.00
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Magnum 6 x 150cl1cs
£11,400.00
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For laying down,
After seemingly years in the doldrums Cheval is back in the game! Producing a wine this year that is worthy of its Premier Grand Cru Classé and legendary status. There is a heavenly nose of warm, ripe, crunchy red summer berries and a multi-layered and exotic (but not at all pushed or forced) mouthfeel.
There is a great grip with fine chewy tannins and an exceptional finish that goes on until you get to St Emilion (about 5 mins away!) A true legend in the making, to rival its brilliant 1998 or 1982.
(56% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot. 14.5% abv)
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director
There is a great grip with fine chewy tannins and an exceptional finish that goes on until you get to St Emilion (about 5 mins away!) A true legend in the making, to rival its brilliant 1998 or 1982.
(56% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot. 14.5% abv)
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director
Bottle 6 x 75cl1cs
£4,250.00
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Bottle 6 x 75cl1cs
£2,000.00
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Ready, but will improve,
Cabernet Franc ripened beautifully at Ch. Cheval Blanc in 2008 and, comprising 50% of the blend this year, its heady perfume and full blown tannins make for a particularly decadent Grand Vin. Merlot (the other 50%) adds a lush richness to the massive weight of fruit on the palate, but underneath all of this lies the signature freshness of the vintage.
The powerful tannins on this wine suggest that it will need a couple of decades to truly shine, but when it is ready, it will be a force to reckon with.
The powerful tannins on this wine suggest that it will need a couple of decades to truly shine, but when it is ready, it will be a force to reckon with.
Bottle 6 x 75cl1cs
£2,200.00
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Ready, but will keep,
"Among the young Chevals of the last 25 years, this is the most Port-like I have ever tasted. It represents the essence of this noble vineyard.....Opulent and full-bodied, with a diaphanous quality (each layer peels away to reveal even more nuances), low acidity, sweet tannin, and a 60 second finish, it is unquestionably as profound as the 1990 and 1982. It is the most compelling Cheval Blanc since the mythical 1947 and 1949, but patience is required. Potentially, this is a perfect wine."
Robert Parker - Bordeaux 4th Edition - Feb 2002
Robert Parker - Bordeaux 4th Edition - Feb 2002
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Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£9,800.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£10,000.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£12,000.00
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There is real freshness in the 2016 Cheval Blanc. Dark ruby, it has strong aromatics of red berries and blue fruit. The palate is fresh with creamy, well-integrated, ripe, silky tannins alongside a spicy, crunchy acidity. It dances across the tongue with a flicker of polished fruit, finishing with a suave, polished character and a classy richness.
Blend: Merlot 59.9%, Cabernet Franc 37.2%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3.3%
Blend: Merlot 59.9%, Cabernet Franc 37.2%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3.3%
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H/Bottle 12 x 37.5cl5cs
£3,213.00
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Bottle 6 x 75cl47cs
£3,204.00
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Magnum 3 x 150cl6cs
£3,210.00
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D. Magnum 1 x 300cl2cs
£2,166.00
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Imperial 1 x 600cl3cs
£4,310.00
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Bottle 6 x 75cl8cs
£696.00
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Magnum 3 x 150cl10cs
£702.00
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Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£3,575.00
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Château Cheval Blanc, a 1er Grand Cru Classé (A) is unquestionably the leading estate in St. Emilion. It is located in the north-west of the St. Emilion appellation, bordering Pomerol.
Cheval Blanc's vineyards (Merlot 39%, Cabernet Franc 57%, Malbec 3%, Cabernet Sauvignon 1%) enjoy a variety of soils: gravel, clay and sand, all underpinned by an impermeable sedimentary rock (`crasse de fer'). Fermentation and maceration last 4 weeks in stainless steel vats, followed by 18 months' maturation in new oak barrels.
Cheval Blanc produces the most famous Cabernet Franc-based wine in the world and present régisseur Pierre Lurton is amongst the most talented winemakers working in Bordeaux today. Cheval Blanc requires a minimum 10 years of bottle age and the best vintages can last for 50 years or more.