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  • Country ranking ?

    1 497
  • Producer ranking ?

    76
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Pesto & Mustard Crumbs

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The Story

Whether by design or by pure chance, there are in the world exceptional places. Cheval Blanc is one of these. Combining a unique soil with a symbiotic mix of grape varieties, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, Cheval Blanc produces a wine, which has the rare quality of being good at any age. It is without doubt one of the most consistent wines in the world. Cheval Blanc's unique identity is due to its varied soils, early-ripening microclimate, the per...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Mature, Amber and Bright

ending

Medium, Smooth and Flavorful

flavors

Blackberry, Smoky, Cigar-box, Cassis and Chocolate

nose

Mature, Seductive and Charming

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Good texture, Mature, Elegant, Silky and Silky tannins

Verdict

Excellent

Written Notes

The 1939 Cheval Blanc is far better than I expected, not least because the bottle had lain in a single cellar virtually its entire life. It is surprisingly deep in color. The nose has retained a sense of vigor, offering black fruit, mint, touches of chimney soot and cracked black pepper – rustic but pleasant. The palate is medium-bodied and a little fleshier than anticipated, displaying an agreeable bitter edge with cedar and sage toward what feels like a more Cabernet-driven, tertiary finish. While it is short and nowhere near as complex as the postwar legends, it is perfectly drinkable and enjoyable.

  • 90p
Good looking normal size bottle, in an excellent condition and has bottom neck level. Colour is amber, and looking bright and mature. On the nose it is mature, seductive and charming. The taste is elegant, silky, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, with good texture structure and mature. On the palate it is layered and has blackberry, chocolate, smoky, cigar-box and cassis flavours. The finish is medium long, smooth and flavorful. This wine is excellent. I paid around 1k-3k€ a bottle. Decant at least 45min before tasting and not a good invest wine. Good value for money. I do recommend.
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  • 93p
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Origin

St. Emilion, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Below Average
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