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Tasting notes
The nose opens on reduction notes and dry plant aromas such as hay and straw. The second nose is on the foliage and little acidulated red fruit like gooseberry. On the palate the wine is unfortunately diluted and acid. Simple, it lacks depth and length, while providingcold smoke, hearth and caramel flavors.
Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
A vintage considered of only average quality in its youth and not a mythical year for Cheval Blanc. This wine nevertheless improved with age and constitutes a truly pleasant surprise, with heretofore unexpected qualities.
- The weather in 1946 was quite wet causing very uneven ripening and slowing down the growth cycle. The harvest began on the 30th of September and finished on the 14th of October.
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