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This vintage immediately offers a very intense fruit nose, accompanied by notes of fireplace smoke and pipe tobacco. Raspberry and blackcurrant put signature to this very Cabernet Franc typed nose. Indeed, two years only after the frost which particularly hit the Merlot vines of the domain, the blend of 1958 Cheval Blanc is mainly made of Cabernet franc.
The palate is remarkable for its perfectly preserved tension and freshness. The extreme...
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
1958 was a warm and rather wet year. The vines still suffered from the effects of 1956. This Cheval Blanc was very elegant in its youth and still has a delicious, fruity taste profile.
The growing season started in April (which was rather cool, but not very wet), followed by the very warm, rainy months of May, June, July, and August. September was quite warm (3.4°C above average) with nearly normal precipitation. On the whole, 1958 was warm...
