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Cheval Blanc 2015

St Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé A

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Tasting Notes

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cheval Blanc is still incredibly primary at this very youthful stage. With coaxing, it unfurls to reveal beguiling notions of ripe black cherries, mulberries, licorice, baking spices and smoked meats with touches of incense and potpourri plus wafts of cast iron pan and crushed rocks. Full-bodied, very rich, very firm/taut and with very ripe, fine-grained tannins, it allows a glimpse at its incredible depth of flavors with a very long multi-layered finish. Wow.

Score: 100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2027-2067 31 August 2018

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc from small yields of just 29hl/ha. Cheval Blanc unusually represents 75% of the production this year with no Petit Cheval; the quality was of the fruit meant that a much higher proportion will be made into the Grand Vin. Deep ruby with distinctive aromatics, intense ripe plums, honey and soy, with graphite too. The palate is pure velvet, expressive sweet black fruit with serious density and extreme delicacy, swathes of fine tannins. This a sophisticated beauty of wine with incredible velvety smoothness and huge intensity and length and exceptional balance and finesse.

Score: 96 - 99

Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2016

A wine of total finesse, the 2015 Cheval Blanc speaks to understatement above all else. Sweet floral notes meld into a core of bright red stone fruits and mint. Silky, nuanced and wonderfully persistent on the palate, the 2015 possesses remarkable depth, but in an understated fashion. There is plenty of tannin buried beneath the fruit. The 2015 is not an obvious Cheval Blanc, but rather a sublime wine that will only start to blossom with a decade plus in bottle. It will drink well for decades beyond that.

Score: 95 - 97

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com 01 April 2016

The 2015 Cheval Blanc represents the entire vineyard this year, since there is no Le Petit Cheval (two plots that did not meet requirements were not included in any blend). A blend of 45% Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon and 55% Merlot, matured in 100% new oak, it has a very complex bouquet, subtle and tightly wound, very precise with dark berry fruit, hints of graphite, minerals and a hint of black pepper, perhaps a little spicier than recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with extraordinarily fine tannin. Beautifully balanced, perfectly controlled, this Cheval Blanc gently builds in the mouth, but remains strict and precise. The Cabernet Franc here is very expressive (though apparently the Merlot was showier prior to malolactic). This is an intellectual Cheval Blanc, thoroughly enjoyable, but it will need 10-12 years to really show its pedigree. A profound wine in the making, it will rank with the great wines of the past.

Score: 97 - 99

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2025-2065 01 April 2016

A Cheval with a depth and finesse that reminds me of the 1998. Full body, ultra-fine tannins and amazing length and beauty. Such finesse and harmony. Super silky and classic for Cheval Blanc.

Score: 96 - 97

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 01 April 2016

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc. 34 days of picking, 3 September - 6 October! Historic long vintage. No Petit Cheval, so 90% of the crop went into this wine. Very sweet almost balsam nose. Very distinctive! Really fine with lovely tannins. Lots of ripe fruit and masses of tannin as well as ripeness. The alcohol is only just moderate enough. Very dramatic without being at all exaggerated. Some red pepper powder notes. 14.35% (18.5+ Points)

Score: 18 - 19

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2027-2050 01 April 2016