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| "The 2020 Cheval Blanc is eternal, seamless and exceptionally beautiful.
All the elements are so well put together. Rose petal, blood orange, raspberry jam, and cinnamon all take shape in the glass. Above all else, the 2020 Cheval Blanc is a wine of mind-blowing balance. Hints of mocha, raspberry jam, pomegranate, and spice emerge with time in the glass.
Cheval Blanc is quite simply one of the truly great wines of the vintage."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
| | | "Spice, anise, rosemary, blackcurrant leaf, redcurrant, mint and peony - the full array of aromatics are on display here, and there is an enveloping aspect to the fruit once you get to the body of the wine. The tannins are compact and powerful but they are wrapped in plump raspberry and blackberry brambled fruits. The wine feels full of life, with acidity that pulls the palate forward from the first moment, before austerity kicks in on the finish and closes things in, suggesting an extremely long life ahead. Hard to argue with this. 71% of overall production.
The driest year at Cheval Blanc for 50 years (since 1959). Could go up after tasting in bottle, a potential 100 points."
Jane Anson, Decanter Magazine |
| | "One of Bordeaux's most complex terroirs, Cheval Blanc sits on the site of an ancient river delta, with (to generalize) clay-rich soils in the lower-lying parts where rivulets once flowed and gravel and sand elsewhere. This complexity is reflected, of course, in the resulting wine but also in how it is farmed and made, with thoughtful use of cover crops according to soil type and parcel-by-parcel vinification. A concerted effort is being made, moreover, to bring life back to the vineyard, with hedges of native species to act as wildlife corridors, and fruit trees planted among the vines. The same attention to detail that's applied in the vineyards, for example with regard to developing and testing an in-house massale selection, is applied in the cellar, where cooperage trials are notable for their exigence.
All of that shows in the glass."
William Kelley, Wine Advocate |
| | ‣ "The Grand Vin 2020 Château Cheval Blanc checks in as a blend of 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that was raised, as always, in 100% new French oak.
As usual with Cheval Blanc, it's primarily about finesse and elegance, as well as complexity, and exhibits a deep purple hue as well as a kaleidoscopic bouquet of sweet red and black fruits, spring flowers, spicy incense, loamy earth, and smoky tobacco.
Absolutely flawless on the palate, it's full-bodied, has perfectly integrated oak, ripe, silky tannins, and a gorgeous finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. This powerful, concentrated Cheval Blanc offers pleasure even today but warrants 7-8 years of bottle age and will see its 40th birthday in fine form." Jeb Dunnuck
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| | | | ‣ "Put aside all your preconceptions of 'Bordeaux Blanc' and don't even try to compare it to Pessac-Léognan. This has its own gorgeous expression of these grapes, defying regional tradition. Give yourself over to the rich decadence of this flamboyant white that is at once without peers but that is also quintessentially Cheval Blanc." Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate |
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