2020 | Chteau Cheval Blanc | Le Petit Cheval

Red Wine: 2020 | Chteau Cheval Blanc | Le Petit Cheval

Sleek and solid, with a well-defined core of dark currant and black cherry puree lined with black licorice and sweet tobacco. Boasts black tea and warm paving stone accents through the finish.

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Producer: Chteau Cheval Blanc

Ratings: JD | 94 D | 93

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Sleek and solid, with a well-defined core of dark currant and black cherry puree lined with black licorice and sweet tobacco. Boasts black tea and warm paving stone accents through the finish.

Reviews:

• Jeb Dunnuck: I wrote in my note on the 2020 Chateau Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval that this is “one hell of a second wine,” and it has a kiss of the elegance and complexity found in the top cuve. Black fruits, roasted herbs, graphite, and scorched earth notes all emerge from this ruby/purple-hued beauty, which has medium to full-bodied richness, ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish.

• Decanter: A huge amount of density and grip, the tannins close in from the first moment and it needs some time to get past the intense cocoa bean, liquorice and cassis fruit, but as it opens up you get a generous serving of peony, iris and violet. The focus is very much on what the Cabernet Franc is giving at this point, and this is a serious Petit Cheval. 12% of overall production because the dry summer was tough on the young vines on gravel

Producer Information

The present-day Cheval Blanc vineyards had vines at least as far back as the 18th century, as shown by Belleyme’s map of the region dated 1764. Nearly a century later, the estate was acquired by the Fourcaud-Laussac family who owned it until 1998, when it was sold to Mr Bernard Arnault and Baron Albert Frre. The vineyard is in a single block, and borders on the Pomerol appellation. An outstanding terror and unusual proportions of Cabernet Franc and Merlot give this great wine an absolutely unique flavor. Chateau Cheval Blanc has had a greater number of outstanding vintages than any other classified great growth over the past century. Another unusual characteristic of Cheval Blanc is that once it reaches its peak, it maintains it for a very long time. This admirable wine is powerful, soft, rich, round and silky. It has tremendous fruit and elegance as well as exceptional quality from year to year.