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96 Wine Spectator
Blackberry, mineral and lightly toasted oak. Subtle and complex. Full-bodied, with wonderfully sweet fruit character and ultrarefined tannins. Goes on and on. Gorgeous and seductive. Best after 2009. 5,055 cases made. JS
18 Rene Gabriel
04: 56 % Merlot, 44 % Cabernet Franc, die Hälfte der Ernte wurde deklassiert: Dunkles Purpur-Granat, lila Rand. Ausladendes, voluminöses Pflaumenbouquet, schöne Cabernet Franc-Würze, Black Currant, fermentierter Tee, Lakritze; weich und anmutig im Ansatz. Im Gaumen ein klassischer Cheval mit einer Kaschmir-Textur, mittlerer Körper, die Gerbstoffe recht fett und rund, wieder viel reife Pflaumennoten, gleicht dem 1985er in einer dichteren und balancierteren Form. Die eigentliche Schönheit überwiegt (noch?) die mögliche Grösse. (18/20). 08: Aufhellendes Granat, dezent oranger Rand. Warmes Cabernetbouquet, Dörrpflaumen, Portschimmer und Malagarosinen, Carmel und sogar Butternoten in der Nase. Im Gaumen cremig, trinkt sich wie ein Weintraum voller Souplesse. Aktuell: 19/20. Gesamtwertung: 18/20. 13: Er stand neben dem wenig entwickelten Angélus. Der Cheval hatte eine wunderschön malzig-süsse Nase, die ersten Cabernet-France-Kräuter kommen zum Vorschein und es schwebt eine Colheita-Duft über dem ganzen Naenbild. Im Gaumen aussen fett, innen mit noch feiner Bitterkeit, welche das Fett mit der Rasse polarisiert. Trotzdem ist eine erste Trinkreife da und er wird als sehr süsser Cheval in seine Geschichte eingehen.
92 Robert Parker
The 2003 Cheval Blanc, a blend of 56% Cabernet Franc and 44% Merlot, reveals an exquisite bouquet of mulberries, forest floor, new saddle leather, spice box and spring flowers. The first-growth quality aromatics are followed by a complex medium-bodied wine with more density than anticipated. The wine seems fully mature although there is an unexpected freshness and underlying depth of fruit. This beauty should continue to drink well for another 7-8 years. <br/><br/>One of the principal theories of the bizarre, historically hot and dry summer of 2003 is that grapes planted in gravelly and sandy soils were the least successful. If that was true 100% of the time, Cheval Blanc would have made a horrible wine. In fact, both the grand vin and second wine at Cheval Blanc did well in this vintage. It was the earliest harvest in over 110 years at this estate, and the resulting wine is a beauty.
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Château Cheval Blanc
Producing phenomenal wines vintage after vintage, some being the most renowned wines in the world - the legendary Château Cheval Blanc lays at their forefront. Bernault Arnault and Albert Frère purchased the property in the late 1990s, sparing no expense the partners plan to make Cheval Blanc the greatest château on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. Classified as a Grand Cru Classé A-grade property, Cheval Blanc owns unarguably the highest plantings of Cabernet Franc in Bordeaux. Bordering the Pomerol appellation, with over half of their 39-hectares of land planted to Cabernet Franc, the estate consists of forty-five separate plots scattered across the region. The unique patchwork of an estate, alongside the high proportion of Cabernet Franc, accounts for the wine’s great complexity. A classically styled Cheval Blanc can be described by its rich, concentrated and intensely complex dark berry fruit and all spice flavors. Ten years or more of ageing will display the structured silky texture of the Grand Vin, Cheval Blanc at its best. A truly unrivalled wine.