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Cheval Blanc 2000 1800cl

1er Grand Cru Classé A | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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99 Robert Parker
Coming out of a relatively dormant state, this 2000 is a spectacular Cheval Blanc. Of recent vintages, I think only the 2009 can give it a run for its money. A blend of 53% Merlot and 47% Cabernet Franc, the wine has a sweet nose of menthol, melted licorice, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis. A broad wine with compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin, with hints of coffee and earth in the background, this is by far the best Cheval Blanc since 1990 and before 2009. It is a legend in the making and can actually be drunk now, as the tannins have nearly melted away. This is a beauty with incredibly complex aromatics. Drink it over the next 25-30 years.
99 Robert Parker
Coming out of a relatively dormant state, this 2000 is a spectacular Cheval Blanc. Of recent vintages, I think only the 2009 can give it a run for its money. A blend of 53% Merlot and 47% Cabernet Franc, the wine has a sweet nose of menthol, melted licorice, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis. A broad wine with compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin, with hints of coffee and earth in the background, this is by far the best Cheval Blanc since 1990 and before 2009. It is a legend in the making and can actually be drunk now, as the tannins have nearly melted away. This is a beauty with incredibly complex aromatics. Drink it over the next 25-30 years.
19 Rene Gabriel
14: Aus Magnumflaschen bei einem Lunch auf Cheval Blanc. Sehr würzig, fest, immer noch kompakte Gerbstoffe zeigend. Sicherlich noch viel zu jung - aber seine Grösse fraglos zeigend. Hier geht es wohl erst in 10 Jahren los. (19/20). 15: Mittleres Weinrot, sanft aufhellend. Offenes Bouquet, er zeigt einen Hauch von fülligem Caramel, und auch laktische Anflüge, helles Malz und eine beginnende, noch milde Cabernet-Franc-Süsse. Im Gaumen samtig, verloursartige Textur, sehr harmonisch und cremig von A bis Z. Nicht wahnsinnig druckvoll, aber von der Eleganz her eine Sonderklasse darstellend. Er wird wohl vor dem 1998er reif werden. Ich sehr die erste Reife so ab 2020.
19 Rene Gabriel
14: Aus Magnumflaschen bei einem Lunch auf Cheval Blanc. Sehr würzig, fest, immer noch kompakte Gerbstoffe zeigend. Sicherlich noch viel zu jung - aber seine Grösse fraglos zeigend. Hier geht es wohl erst in 10 Jahren los. (19/20). 15: Mittleres Weinrot, sanft aufhellend. Offenes Bouquet, er zeigt einen Hauch von fülligem Caramel, und auch laktische Anflüge, helles Malz und eine beginnende, noch milde Cabernet-Franc-Süsse. Im Gaumen samtig, verloursartige Textur, sehr harmonisch und cremig von A bis Z. Nicht wahnsinnig druckvoll, aber von der Eleganz her eine Sonderklasse darstellend. Er wird wohl vor dem 1998er reif werden. Ich sehr die erste Reife so ab 2020.
94 James Suckling
A very nice nose of blackberries, dark chocolate, and flowers. Full bodied and smokey, with a meaty, mushroom, tobacco, and berry character. Wonderfully long, long finish to this muscular wine with fine tannins. This is still evolving but needs another five or six years. Find the wine
93 Wine Spectator
Fresh mineral, berry and earth aromas. Decadent. Full-bodied, yet refined and silky, with a lovely, long finish that goes on and on, with tobacco, berry, cherry and spices. It's not the 1998, but it's very good indeed. Best after 2006. JS
93 Wine Spectator
Fresh mineral, berry and earth aromas. Decadent. Full-bodied, yet refined and silky, with a lovely, long finish that goes on and on, with tobacco, berry, cherry and spices. It's not the 1998, but it's very good indeed. Best after 2006. JS
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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.