Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.618 ratings
9.68 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Conrad Green

This is lovely. Inky sweetish fruit. Iodine and violets at the edges. Sweetness and lush long fruit. Very good.

This is lovely. Inky sweetish fruit. Iodine and violets at the edges. Sweetness and lush long fruit. Very good.

Oct 17th, 2021
Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.7

Stunning

Stunning

Aug 3rd, 2017
Mike Saviage

Deep garnet with amber rims, almost opaque. A little darker compared to the 82 CB next to it. Great old Bordeaux nose. Black fruit, pencil lead, plus some light notes of wood. Chewy in the mouth at first but over the night this goes to a velvet and silky place. The WOTN for me. Quieted down at the end of the night but gave us huge enjoyment, clearly outshining the 47 and 82 served with it. Tasting all these blind and then side by side over 4 hours is pretty awesome.

Deep garnet with amber rims, almost opaque. A little darker compared to the 82 CB next to it. Great old Bordeaux nose. Black fruit, pencil lead, plus some light notes of wood. Chewy in the mouth at first but over the night this goes to a velvet and silky place. The WOTN for me. Quieted down at the end of the night but gave us huge enjoyment, clearly outshining the 47 and 82 served with it. Tasting all these blind and then side by side over 4 hours is pretty awesome.

Jun 4th, 2017
Nathaniel DiMaggio

Significantly better than the last one I had. Still showing a decent amount of fruit and still pure harmony. In a great spot.

Significantly better than the last one I had. Still showing a decent amount of fruit and still pure harmony. In a great spot.

Dec 21st, 2016
Ian Blackburn

I have tasted many 1961 over the years, this continues to be one of my favorite wines...The strange thing is that this bottle with its high necklinewas the youngest 1961 that I had ever tried, wine had an great Providence - One owner and one incredible cellar.

1961 was a magical year on the right bank; now over 50 years of age it has lost some weight but picked up elegance on the nose - wet clay, graphite/lead pencil, umami/truffle - nose candy for sure.

I have tasted many 1961 over the years, this continues to be one of my favorite wines...The strange thing is that this bottle with its high necklinewas the youngest 1961 that I had ever tried, wine had an great Providence - One owner and one incredible cellar.

1961 was a magical year on the right bank; now over 50 years of age it has lost some weight but picked up elegance on the nose - wet clay, graphite/lead pencil, umami/truffle - nose candy for sure.

Jan 6th, 2015
Daniel veit

Excellent.

Excellent.

Jan 27th, 2024
Adam Gäfvert

Oj, oj, oj. Det här vinet är alltså 56 år. Men smakar som nyplockade bär. Blåbär, vinbär och pepparmint. Så otroligt gott, går inte beskriva det mer precist än så.

Oj, oj, oj. Det här vinet är alltså 56 år. Men smakar som nyplockade bär. Blåbär, vinbär och pepparmint. Så otroligt gott, går inte beskriva det mer precist än så.

Nov 17th, 2017
Tyson Caly

Stunning. Still showed signs of fruit all these years later. Wow.

Stunning. Still showed signs of fruit all these years later. Wow.

Nov 14th, 2016
Conrad Kenley

Layers of dark fruit with a trace of cocoa. In a word..profound.

Layers of dark fruit with a trace of cocoa. In a word..profound.

Oct 12th, 2016
Hezi Levy

Very good wine but you cannot compare the Chateau Latour 59

Very good wine but you cannot compare the Chateau Latour 59

Dec 2nd, 2015