Château Cheval Blanc

Le Petit Cheval White Bordeaux Blend

9.444 ratings
9.34 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
White Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
Jay Kline

Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. In the glass, the wine is a white wine with a pale straw color; medium viscosity and no signs of particles or gas. On the nose, the wine is youthful with powerful notes of grapefruit, lemon curd, some grassy herbal notes, and faint honeysuckle. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+, almost high acid. Confirming the notes on the nose. The finish is super long and has a luxurious texture.

Initial conclusions: this could be Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Riesling, Albariño or even Chardonnay from France, the United States, Germany, or Spain. But there is something about that herbal character that just has me in Sauvignon Blanc land and the rich honeyed, juicy texture makes me think this has some Semillon in it…and it’s seen some deft oak treatment. This is a beautiful wine and I think someone was being generous at Tasting Group for the holidays.

Final conclusion: So I’m going Sauvignon Blanc based Bordeaux Blanc blend from France, from Bordeaux, from Pessac-Leognan, 2020. Wrong Bank. Well I’ll be damned! I’ve never had Cheval Blanc’s…ahem, blanc. What a wine! This can be laid down for decades but it’s already special in its youth.

Presented to me double-blind at Tasting Group. In the glass, the wine is a white wine with a pale straw color; medium viscosity and no signs of particles or gas. On the nose, the wine is youthful with powerful notes of grapefruit, lemon curd, some grassy herbal notes, and faint honeysuckle. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+, almost high acid. Confirming the notes on the nose. The finish is super long and has a luxurious texture.

Initial conclusions: this could be Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Riesling, Albariño or even Chardonnay from France, the United States, Germany, or Spain. But there is something about that herbal character that just has me in Sauvignon Blanc land and the rich honeyed, juicy texture makes me think this has some Semillon in it…and it’s seen some deft oak treatment. This is a beautiful wine and I think someone was being generous at Tasting Group for the holidays.

Final conclusion: So I’m going Sauvignon Blanc based Bordeaux Blanc blend from France, from Bordeaux, from Pessac-Leognan, 2020. Wrong Bank. Well I’ll be damned! I’ve never had Cheval Blanc’s…ahem, blanc. What a wine! This can be laid down for decades but it’s already special in its youth.

Dec 18th, 2023
Jason

Winemaker Futo Wines

9.2

Very nice debut

Very nice debut

Jul 21st, 2017
Henrik Poulsen

First white release from Ch. Cheval Blanc.

First white release from Ch. Cheval Blanc.

Apr 26th, 2017
John Van Trijp

Magnum

Magnum

May 28th, 2024
Diederick Swagemakers

80% sb/ 20% semillion

80% sb/ 20% semillion

Dec 6th, 2023
romo

80% SB and not offensive at all. 😊 Honeydew melon, peach, copper.

80% SB and not offensive at all. 😊 Honeydew melon, peach, copper.

Jul 20th, 2023
Andrew Shaheen

Young. Needs time

Young. Needs time

Jun 24th, 2023
Shuji Yanada

とてもふくよか。
酸味もしっかり。
スケールが大きい。
半熟ゆでたまごとバッチリ
まだまだピークは先か。
最初はソーヴィニオンブランの香り
だんだんと複雑に。

とてもふくよか。
酸味もしっかり。
スケールが大きい。
半熟ゆでたまごとバッチリ
まだまだピークは先か。
最初はソーヴィニオンブランの香り
だんだんと複雑に。

Feb 25th, 2022
Mark Rosse

Flawed. Close to sherry 🥵

Flawed. Close to sherry 🥵

May 14th, 2023
Matt Nason

Alc. 14.5

Alc. 14.5

Apr 20th, 2018