2019 Château Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval Blanc Magnum

Together with Château Pétrus and Ausone, Château Cheval Blanc is one of the legends of the right bank. Always possesses an enormous concentration, but at the same time finesse and freshness. This cru is owned by the Belgian Albert Frère and Bernard Arnault. It is Pierre Lurton (from the branch of Dominique Lurton) who vinifies the wine there (just like in Château d'Yquem). This year, vinification took place for the fifth time in the ultra-modern new chais by the architect Christian de Portzamparc. 50 specially shaped (tronconical) concrete cuvees ensure microvinification per plot. Concrete was chosen because it has good thermal insulation and a tronconical shape because it ensures a softer extraction of the berries for better fermentation. Everything is also vinified using the principle of gravity (so the wine or berries are no longer pumped up). A gigantic investment in the service of quality!

The relatively new white wine from Cheval Blanc (2018 was the first vintage), Le Petit Cheval Blanc, is a blend of 74% Sauvignon Blanc and 26% Sémillon. The wine has intense notes of ripe pineapple, passion fruit and white peaches, followed by fragrant notes of lemongrass, lime blossom and a hint of salty sea spray. The palate is full-bodied with a seductive fatness with complex layers of tropical fruit, citrus peel and minerals, characterised by a refreshing line and finishing with plenty of mineral sparks. So beautiful but anyway this is from Cheval Blanc. The first vintage (2018) of Petit Cheval Blanc has unanimously received very high ratings including James Suckling with 98/100 and Parker with 95/100 points. This is a magnum in original wooden box (OWC/1). Even more delicious and with a longer drinking window.