Château Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval 2018 750ml
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Château Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval 2018

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750ml
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Category Red Blend
Varietals
Brand Château Cheval Blanc
Origin France, Bordeaux
Alcohol/vol 14.36%
Reflecting its beautiful youth, the colour is ruby red. Nose marked by balsamic notes, cocoa, caramel, vanilla bean, fruit aromas. Aromas of cherry and strawberry with aeration. Freshness brought by the liquorice side and notes of blond tobacco. Full-bodied and silky attack, delicate tannins, well coated, without hollows in the middle of the palate. The finish stretches over beautiful ripe red fruits.
Jeb Dunnuck
  • jd93-95

In the running for the top second wine of the vintage, the 2018 Le Petit Cheval checks in as 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc and has incredible quality for a second wine. Floral notes of black cherries, graphite, and smoked earth all emerge from this medium to full-bodied Saint-Émilion that has plenty of classic Cheval Blanc elegance and purity as well as length. It's already seamless and hard to resist, and ideal for drinking over the coming two decades or so.

May 1, 2019
Wine Advocate
  • wa92

A blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Le Petit Cheval rocks up with open-knit notes of crushed black raspberries, plum preserves and mulberries, plus hints of wild mushrooms, pencil lead, mossy tree bark and cloves. The medium to full-bodied palate is plush, juicy and pretty much ready for business, featuring plenty of earth and black fruit layers, finishing long with a spicy kick. Ten percent of the total production this year went into this second label of Cheval Blanc. I'd give it just another year or two in bottle to fan its tail out a little more and then drink it over the next 15-18 years.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown, March 31, 2021
Wine Spectator
  • ws91

Nicely focused, with a mix of red and black currant coulis notes laced with savory details and a fine chalky thread. There is tight-grained cedar on the finish, with lingering perfume as well. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2030. 872 cases made.

James Molesworth, January 28, 2021

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