2019 Cheval Blanc
Reviewed by William Kelley
Issue Date 8th Apr 2022
Source April 2022 Week 1, The Wine Advocate
Rating 100 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2027 - 2055
One of the unequivocally great wines of the vintage is the 2019 Cheval Blanc, a stunning young Saint-Emilion that wafts from the glass with aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of lilac, pipe tobacco, violets, raw cocoa, icorice, crushed mint and burning embers.Full-bodied, layered and enveloping, it's deep and intense, with beautifully rich, powdery tannins and vibrant flavors. Concluding with a long, saline finish, this rivals the 2016 as the finest Cheval Blanc of the decade, and in many respects it might be thought of as the latter vintage's sun-kissed cousin. Bravo to Pierre-Olivier Clouet and his team!
2019 Cheval BlancReviewed by William Kelley
Issue Date 8th Apr 2022
Source April 2022 Week 1, The Wine Advocate
Rating 100 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2027 - 2055
One of the unequivocally great wines of the vintage is the 2019 Cheval
Blanc, a stunning young Saint-Emilion that wafts from the glass with
aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of lilac, pipe
tobacco, violets, raw cocoa, licorice, crushed mint and burning embers.
Full-bodied, layered and enveloping, it's deep and intense, with
beautifully rich, powdery tannins and vibrant flavors. Concluding with a
long, saline finish, this rivals the 2016 as the finest Cheval Blanc of
the decade, and in many respects it might be thought of as the latter
vintage's sun-kissed cousin. Bravo to Pierre-Olivier Clouet and his team!