Château Cheval-Blanc - St.-Emilion 2015 (750ml)
Price: $1104.00
| Producer | Château Cheval-Blanc |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend White |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Sku | 1005255 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 100 Points
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored the 2015 Cheval Blanc is still incredibly primary at this very youthful stage. With coaxing it unfurls to reveal beguiling notions of ripe black cherries mulberries licorice baking spices and smoked meats with touches of incense and potpourri plus wafts of cast iron pan and crushed rocks. Full-bodied very rich very firm/taut and with very ripe fine-grained tannins it allows a glimpse at its incredible depth of flavors with a very long multi-layered finish. Wow. Published: Aug 31 2018
Vinous: 99 Points
Totally seamless in the glass with no beginning and no end the 2015 Cheval Blanc is simply extraordinary. It's hard to describe the 2015 because all of its elements are so perfectly in place. Beautifully delineated aromatics make a strong opening statement. Vibrant and wonderfully nuanced on the palate the wine exudes energy and vitality through to the persistent silky finish. Many other 2015s speak with more assertiveness and volume but Cheval Blanc is more understsated. In 2015 Cheval Blanc created quite a stir in announcing that a whopping 91% of their crop would be bottled as Grand Vin. There will be no Petit Cheva
Wine Enthusiast: 97-99 Points
" In a year when no second wine (Petit Cheval) was produced this wine has come from most of the parcels that make up the Cheval Blanc vineyard. It is sumptuous and rich with fine acidity and impressive fine tannins. It is a beautiful rich wine that is already well balanced."
Wine Spectator: 98 Points
A lovely sanguine hint leads off followed by racy elegant juniper tobacco red currant and damson plum notes that move in unison. Broadens and deepens adding notes of currant preserves warm ganache and smoldering tobacco with a swath of loamy structure. Yet even as the bass line increases in volume through the finish this maintains purity and poise. Should deliver some stunning aromatics at peak which will take awhile to achieve. Best from 2025 through 2045. 8250 cases made.?J.M.
James Suckling: 96-97 Points
"A Cheval with a depth and finesse that reminds me of the 1998. Full body ultra-fine tannins and amazing length and beauty. Such finesse and harmony. Super silky and classic for Cheval Blanc."
