Tasted 17 October 2023
Libournais · Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
At the Cheval Blanc estate. This is simply a beautiful bottle of wine that is absolutely singing right now. With just an hour or so of decanted air, this 2011 behaves much like the 2009 and 2010, but with a hair more…
This is my fourth time sampling this beauty, and it is as consistent as the day is long; the 2020 Cheval Blanc is all about class and refinement, with perfectly defined red and purple berry flavors…
Funky, tired, and fairly flat. There were grumblings about possible questionable storage here, which I unfortunately think to be the case. Cheval is one of my favorite Right Bank houses, but I think…
