2008 Ch Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion
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Producer: Château Cheval Blanc
Region: Bordeaux > St Emilion
Vintage: 2008
Type: Red
Grape varieties: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Drinking dates: 2013 - 2035
£1,645.00
Case size: 6x75cl
- Goedhuis, May 2009, Score: 93-95
- For us, the 2008 Cheval Blanc was the wine of the vintage on the Right Bank. Immediately attractive on the nose, this wine flirtatiously opens up with gorgeous layers of sweet, ripe red and black fruit, flowers and gentle cedar notes. On the palate, its ultra-fine tannins offer incredible poise and refinement. Its Cabernet Franc (50% of the blend) was of particular high quality in 2008, and it could not be more transparent. A stylish beauty.
- Jancis Robinson, April 2009, Score: 18-
- Exceptionally dark crimson. Very polished. Fragrant and fresh. I got a hit of pine on this wine as well as on its new stablemate La Tour du Pin - maybe from the trees outside the tasting room here at Cheval? Very fine and sculpted and well mannered even if without perhaps quite the spark of life that one would ideally hope for. Very cool and fresh. Lots of very ripe tannin. Clearly lots of Cabernet Franc. Succulent and supple. Ticks all the boxes - am I being niggly to ask for just a little more misbehaviour? Perhaps because I have just tasted the pretty wild Pétrus. Clearly this will have a long life and I can't see it disappointing anyone. But whom will it actually thrill? Limpid and unctuous.
- Robert Parker, April 2009, Score: 95-97
- In time, the profound 2008 Cheval Blanc will rank alongside this estate's great successes of 2005, 2000, and 1998. A harvest that began at the end of September and concluded October 19 has produced a wine with the 1998's complexity and the power of the 2000. A blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the dense ruby/purple-tinged 2008 reveals an ethereal nose of subtle menthol intertwined with spring flowers, plums, black currants, and sweet cherries. The wine's seamlessness is enthralling, and, despite the late harvest as well as late malolactics, it is already displaying admirable complexity. This is a beautifully complete, full-bodied Cheval Blanc that dances across the palate with the finesse of a world-class ballerina. Analytically, there is plenty of tannin, but it is totally integrated. While the acids are slightly elevated, they are not noticeable. A tour de force! This wine should evolve for three decades or more.
- Wine Spectator, April 2009, Score: 92-95
- Offers blackberry and flowers on the nose, with hints of prune and spices. Full and chewy, with vanilla and rose petal. This is muscular and angular now, but the finish lasts a long time.
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