Chateau Cheval Blanc 2021

Chateau Cheval Blanc is a property that needs no introduction. The wines of Cheval Blanc have been described as, the finest cashmere, and elegance in motion, by Pierre Lurton who oversees this Saint-Emilion Premiere Grand Cru Classe A Estate. Though the estate has never been ranked in the 1855 Classification, Chateau Cheval Blanc produces wines with quality that is on par with Left Bank First Growths. Though the wines of Chateau Cheval Blanc are considered some of the best in all of Bordeaux, if you ask any member of the team at the property, they will humbly tell you it is all about terroir.

97+ Points – James Suckling

This is so finely textured with very precise, tight tannins. Medium to full body. Lots of layers here with black and blue fruit, stones, tar, dark cocoa and spices. Dried herbs. Long and persistent. Stays focused all the way. So precise.

96+ Points – Vinous

The 2021 Cheval Blanc is one of the wines of the vintage. Vertical and aristocratic in bearing, Cheval is just stunning. Time in the glass brings out compelling inner sweetness and perfume to play off a core of rich dark fruit, gravel, spice, menthol and dried flowers.

96 Points – Decanter

Incredible aromatic complexity on the nose, just wow, the beautiful bitter dark chocolate, blackcurrant, blackberries, fragrant violets and roses, coffee, toffee, caramel, smoked earth, liquorice and tobacco, I could smell it for hours! It wows on the palate too giving succulence, freshness and juiciness balanced by integrated acidity and a backbone of spice coming from the Cabernet Franc – the highest percentage since 2011 and the first time outweighing Merlot at 52%. Perfume continues on the palate also, the soft fragrance giving the nuance while the satin tannins coat the mouth with bite and chew.

95+ Points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

A terrific achievement, the 2021 Cheval Blanc is a blend of 52% Cabernet Franc, 33% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with notions of cigar wrapper, vine smoke, rose petals and violets, it’s full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with an elegantly muscular chassis of ripe, powdery tannin and lively animating acids.

94+ Points – Jeb Dunnuck