2000 Cheval Blanc
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Tasting Notes
Concentrated still young red, good fragrant, spicy nose, quite seductive, good vineyard complexity behind the open fruit, a little light in context of the vintage. Drink up to 2020. Decanter.com
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Fresh mineral, berry and earth aromas. Decadent. Full-bodied, yet refined and silky, with a lovely, long finish that goes on and on, with tobacco, berry, cherry and spices. It's not the 1998, but it's very good indeed. Best after 2006.-James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2003
The millennial Cheval Blanc has such an opulent nose with ripe blackberry, graphite, crushed violets and a touch of sage with wonderful definition. The palate is full-bodied with firm, tensile tannins, great precision and focus, yet still a Cheval that is biding its time and will need another 6-8 years before it really begins to blossom. Tasted June 2010. Neal Martin, eRobertParker.com
Mid crimson. Toasty nose that is very definitely Cheval. Well balanced and quite advanced and very subtle and racy. Very long. Bit of a striptease in terms of the slowness with which it reveals itself - and most of the pleasure is on the finish. Wonderful complexity on the finish. SO long... Bravo! Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com
About the producer
Ch. Cheval Blanc is one the finest producers in Bordeaux. The Saint-Emilion estate’s Cabernet Franc-dominant wines are consistently among the top wines of the vintage.