Château Cheval Blanc 2004 (12 BT)

Château Cheval Blanc 2004

St. Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A)

u. 1 bn, excellent appearance, tissue wrapped ; Excellente apparence, enveloppé de papier de soie

Vintage from 22 September to 5 October. 13.2% alcohol. 53% Cabernet Franc, 47% Merlot. This is just so vivid and so intensely vanilla. So much glycerol (a feat this year), succulence and yet freshness, which is one of the joys of this initially underestimated vintage. More recently, a really classy, blackberry nose. Chocolate velvet on the palate. Slips down, as well it should. Russian leather and liquorice. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 90

12 bts (owc)

A wonderful spectrum of Claret, spanning nearly 20 years from the late 1990s, at a wide range of price points, featuring First Growths as well as Ausone, Cheval Blanc and not forgetting cases of Petrus 2015 and 2016, the property of a very serious collector

LYING AT HILLEBRAND BEAUNE, Offered Duty Paid