Château Cheval Blanc 1970 (2 BT)

Château Cheval Blanc 1970 

St. Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A) 

u. 1bn, 1vts, bin-soiled labels and slightly glue-striped labels, 1 damp-stained label, scuffed and slightly oxidized capsules, import strip label overlapping front label 

A generous 40 hl/hectare was made. The vintage took place from 24 September to 6 October. 12% alcohol. I was amazed at how fresh this still was on the nose at 37 years old. It remains a fine 1970, although there is considerable bottle variation due to bottling practices at the time. It is pretty solid, with that Cheval sweet finish. Serena Sutcliffe, MW 

2 bts (cn) 

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