CHATEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1988 |

Château Cheval Blanc 1988 St. Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A)Late release in 2010, new label and capsule, excellent appearance38 hl/hectare made. Vintage took place from 1-10 October. This was the first year the second wine, Petit Cheval, was made. Glorious spicy nose. Intense cloves. Immensely aromatic. Pepper and plums. Flavour of Russian leather, a Cheval Blanc characteristic. This is really showing now, at 22 years old. Then, in 2011, an explosive nose, more in bottle than in magnum, at this stage. Almost Burgundian. Russian leather again. Coffee bean and woodsmoke. So ample, so multi-dimensional. Such a marvellous thick texture. So rich and sweet. Great, black fruit length. This, for me, is the 'cat's whiskers'! Serena Sutcliffe, MW1 jero - 5 litres (owc)Estimates are per lot