Château Cheval Blanc 2016

Buy a bottle of Château Cheval Blanc 2016

Saint-Emilion - Premier Grand Cru Classé A

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RATING: 100/100 Robert Parker - 99/100 James Suckling

Aging potential: 2023 - 2070

Tasted by Lisa Perrotti-Brown on November 30, 2018: "Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose is incredibly youthful, but not as timid as some other 2016s at this stage. It offers wonderfully intense scents of red currant, black cherry, wild blueberry and violet, with hints of star anise, cinnamon stick, rosehip tea, cigar box and wood smoke, as well as a hint of beef fat. The medium to full-bodied palate is breathtakingly elegant and deep, offering layer upon layer of fragrant red and black fruits and an extraordinary array of mineral sparks, backed by a rock-solid, grainy texture, and finishing with epic persistence and uplifting perfume. This is a very different style from the rich and opulent 2015, but this wonderfully perfumed, beautifully balanced and intellectually compelling 2016 is just as extraordinary."

TERROIR

Located in the commune of Saint-Emilion, but bordering the territory of Pomerol, the estate covers 39 hectares divided into forty-five parcels that are all small vineyards with their own unique identity, made up of a particular soil, grape variety and planting age, this specificity shapes the complexity of Cheval Blanc wine. Three main types of soil coexist: fine, coarse, clay and gravel. To this natural mosaic is added an original grape variety, made up of 37.2% of Cabernet Franc, 59.5% of Merlot and 3.3% of Cabernet Sauvignon. 

 SERVICE

 Once you have chosen your bottle, you will surely ask yourself the question of the ideal conditions of service. Ideally, the serving temperature is between 15 and 17 degrees. However, this rule should not be inviolable. Indeed, the ambient conditions sometimes have an impact on the service of the wine. So don't be afraid to take the bottle out of the cellar at the last minute, or to serve it slightly chilled. In any case, the temperature will rise quickly in the glass. 

If the bottle is less than ten years old, it is advisable to decant it for an hour.

Apart from this particular case, it is customary to decant as little as possible in order to preserve all the facets of the wine, to observe its evolution during tasting, to appreciate its aromatic bouquet and to capture the delicacy of the first nose.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

 Château Cheval Blanc is best served with food, and can be paired with an entire meal, from starter to dessert. However, French gastronomy varies with the seasons, as does our Cheval Blanc. It is therefore difficult to give suggestions at the risk of being disappointed during the tasting.

On the other hand, Cheval Blanc goes remarkably well with a fish dish (monkfish, cod, turbot, St. Pierre, etc.), especially if there is an element in the dish that links it to the land (mushrooms, for example). For more detailed advice on food and wine pairing, we suggest you contact a sommelier.

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