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Chateau Cheval Blanc

1981 Chateau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

France Cabernet Franc Merlot Bordeaux Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Premier Grand Cru Classe A 750ML

Wine Advocate

89

Vinous

92

CellarTracker

91
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1981 Chateau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Chateau Cheval Blanc

1981 Chateau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

France Cabernet Franc Merlot Bordeaux Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Premier Grand Cru Classe A 750ML

Wine Advocate

89

Vinous

92

CellarTracker

91
/
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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

89

This somewhat charming, lightweight Cheval Blanc is fully mature but elegant, with sweet red and black currant fruit intermixed with mineral, licorice, and a hint of herbs. Spicy, medium-bodied, and very pleasant, this wine’s harmony gives it considerable appeal. Drink up. Last tasted, 11/02.

Vinous

Vinous

92

The 1981 Cheval Blanc has long been one of the over-achieving wines of a patchy vintage, though I had not seen a bottle for some time. This has a refined bouquet with black fruit, briary and light forest floor scents. The Merlot is more expressive than the Cabernets. The palate has a sweet entry, gentle at first so that you almost fail to notice the grip and structure behind this Cheval Blanc. This suggests that perhaps it has faded a little in recent years, forgivable given its age. Still, it remains a delicious, lighter-styled Saint-Émilion undeservedly overshadowed by the following vintage. Tasted at 67 Pall Mall at Chelsea Vintners' The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide dinner.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

89

This somewhat charming, lightweight Cheval Blanc is fully mature but elegant, with sweet red and black currant fruit intermixed with mineral, licorice, and a hint of herbs. Spicy, medium-bodied, and very pleasant, this wine’s harmony gives it considerable appeal. Drink up. Last tasted, 11/02.

Vinous

Vinous

92

The 1981 Cheval Blanc has long been one of the over-achieving wines of a patchy vintage, though I had not seen a bottle for some time. This has a refined bouquet with black fruit, briary and light forest floor scents. The Merlot is more expressive than the Cabernets. The palate has a sweet entry, gentle at first so that you almost fail to notice the grip and structure behind this Cheval Blanc. This suggests that perhaps it has faded a little in recent years, forgivable given its age. Still, it remains a delicious, lighter-styled Saint-Émilion undeservedly overshadowed by the following vintage. Tasted at 67 Pall Mall at Chelsea Vintners' The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide dinner.