12 bottles per lot
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Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1995
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Another hot year with temperatures 1.4C above average. After a mild, dry spring, scorching heat reigned through July and August, reaching the highest temperatures
recorded for 45 years. Summer rainfall was somewhat low at Cheval Blanc. September started in the cold and rain, but dried up going into the last ten days of the month, and conditions were clement throughout October. These remarkable weather conditions again caused the vine cycle to be ahead of the normal schedule. Budburst was around 27th March, the mid-point of flowering on 1st June and mid-veraison on 4th August for the Merlot and the 12th for the Cabernet Franc. The harvests took place from 15th to 28th September in good weather.
In the previous 50 years at Cheval Blanc, only the 1989 and 1990 vintages had been picked earlier. The grapes were in perfect condition and arrived in the winery with the ideal concentration of those great hot, dry years, being rich in sugars and phenolic compounds, and low in acidity. The natural alcohol content of the Merlot was well over 13, and that of the Cabernet Franc barely half a degree less. The volume of the harvest was slightly above average. The blend for that years Château Cheval Blanc, is made of 53 Cabernet Franc and 47 Merlot.
Tasting note:
Two very recent notes: medium deepness and intensity; fragrant, ripe bouquet that opened up richly, lovely, refined, harmonious; medium-sweet, lean yet soft, (65 Merlot) a touch of iron, perfect tannin and fresh acidity. Delicious. Last tasted April 2006 ***** Now - 2020. MB
12 bottles per lot
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A)
Another hot year with temperatures 1.4C above average. After a mild, dry spring, scorching heat reigned through July and August, reaching the highest temperatures
recorded for 45 years. Summer rainfall was somewhat low at Cheval Blanc. September started in the cold and rain, but dried up going into the last ten days of the month, and conditions were clement throughout October. These remarkable weather conditions again caused the vine cycle to be ahead of the normal schedule. Budburst was around 27th March, the mid-point of flowering on 1st June and mid-veraison on 4th August for the Merlot and the 12th for the Cabernet Franc. The harvests took place from 15th to 28th September in good weather.
In the previous 50 years at Cheval Blanc, only the 1989 and 1990 vintages had been picked earlier. The grapes were in perfect condition and arrived in the winery with the ideal concentration of those great hot, dry years, being rich in sugars and phenolic compounds, and low in acidity. The natural alcohol content of the Merlot was well over 13, and that of the Cabernet Franc barely half a degree less. The volume of the harvest was slightly above average. The blend for that years Château Cheval Blanc, is made of 53 Cabernet Franc and 47 Merlot.
Tasting note:
Two very recent notes: medium deepness and intensity; fragrant, ripe bouquet that opened up richly, lovely, refined, harmonious; medium-sweet, lean yet soft, (65 Merlot) a touch of iron, perfect tannin and fresh acidity. Delicious. Last tasted April 2006 ***** Now - 2020. MB
12 bottles per lot