You don’t often get to taste wines of this price tag so I was look forward to trying this. Now I must say that St-Emilion has never really done it for me. I generally prefer the wines from Pomeral or the Left bank but I have never tried any of the top wines from Angelus, Ausone or Cheval Blanc. Merlot is a big player in this region but it only comprises 50% of the blend here, the other 50% is Cabernet Franc. As this wine is from a rather poor vintage, I can understand my feelings after I tried the wine.
Chateau Cheval Blanc Grand Cru 2002
As the wine starts out rather open and approachable I was thinking this is ready to go. There is a really smoky meaty flavour coming through with a hint of violets adding freshness. There are nice tannins sitting sveltely underneath the surface on a good length palate. Now the kicker…for 500 bucks it is not really doing that much for me. Take off a 0, so 50 bucks, and you have yourself a winner.
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