Given the highest possible status of Premier Grands Crus Classé (A), Château Cheval Blanc is considered by many to be one of the elite producers of St-Émilion and the wider Bordeaux region.
Grapes are thought to have been grown on the Haut-Brion estate in Pessac-Leognan since the Roman era while the first recorded mention of the property is in 1423. The wine has had a long & illustri...
Truffle, black fruit and tobacco notes mingle on the nose. Good structure on the palate with a hint of prune and fig before some warm leathery spice and liquorice. Great concentration and a wine that ...
The 1978 Léoville Las Cases is a charming wine now approaching peak maturity. Composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, it is medium-bodied and complex, w...
"The weather thereafter was very beautiful and dry until October. The harvest started at the end of September. Two rainy periods (20 mm) uniformly botrytised the whole crop. This was followed by three...
