2006 Cheval Blanc St Emilion

95 pts - Wine Advocate

["The brilliant 2006 Cheval Blanc performed better from bottle than from barrel. A blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot grown in a superb vineyard site facing La Conseillante and l’Evangile at the very edge of the sandy, gravelly soils of St.-Em

95 pts - Wine Spectator

["Displays lots of milk chocolate, cedar, berry and cappuccino aromas. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins, this is structured and layered for the vintage. Mouthpuckering. Needs time. This is one of the wines of the vintage. Best after 2015."]

94 pts - Vinous

["Good deep ruby-red. Captivating nose combines blackberry, menthol, licorice, bitter chocolate, violet and a flinty, iron-like element. Densely packed and very fresh, with superb energy and definition to the complex flavors of cassis, blackberry, licoric

Producer: Cheval Blanc
Vintage: 2006
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Saint Emilion
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