Chateau Cheval Blanc 1950

The 1950 is one of the best old Bordeaux I have tasted to date. This bottle was served at a big and very memorale tasting in 2006 – and was quite amazing. The bouquet was dense and very complex, with notes of cherries, licorice, moss, truffles and a hint of fresh coffee. The palate was showing very good concentration of layered fruit, quite dense with refined aromas of black fruits. Very long and refined finish, focused with a good structure of firm but ripe and quite lush tannins. A quite monumental wine, still fresh and vibrant after 56 years. The wine improved in the glass revealing still more nuances – an exceptionel bottle.

(Drink Now) Exceptional – 97p

Tasted 07/01/2006

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Tasting Notes for this producer

• Chateau Cheval Blanc 1950 February 26, 2012
• Chateau Cheval Blanc 1964 January 25, 2012

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