2008 Cheval Blanc Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JL 96 DC 95 JS 95 VN 95 WE 95 WA 93 WS 93
JL 96

TheWineCellarInsider.com, September 2018

Starting to develop secondary nuances, with air you find flowers, tobacco, red fruits and cigar box notes. This is a classic style of Cheval Blanc, with concentration, energy and freshness that will require another decade...
DC 95

Decanter, December 2017

Cheval Blanc gives a different expression of Cabernet Franc to Ausone, in terms of its kick and structure. The tannins feel enveloping, going deep rather than high, full of complex layers of tight black fruits, succulent...
JS 95

jamessuckling.com, December 2010

I am really impressed with this. It is powerful and rich with so much blueberry vanilla and spice on the nose and palate. It's full and very spicy and fruit on the palate but remains refined and subtle. Rich and polished...
VN 95

Vinous, December 2023

The 2008 Cheval Blanc is one of the go-to wines of the vintage. Now at 15 years old, it has retained the energy and focus it displayed from the outset: black fruit, crushed stone, wilted violet petals and touches of...
WE 95

Wine Enthusiast, April 2011

A great success showing impressive concentration. It is almost severe to begin with then sweet tannins sweep in. The higher than usual proportion of Merlot gives a wine that combines plumpness with black plums figs and...
WA 93

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, May 2011

The 2008 Cheval Blanc (55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc) is a winner from this underrated classic vintage. Notes of forest floor Asian plum sauce black currants sweet cherries and spice are followed by a medium to...
WS 93

Wine Spectator, December 2010

This isn't shy about letting a tobacco leaf note weave in and out while the core of red currant damson plum and bitter cherry grows and fleshes out as this airs. The long finish lets mineral red licorice and mesquite...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Vintage 2008
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13.5%
Closure Cork

Formerly known as vin de Figeac, this wine was first sold under the name Cheval Blanc in 1852. The first gold medal won by Cheval Blanc came at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris and that distinction appears on the label.

Each vineyard plot is vinified separately. At the start of fermentation, the juice is gently pumped over three times daily. As fermentation proceeds, pump-over frequency decreases and is eventually stopped when the desired level of extraction has been reached.

The young wine is aged 16 to 18 months in new French oak barrels. Six to seven different coopers are used to ensure complexity and harmony. During this period, the wine is racked by hand five to seven times. Blending takes place after the first three months.