Chateau Cheval Blanc

Cheval Blanc is one of, if not the, finest chateaux in Saint-Emilion. Located in the north-western part of the appellation right on the border with Pomerol; west of Chateau Dominique and east of Chateau Figeac. The soils have high gravel contents, which favours the Cabernet grape varieties – thus not surprisingly, Cheval Blanc is the Saint-Emilion estate with the highest Cabernet Franc content in the blend (usually around 57% and complemented with Merlot) – and arguably the finest Cabernet Franc based blend in the world. Cheval Blanc’s history can be traced back to 1832, but the modern era started in 1998 when the estate was jointly acquired by Bernard Arnault and Baron Albert Frere in a deal worth around 150 million euros. Pierre Lurton (who also runs Chateau d’Yquem in Sauternes) manages the estate.

Aged entirely in new oak, it retains enticing purity of aromatics as part of its allure, backed by richly textured fruit and velvety tannins. The essence of seductive Saint-Emilion!  In the 2004 film, Sideways, Miles finally drank his only bottle of 1961 Cheval Blanc – having said he been saving it for a special occasion, for many years. His new girlfriend reminded him that “drinking it was the special occasion”!    We can only agree!

Having had the status of as 1er Grand Cru Classe A for many years, Cheval Blanc made the announcement in 2021 that they would no longer be participating in subsequent classifications.

We offer the following Saint-Emilion from Chateau Cheval Blanc:

• Chateau Cheval Blanc