{"product_id":"chateau-cheval-blanc-le-petit-cheval-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2016-750ml","title":"Château Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2017 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very pure and clean nose with vibrant red fruits and flowers. Violet and raspberry dominate. The nose is both charming without being frivolous and complex. Scarcely perceptible oaky notes are beautifully integrated. An unctuous, dense and crisp attack.Whilst the tannins are dense and extremely present, they are beautifully round and ripe, endowing the palate with a lovely creaminess. The finish is long, fresh and fruity with a perfect balance between the tannins and the acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA return for Cheval Blanc's second wine in 2016, after all the harvest of 2015 was considered good enough for the Grand Vin. Significant improvements and replantings in the vineyard have mant increases in quality that mean it is style, rather than absolute quality, that wil decide whether plots go into Cheval Blanc or the Petit Cheval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2016 Le Petit Cheval is composed of 62% Merlot and 38% Cabernet Franc. Medium garnet-purple colored, it has a knock-out nose featuring beautiful red rose, black tea, unsmoked cigars, menthol and yeast extract scents with a core of black cherries, kirsch and warm plums plus a waft of dusty soil. Medium-bodied, tightly wound and wonderfully perfumed in the mouth, the palate features loads of vibrant, pristine pure fruit and a beautifully soft texture, finishing very long. Drink 2021-2045.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e94\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (Interim En), November 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a red with pinpoint but also beautiful tannin, fruit and acid focus. Medium to full body and a tight center palate. Creamy texture. Really excellent. Best second wine of Cheval Blanc in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e93\/94\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePetit Cheval is back in 2016 after a year's absence, but at just 7% of overall production, compared to 77% grand vin and 16% sold off. The water regulation was more challenging this year for the youngest vines, and although none of these stopped production they did slow down. This is a sappy, fragrant and well sculpted Petit Cheval that doesn't have quite the depth of vintages like 2010 but is a serious wine of very good quality. Alcohol levels are not as pronounced as some other wines because the team here are always aim to pick relatively early, when the grapes are still fresh. This has the lowest pH for many years on the other hand, shown in the sculpted lift on the finish. The blend is 49% Cabernet Franc, 47% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 50% new oak. 72 IPT, 3.67pH.\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrinking Window 2025-2040\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e92\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJane Anson, Decanter.com, April 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLight nose. Good savour and a little inkiness. Very far from a grand vin but a pretty blend. Racy. Pierre-Olivier Clouet sees Italian structure in this. Just a little skinny on the end.\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrink 2021-2030\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16.5\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe second wine of the estate is the 2016 Le Petit Cheval, a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc in 2016. As you’d expect with this estate, it’s incredibly elegant and has a perfumed, complex style in its blackberry and black cherry fruits, forest floor, and cedary spice. This medium-bodied, seamless, downright pretty wine is ideal for drinking over the coming 15-20 years or more. Drink 2019-2039.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e94\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, February 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRipe fruit on the nose the palate has richness and sweetness at the start lighter and firmer in the middle more red fruits the tannins are fine and integrated. Lighter at the back but it fishes with sweetness. 2021-31\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e87\/89\u003cbr data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDerek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Cheval Blanc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43021128073440,"sku":"111605","price":289.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/thumbme_fa6812c0-4a49-44e5-84c9-d068457fc17f.jpg?v=1663883958","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-cheval-blanc-le-petit-cheval-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2016-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}