CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985
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1985

CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1985

Wine 1985 1er Grand Cru Classé A  Bordeaux Saint Emilion

The 1985 Cheval Blanc is a great wine. Rich and very complete, this classified growth of Saint Emilion offers remarkable freshness and notes of sweetness. A wine that despite its old age has not yet reached its peak. However, it is ready to be tasted.

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95-100 / 100 Rated by 9 experts

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5 / 5
Michael Broadbent June - 2000
Michael Broadbent
Medium deep, rich, with mature rim; a lovely fully evolved bouquet; perfect sweetness, body, flavour, tannin and acidity.
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97 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2005
Tom Cannavan
Also very dark, with a black coffee-coloured rim. There is coffee on the nose too, with a seductive mocha note and a weight of fudge, black plum and deep, ripe, chocolaty fruit. A totally sumptuous first impression. Spices and clove emerge, with dark Demerara notes. On the palate this is just beautiful: fabulous weight and balsamic thickness, with sweet, full fruit and mouth coating tannins and dry fruit extract. Yet there is such finesse, with silky texture, elegant acidity and the tannins staying purposeful. An absolutely outstanding wine drinking perfectly now, and one of my great Bordeaux experiences.
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96 / 100
SoDivin August - 2012
SoDivin
Label very damaged, almost illegible. Perfect level, in the neck. This bottle comes from a beautiful humid cellar. The nose takes a while to open but after 1 hour, it expresses its full palette of black fruits, sweet spices, cedar. But this is nothing compared to the palate which borders on perfection in terms of smoothness, amplitude, opulence and length. What a delight. Cheers!
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96 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin March - 2009
Jean-Marc Quarin
Fairly dark red color evolving towards brown. Very beautiful refined, subtle, complex, delicate bouquet where the red fruit is still present. And this great smoothness continues on the palate where this wine is essentially a caress. Very velvety, still full-bodied, very aromatic, very fruity, it melts on the finish and leaves a great perfumed persistence. It goes down like milk! A beautiful emotion. The power is less than in 2005 but the emotion is still there.
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95 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate August - 2018
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Medium garnet-brick colored, the 1985 Cheval Blanc sashays out of the glass with provocative notes of sandalwood, cinnamon stick, cardamom, dried lavender and wilted roses over a core of new leather, cigar box, prunes, raisin cake and dusty soil. Medium-bodied, soft and silken textured, it has tons of mature, melt-in-your-mouth flavors and a very long exotic spice-laced finish.
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95 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider August - 2012
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Truffle, tobacco, plum, flowers, cherry, earth and spice scents opened to a plush, opulent, sensuous, medium/full bodied, lush, sexy, Cheval Blanc that is drinking beautifully today.
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92 / 100
Wine Spectator March - 1999
Wine Spectator
Beginning to show maturity. Spice and cedar aromas give way to a silky texture and flavors of tobacco and roasted fruits.
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19 / 20
Jancis Robinson June - 2017
Jancis Robinson
Served blind at the end of a run of Pomerols and quite at home in this sequence but denser, more savoury, a little gamey and still so alive! Great concentration.
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19 / 20
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2001
La Revue du Vin de France
Green Guide 2001
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Vintage Wine  1985
Classification St Emilion - 1er Grand Cru Classé A 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Saint Emilion
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Cheval Blanc
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Cheval Blanc

Château Cheval Blanc is one of the most iconic estates of the Saint-Émilion appellation, on the right bank of Bordeaux. Classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé A, it holds a singular place in the history of the Bordeaux vineyard, both for the exceptional consistency of its quality and for the uniqueness of its terroir and grape varieties. Located at the natural border between Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, the estate benefits from a rare mosaic of soils in Bordeaux, combining gravel, clay and sand.

The vineyard of Château Cheval Blanc extends over approximately 39 hectares, divided into numerous distinct parcels, each vinified separately in order to preserve the expression of its terroir. The grape variety, dominated by Cabernet Franc, complemented by Merlot and a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, constitutes an exception in Saint-Émilion and gives the wines a slender structure, natural freshness and remarkable aging potential.

The estate's philosophy is based on extremely precise parcel viticulture, controlled yields and vinifications conducted with rigor and restraint. The aging process accompanies the wine without ever masking the purity of the fruit or the complexity of the terroir. The wines of Château Cheval Blanc are distinguished by their rare balance between intensity, finesse and aromatic depth.

Among the iconic vintages are notably Château Cheval Blanc 1947, Château Cheval Blanc 1949, Château Cheval Blanc 1955, Château Cheval Blanc 1982, Château Cheval Blanc 1990, Château Cheval Blanc 1998, Château Cheval Blanc 1989, Château Cheval Blanc 2000, Château Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Cheval Blanc 2010, regularly praised for their longevity and elegance.

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