+++ No grouping of lots. Each lots ships individually +++ 1 x Bottle of 2010 Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé "A" - St Emilion, France. Iconic bottle of Cheval Blanc. A perfect 100 points score from several critics unanimously. Bottle is mint with perfect level and labels. Bottle number is #16,528. 2010 is an outstanding vintage. It was among the driest on record, and cool evenings in September made it possible to pick grapes at optimum ripeness. The resulting wine combines concentration and finesse, and is perfectly balanced. When it reaches its peak, will it be even better than the illustrious 1947 Cheval Blanc. From our private stock collection - Kept in our controlled temperature cellar in pristine conditions. About Château Cheval Blanc 2010 ----------------------------------- Dark and intense red colour, superb first nose of intensity, complex and deep. Fresh fig notes, blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, raspberry mingled with zests of bergamot and mint. Floral freshness after airing, with hints of violet. Slender attack, full and silky mid-palate, and violet aromas, signature of a great cabernet franc. A perfect combination of concentration, freshness and finesse, it is well suited for ageing. Cheval Blanc is based on a fresh ripening of the grapes, a vinification as close as possible to the plot selection, a gentle extraction, a long maceration, manual pumping over and a single delestage during 4 weeks of maceration. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vats, then the wine ages in barrels. Château Cheval Blanc 2010 aged for 16 months with 100% new barrels. Bottled in June 2012. Alcohol: 14.5 % vol. Acidity : 3 g/l pH: 3.88 The blend is 48% Merlot and 52% Cabernet Franc. Production: 75 280 bottles Tasting Notes ------------- 100 Points Wine Advocate (Robert Parker 2013) The 2010 is one of the most impressive two-year-old Cheval Blancs I have tasted in 34 years in this profession. The final blend of 54% Cabernet Franc and 46% Merlot has the tell-tale berry/floral nose with subtle hints of menthol, blueberry, raspberry and flowers in addition to some forest floor and a delicate touch of lead pencil shavings. The wine exhibits more structure and density than it did from barrel, and it was already remarkable then. The foresty/floral notes seem to linger and linger in this surprisingly full-bodied, powerful Cheval Blanc, yet it possesses a very healthy pH that should ensure enormous longevity. Dense purple in color, and a bigger, richer wine than usual, this is one Cheval Blanc that will probably need a decade of cellaring. I like the description from the estate’s administrator, Pierre Lurton, who said it tasted like 'liquid cashmere,' a perfect expression, despite the wine’s structure and intensity. This is another 50-year wine from this amazingly structured, rich vintage. 100 Points James Suckling (2013) The aroma in this wine is crazy with flowers, mushroom, forest floor, and fruit. It seems like I am walking through a row of the vines in Cheval Blanc when I have my nose in the glass. It's full-bodied, with fabulous layers of ultra-fine tannins and milk chocolate, raspberries, and a phenomenal finish. Truly one of the greatest Chevals ever. Better than 2009. 100 Points Jeb Dunnuck (2019) Showing even better than a bottle a few years ago, the 2010 Chateau Cheval Blanc is perfection in a glass and wine doesn’t get any better. As with the 2009, it’s a powerful, concentrated Cheval Blanc, yet it has a slightly dark, cooler profile in its smoky black fruits, graphite, new leather, crushed rocks and cured meat aromas and flavors. Where the 2009 hits the palate with a sunny, sexy style, this stays more inward and masculine, yet it still has incredible sweetness of fruit, flawless integration of its fruit, tannins, and acidity, a great mid-palate, and a finish that goes on for over a minute. It opens up with time in the glass and offers incredible pleasure today, with an exotic masculine yet sexy style, but feel free to enjoy this legendary wine any time over the coming 3-4 decades. Shipping is from EU MAINLAND in certified protective cardbox.