Cheval Blanc: Le Petit Cheval blanc 2023

Le Petit Cheval blanc 2023

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Sauvignon Blanc 73%, Semillon 27%
hvid, tør
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2052
Pakket ind i: 3-delt OHK
eksotisk & aromatisk
mineral
ukonventionel
Lobenberg: 97–98+/100
The Wine Palate: 97
Decanter: 97/100
Jane Anson: 96/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
Allergener: Sulfitter,
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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Le Petit Cheval blanc 2023

97–98+
/100

Denne hvide Cheval blev plantet på mindre sandede og lerede dele af Cheval Blanc i begyndelsen af årtusindet. 12 små parceller løber ind i denne vinmark. Økologisk forarbejdet, håndplukket, helklasepresning med 71% Sauvignon Blanc og 29% Semillon. Gæring kun i træ fra 600 liter til 3 hektoliter, malo og modning på det fine gær i 18 måneder i nye og brugte franske barriques. Træet er meget moderat i næsen. Blomster- og mineralsk-saltede indtryk dominerer. Forbløffende frisk i munden, citrongræs, bergamot, renegater og hvid fersken. Grøn avocado, det fineste provencalske urtekrydderi og igen og igen friskheden fra lime og citronmelisse i eftersmagen, en meget elegant og mineralsk frisk vin, der minder lidt om Pavillon Blanc fra Chateau Margaux. Når den hvide Cheval Blanc har rigtig gamle vinstokke, vil den konkurrere med Smith, Pavillon Blanc og Mission Haut Brion om topplaceringen blandt Sauvignon Blancs.

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97

The Wine Palate om: Le Petit Cheval blanc

A blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon, Le Petit Cheval Blanc 2023 glides out of the glass with a gorgeous perfume of lime blossoms, fresh grapefruit, and lemongrass, followed by nuances of jasmine tea, candied orange peel, and honeysuckle. The medium-bodied palate is light on its feet and graceful, delivering layers of whispery floral and citrus flavors with an underlying chalky gravitas, finishing with impressive length.

97
/100

Decanter om: Le Petit Cheval blanc

Freshly zested lemon with grapefruit and orange aromas - so pronounced and really quite crystalline on the nose. At the back some green apple and white floral elderflower and acacia notes too. Clean and focussed, lovely precision and clarity to the flavours with such a strikingly poised texture. This has grip and zing but also just a touch of buttery, softness that adds weight to the body. Threads of nuttiness and wood enter giving accents and spiced edges. Piercing acidity adds lift and joins the layers of confit lemon, baked vanilla pecans, bitter grapefruit and soft cinnamon spice. Gorgeously complex and the flavour lasts for ages. It has everything you want from this cuvée which has found its rhythm. Tasted in a vertical going back to 2018 and this is the most impressive. Director Pierre-Olivier Clouet and cellarmaster Carole André.

96
/100

Jane Anson om: Le Petit Cheval blanc

Pale green gold, this is savoury and sappy, with a wave of white peach and nectarine pit. Structure and longevity, focus and clarity, this wine is now seriously finding its feet and setting itself apart. Early harvest, precision winemaking, the Sémillon comes through on the texture with the dominant flavours of tea leaf, chamomile, citrus, greengage and lime speaking to the Sauvignon Blanc. Pierre-Olivier Clouet director.

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Le Petit Cheval blanc 2023