1/5

fruit

2/5

body

1/5

acidity

2/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Cheval Blanc

1939 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Saint Emilion, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Franc, Merlot

1er Grand Cru Classe A

VN 90

meat:
Beef, Lamb, Veal

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Neal Martin

The 1939 Cheval Blanc is far better than I expected, not least because the bottle had lain in a single cellar virtually its entire life. It is surprisingly deep in color. The nose has retained a sense of vigor, offering black fruit, mint, touches of chimney soot and cracked black pepper – rustic but pleasant. The palate is medium-bodied and a little fleshier than anticipated, displaying an agreeable bitter edge with cedar and sage toward what feels like a more Cabernet-driven, tertiary finish. While it is short and nowhere near as complex as the postwar legends, it is perfectly drinkable and enjoyable.

1/5

fruit

2/5

body

1/5

acidity

2/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Saint Emilion, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Franc, Merlot

1er Grand Cru Classe A

meat:
Beef, Lamb, Veal

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Neal Martin

The 1939 Cheval Blanc is far better than I expected, not least because the bottle had lain in a single cellar virtually its entire life. It is surprisingly deep in color. The nose has retained a sense of vigor, offering black fruit, mint, touches of chimney soot and cracked black pepper – rustic but pleasant. The palate is medium-bodied and a little fleshier than anticipated, displaying an agreeable bitter edge with cedar and sage toward what feels like a more Cabernet-driven, tertiary finish. While it is short and nowhere near as complex as the postwar legends, it is perfectly drinkable and enjoyable.

Cheval Blanc

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