1990 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion

1990 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion

Served from a magnum bottle, we did not have the time to decant it, so we just drank the whole bottle throughout a 3 hour dinner. One of the best bouquets that I have come across after drinking thousands of bottles of Bordeaux, slightly smoky, green pepper, oak and spice. Content also one of the best 1990 Bordeaux I have tasted, I have tasted this label and vintage before, not as great as tonight’s bottle, I suspect the magnum format really makes this Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion shines; so elegant, feminine and full of finesse. I have done many Bordeaux 1990 horizontal tasting before, and my go to wine that consistently top the chart is Grand Puy Lacoste (beating Lafite in the line up). But I must confess if this Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion is in the line up, it will outperform the Grand Puy Lacoste. I’m very certain it’ll age gracefully for the next couple decades, thus just buy and keep if you ever come across a bottle.

15 Jan 2018
BEST ST EMILION
Needless to say, if I have to vote for the best St Emilion wine, I’ll cast my vote to Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion instead of Angelus or Pavie or Ausone. Good vintage, bad vintage, Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion performed! 1990 needed no introduction, one of the best vintages for Bordeaux. No exception here, Cheval 90 was simply jaws drop type of wines to die for. The fruits of Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion was exceptional, I can almost chew on it! Overweight jam packed generosity of berries with bottomless complexity, totally awesome!