Descripción

Château Cheval Blanc es todo un icono de Burdeos y uno de los vinos que goza de mayor prestigio en todo el mundo. Clasificado como Premier Grand Cru Classé A, ganó por primera vez la medalla de oro en la Exposición Universal de Paris en 1878. Se trata de un coupage de Cabernet franc, Merlot y Cabernet sauvignon con una enorme capacidad de guarda. Esta añada es excepcional y los críticos lo consideran una de las referencias más top del año.

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Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Cheval Blanc
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2022
Grado
14.0% vol.
Variedad
53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet franc, 1% Cabernet sauvignon
Origen
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Cata

Vista
De color rojo oscuro, intenso y profundo.
Nariz
Profunda, potente y muy compleja. Regala aromas de violetas, de cereza negra y de casis junto a notas de cacao y de especias.
Boca
Con cuerpo, estructura, una textura muy agradable y unos taninos finos y pulidos. Exhibe un final largo y cautivador.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Superficie
39 hectares.
Suelo
Arcilla y gravas.
Clima
Marítimo. Añada especialmente cálida. Una de la mejores añadas de los últimos años.
Rendimiento
27 hectolitros por hectárea.
Cosecha
La vendimia comenzó el 29 de agosto.
Envejecimiento
Crianza en barricas nuevas de roble francés.

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

Extremely perfumed, showing red roses and violets as well as hints of flower stems. A touch of sandalwood. This turns to blue fruits with such pure grape character, like smelling must. Savory, light brine and black olives. The palate is tight and refined before taking off at the end. The perfectly integrated tannins melt into the wine, giving it fascinating tension and intensity. 53% merlot, 46% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon. Drink after 2028.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2022 Château Cheval Blanc has turned out beautifully in bottle, bursting from the glass with aromas of minty mulberries, licorice and rose petals mingled with hints of pipe tobacco and baking chocolate. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it's layered and unctuous, with sweet, powdery tannins and a broad, enveloping profile, concluding with a long, fragrant finish. Flamboyant but controlled, this blend of 53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon spent only 12 months in barrique. There's no Petit Cheval this year, as what little wasn't deemed up to the level of the grand vin was sold off in bulk.

Wine Enthusiast:

The wine is very fine, elegant and impressive. It has depth and concentration, being very floral and offering great black fruits alongside the firm tannins. There is a lovely line of succulent fruit and acidity. Almost accessible now, it is really set for long-term aging. 

Jeb Dunnuck:

I was able to taste the 2022 Château Cheval Blanc in its individual components as well as a final blend, which is incredibly insightful when trying to understand a young barrel sample. The final blend is 53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon (which is similar to the 2010), and as always, it's resting in new barrels. A deep, concentrated, structured Cheval Blanc, it has beautiful cassis, violets, flowers, and chocolate-driven aromatics. These carry to a full-bodied, concentrated, structured 2022 that stays tight, focused, and firm on the palate, with very little in the way of baby fat, yet the tannins are fine and polished. With a stacked mid-palate and a great finish, this masculine, structured, dense, powerful 2022 is going to need a decade or more of bottle age, but it should be brilliant. 96-98+