Château Cheval Blanc 2011 – Saint-Emilion  1er Grand Cru Classé A

The nose is elegant, fresh, racy and offers complexity, a certain power as well as a certain straightness. There are notes of fairly ripe blackberry, small black fruits and more slightly violet associated with touches of nutmeg, crushed small red fruits (currants …), pepper as well as discreet hints of lilac, leaf. of dried chestnut, zan, flowers, with a subtle hint of truffle and serious saline. The palate is fruity, elegant, nicely fresh, saline and offers a gravelly side, richness in balance, a little tension, minerality, a nice tangy frame, a discreet tight side in its richness as well as a nice airy side. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of Boysenberry, fairly ripe strawberry, pulpy cherry and more slightly of small plums associated with hints of nutmeg, cardamom, redcurrants, discreet hints of pepper, chocolate as well as ‘with a delicate hint of toasted hazelnut, almond and salinity. Tannins are suave, elegant and subtle. Nice mastery of the tannic load. Good length. Beautiful classicism! A wine that offers a lot of delicacy and subtlety.