Château Cheval Blanc 2012

Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2012 Cheval Blanc reveals lovely cassis, warm black cherries and redcurrant jelly notions with underlying hints of cedar chest, garrigue, Indian spices and damp soil. Medium to full-bodied, it possesses wonderful energy and freshness on the palate with a beautifully poised ethereal nature and long mineral-tinged finish. This elegantly crafted beauty should enter its drinking window in a couple of years and cellar gracefully for another 20+ years. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

A Cheval Blanc with an impressive center palate of blueberries, chocolate, almonds and spices. Full body, a solid core of fruit and a long, long finish. Goes on for minutes. Beautiful wine. Seamless tannins. Needs a few years of bottle age.

This wine is gorgeous in all facets, offering a simultaneously loamy and creamy mouthfeel, seamless layers of red and black currant, cherry, raspberry and blackberry fruit, and a long, tobacco-fueled finish that features alluring hints of black tea and incense. The fruit and terroir shine in this broad, deep and defined style. Best from 2018 through 2030. - James Molesworth

A beautifully balanced claret with a fragrant silky texture, fine backbone and length on the palate, promising a long life. Not a ‘big’ wine but a delicious one with class. Made in the spanking new cellar (inaugurated June 2011). - Sebastian Payne MW

Pourpre de bonne intensité aux reflets violacés. Excellente intensité olfactive avec une belle complexité révélant des fruits rouges, sur la fraîcheur. Notes de framboise, grenadine et fraise. La mise en bouche est subtile, élégante, discrète au début mais reflétant du fruit. Le corps a du gras et une belle densité. La texture est granuleuse et dotée d’une excellente structure qui harmonise bien avec les tannins. Un vin élégant et puissant. 2019-2042. 95-97/100.