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Le Petit Cheval Blanc 2022
LEPETIT22
€125.00
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Le Petit Cheval Blanc 2022
Le Petit Cheval Blanc 2022 is an excellent Bordeaux white wine produced by Château Cheval Blanc. For more than 10 years, the Château has challenged itself to produce an excellent white wine from this small 6-hectare vineyard. A true variation, in white, of the Cheval Blanc identity, this wine is a blend of around 12 different plots, on clay, sandy and stony soils, resulting in a sophisticated, fresh and structured wine!
Vinification: At the end of pressing, the lightly settled grape musts ferment in demi-muids (600L), foudres (15hL) and wooden vats (15, 20, 25 and 30hL). After vinification, the rhythm of stirring, initially daily, decreases, according to the team's tastings. The wines blended in February continue to age for 18 months. Then they are racked into vats, for massing, stabilisation, fining and clarification, and are finally bottled in May.
Tasting Notes: The nose is elegant and temperate, with yellow-fleshed fruit, citrus, zest and beeswax notes. Airing the wine, brioche, butter and pastry notes also emerge. Flowers are also prevalent, white flowers and lime blossom. The very fresh nose is also characterised by the generosity of this sunny vintage. The palate is round and supple. The acidity, less pronounced in this vintage, combines with a bitterness that stretches and lengthens the wine. The wood, though very discreet, adds volume and complexity to the texture on the palate.
Grape Varieties: 71% Sauvignon Blanc and 29% Sémillon
- Wine Type
- White Wine
- Format
- 0,75L
- Vintage
- 2022
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Wine Spectator
- 93
- James Suckling
- 95
- Jane Anson (inside Bordeaux)
- 94
- Jeb Dunnuck
- 95
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The 2022 Château Cheval Blanc Le Petit Cheval Blanc comes from vines just across the road from the château and is 70% Sauvignon and 30% Semillon brought up in a mix of demi-muids and foudre for 20 months. Green citrus, crushed mint, and citrus rind define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, a vibrant, layered, yet racy mouthfeel, beautiful balance, and a great finish.
This has tension, fresh figs, white peach, liqourice root, mint leaf, lemon verbena, spiced white pear and citrus blossom. Less grip than in cooler vintages, as you would expect, but this has been well handled, with an attractive savoury edge, and a bitter fennel character that helps give focus and length. Harvest August 19, with 20 months ageing in large oak casks for the whites is the longest to date, 10% new oak, spread across a mix of 600l demi-muids for 20% of the volume and the rest in larger oak casks in a range of sizes. Estate director Pierre-Olivier Clouet.
A pure version, with a mix of sel gris, quinine and Key lime notes leading the way, backed by subtle accents of lemon curd, salted butter and honeysuckle. The long, refined finish shows a flash of wet stone. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Drink now through 2027. 1,452 cases made, 250 cases imported.
Lovely density and brightness to this wine with white lilacs, pear blossoms and citrus fruit. Medium- to full-bodied, it has creamy texture and hints of salt and lemon rind. Sliced-pear undertones. There’s a pretty richness and complexity at the same time plus plenty of energy for the harvest. 71% sauvignon blanc and 29% semillon. Drink or hold.
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