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2005 Cheval Blanc, St-Emilion 6-Pack in OWC

2005 Cheval Blanc, St-Emilion 6-Pack in OWC

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Wine Advocate

Reviewed June 2015
The 2005 from Cheval Blanc is a quintessentially elegant, beautiful, deep bluish/ruby-colored wine from St.-Emilion, with raspberry, blueberry, and floral notes, impressive density, great precision, freshness and purity. Full-bodied, but extremely light on its feet, I don’t mean to gush, but it is super-intense, rich and just so meticulously crafted! This is another fabulous wine and a perfect expression for this vintage. It is difficult to forget the gorgeous blueberry and raspberry fruit, full body, sweet tannin, a multi-layered texture, and purity and palate presence of this stunning wine. Drink it over the next 20 years. P.S. In 2005, this was 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Merlot. (RP)

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Vinous

Review Date: 11/2015
The 2005 Cheval Blanc is another wine that is utterly mesmerizing from the moment it is opened. Exquisite in its aromatics, the 2005 Cheval is sublime on the palate, where the interplay of Merlot and Cabernet Franc proves to be captivating. In a night of truly spellbinding wines, the Cheval makes a deep impression because of its overall finesse and nuance. Along with the Margaux and Haut-Brion, the Cheval speaks to total refinement and polish. The Cheval is of course not one of the bigger, more imposing wines of the night, but it is among the most complete, which makes it the perfect wine to close out an incredible night. When we first opened the 2005, I thought it might very well be the wine of the night. A few hours later, it was every bit as impressive. (AG)

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 12/2017
What I think the 2010 will taste like in 4-5 years, the 2005 Cheval Blanc (It’s the normal blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc) is another monumental wine from this estate that does everything right. Crème de cassis, spring flowers, exotic spices and dried soil nuances all soar from the glass of this still youthful, inky-colored, complex, nuanced Saint-Emilion. Like the 2010 and 2009, it’s beautifully concentrated, layered, deep and long, and is, I suspect, right on the edge of its plateau of maturity. It will keep for three decades or more.

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James Suckling

Review Date: 11/2015
Always a fabulous nose of black fruit, dark chocolate, nuts and spices. It's full-bodied with beautifully dense tannins reminiscent of cashmere. A long, long finish rounds out this beautiful wine. It would be better to leave it alone until 2020 but so hard not to revel in its splendor now.

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PLEASE NOTE: This product is 6 bottles in its Original Wooden Case (OWC), sold only as a 6-bottle case to protect ideal provenance. If the wines must be shipped, they will be sent in pulp shippers to protect the bottles, with the wood case shipped separately. Will call or local delivery orders can be handled as intact OWCs. Please detail any special handling requests at checkout online, or call us with specific instructions.

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalMerlot
OriginSaint Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size6 x 750 mL in original wooden case
SKU1350761
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