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Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947 . St. Emilion. htms, lbsl, lcc, excellent color. Bottle (1). ... (Total: 1 Btl. )
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Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947St. Emilion
htms, lbsl, lcc, excellent color
Bottle (1)
"The 1947 Cheval Blanc exhibits such a thick texture it could double as motor oil. The huge nose of fruitcake, chocolate, leather, coffee, and Asian spices is mind-boggling. The unctuous texture and richness of sweet fruit are amazing. Consider the fact that this wine is, technically, appallingly deficient in acidity and excessively high in alcohol. Moreover, its volatile acidity levels would be considered intolerable by modern day oenologists. Yet how can they explain that after 47 years the wine is still remarkably fresh, phenomenally concentrated, and profoundly complex? It has to make you wonder about the direction of modern day winemaking." (100pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95 Oct 1994)
"The 1947 Cheval Blanc exhibits such a thick texture it could double as motor oil. The huge nose of fruitcake, chocolate, leather, coffee, and Asian spices is mind-boggling. The unctuous texture and richness of sweet fruit are amazing. Consider the fact that this wine is, technically, appallingly deficient in acidity and excessively high in alcohol. Moreover, its volatile acidity levels would be considered intolerable by modern day oenologists. Yet how can they explain that after 47 years the wine is still remarkably fresh, phenomenally concentrated, and profoundly complex? It has to make you wonder about the direction of modern day winemaking." (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Oct 1994)
"All good things must come to an end, and the 1947 Cheval Blanc has lost some of its famously dramatic flair over the last decade: while it retains compelling qualities, it is no longer the legend it once was. Exhibiting aromas of sweet raisins and caramel intermingled with notions of berry preserve, licorice, dark chocolate and vine smoke, it's full-bodied, velvety and rich, with a fleshy, layered core and a supple, pliant profile, remaining impressively seamless and vibrant, and concluding with a long but raisiny finish. By the numbers, it checks in at 14.5% alcohol and pH 3.69 (both far from unusually elevated by the standards of the Right Bank today), with just under half a gram of residual sugar and fully 1.16 grams per liter of volatile acidity (expressed as H2SO4 as is the convention of French enology). The latter number is certainly eye-opening, and all the more so because volatility really doesn't stand out on either the nose or the palate!" (94 pts. William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Sept. 2022)
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2011 December 1-2 Wine Signature Auction- Beverly Hills #5102 (go to Auction Home page)
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