Château Cheval Blanc - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru - Red - 2020

Wine:

The 2020 Château Cheval Blanc, with 65% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, once again proves its brilliance. Rated 98/100 by critic Michel Bettane, it is intense, generous, and highly expressive, revealing layers of black fruit and spice. Its structure is textbook perfection—powerful, dense tannins that will soften and integrate beautifully with ageing.

This vintage captures the very essence of the estate like no other, shaped by the contrasts of the year's unique climate conditions. With unparalleled poise, it stands among the greatest successes in the history of Cheval Blanc!

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Plot-based wine, indigenous yeasts, gentle extraction, long maturation, manual pumping over, only one delestage during the 4 weeks of wine production. Malolactic fermentation in vats then aged for 16 months in new barrels. Bottled on 7 July 2022.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C in a large glass.

Food and wine pairing:

Quail with figs, Quercy lamb rubbed with rosemary, roast beef ribs in a herb crust.

Cellar aging:

From today until 2055.

Château Cheval Blanc is the most iconic estate in Saint-Émilion—and undoubtedly one of the most sought-after wines in the world!

Its rise to the top shows no signs of slowing, especially since its striking new winery, designed by Christian de Portzamparc, propelled it further into the global spotlight.

Located in the north of Saint-Émilion, near the Pomerol border, its 39-hectare vineyard stands apart with an unusually high proportion of Cabernet Franc (52%)—a rarity for the appellation—complemented by Merlot (43%) and Cabernet Sauvignon. Here, gravel and clay soils create a wine of singular character, unmatched in its style and expression.