2009 Château Cheval Blanc, St Emilion, Bordeaux Size:75cl Ducru-Beaucaillou is a surreal experience

Ducru-Beaucaillou is a surreal experience

learn why particular wines taste as they do and much more

shows all the precision typical of this producer's style

Ben was able to maintain production at around 2015 levels despite the frost

- Jasper Morris

2009 Château Cheval Blanc, St Emilion, Bordeaux Size:75cl Ducru-Beaucaillou is a surreal experienceWith a massive concentration of bramble fruit and a high level of firm, ripe tannins adding structure, Cheval Blanc was one of the most masculine wines we tasted on the Right Bank during the 2009 en primeur tastings. Dense and earthy with a dark olive, almost sweet n sour twist, this was a big, complex wine with many layers of flavour rippling across the palate towards the toasty finish. Very impressive indeed, this was one of the best Merlot dominant