Le Petit Cheval Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2021 MARQUE tending towards blue

tending towards blue

Notes of banana leaf

and the color stays translucent

Born from old vines planted in 1973 and younger plantings from 2006

This 2018 has had time to settle and drinks beautifully now with something off the grill

Le Petit Cheval Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2021 MARQUE tending towards blueThe red second wine of Chteau Cheval Blanc, the Saint milion Premier Grand Cru Class A. Le Petit Cheval has been bottled since 1988, and the 2021 release is a Merlot led blend (with significant Cabernet Sauvignon and a touch of Cabernet Franc), aged eighteen months in used oak. 2021 was a cooler, more classical Bordeaux vintage in Saint milion and Petit Cheval responds with finesse rather than power: black cherry, cassis, violet, tobacco, and a touch