The 2000 Château Cheval Blanc is a spectacular, legendary wine made from a blend of 53% Merlot and 47% Cabernet Franc. It presents a sweet, aromatic nose of menthol, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis, complemented by hints of coffee and earth. On the palate, it has a broad, layered texture with sweet tannins and a powerful, yet refined, finish. Deeply complex, this wine is already showing remarkable purity and elegance, but it will continue to evolve beautifully over the next 25-30 years. It’s considered one of the best vintages from the estate, rivaling even the 2009. Drinkable now, yet with immense aging potential.

The Wine Advocate | RP 99
Published: Jun 29, 2010
Drink: 2010-2040

Coming out of a relatively dormant state, this 2000 is a spectacular Cheval Blanc. Of recent vintages, I think only the 2009 can give it a run for its money. A blend of 53% Merlot and 47% Cabernet Franc, the wine has a sweet nose of menthol, melted licorice, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis. A broad wine with compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin, with hints of coffee and earth in the background, this is by far the best Cheval Blanc since 1990 and before 2009. It is a legend in the making and can actually be drunk now, as the tannins have nearly melted away. This is a beauty with incredibly complex aromatics. Drink it over the next 25-30 years. 

Decanter | D 95
Drink: 2015-2040

Deep to very deep red. Sumptuous aromas of raspberries, blackberries, and menthol, full ripe and perfumed but restrained. The rich attack still shows powerful tannins, and youthful, firm acidity. It's taut and spicy, subtle and complex, with tension on the finish, which is very long.

Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.50%
Body: Medium
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 47% Cabernet Franc 53% Merlot

Jamessuckling.com | JS 94
Published: Mar 14, 2011

A very nice nose of blackberries, dark chocolate, and flowers. Full bodied and smokey, with a meaty, mushroom, tobacco, and berry character. Wonderfully long, long finish to this muscular wine with fine tannins. This is still evolving but needs another five or six years. Find the wine.

Chateau-cheval-blanc.com

Since it won its first medal, still featured on its labels, at the Universal Exhibition of London in 1862, Château Cheval Blanc has maintained its place as one of the world’s greatest wines. Its grace, alchemy and elegance are the incarnation of refined French culture, of unparalleled quality.

Château Cheval Blanc has been situated in the commune of Saint-Emilion for 200 years. It covers 39.5 hectares divided into 55 plots, each of which is different and unique. Each plot has its own characteristics according to its age, size and, in particular, its soil and grape variety. Each plot is vinified separately so that it can express its individuality fully before blending and so that it can contribute to the overall coherence of each vintage.

Château Cheval Blanc has always been managed with longevity in mind: all the particularities of this legendary Bordeaux have been preserved throughout the years – its terroir, grape varieties and style – whilst its qualities continue to become more refined and assertive.  Thanks to the mineral and vegetal heritage and increasingly rigorous know-how, Château Cheval Blanc has made a place for itself on the most prestigious tables across the globe for over a century and a half.