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2000 Chateau Cheval-Blanc Saint-Emilion
Vineyard: Château Cheval Blanc
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Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Style: Red Wine
Region: France
Other Vintages: 2012 2011 2011 2010 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1992 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1989 1989 1989 1988 1988 1988 1988 1987 1987 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1985 1985 1985 1985 1984 1983 1983 1983 1983 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1981 1981 1981 1981 1981 1980 1980 1979 1979 1979 1979 1978 1978 1977 1976 1976 1976 1975 1975 1975 1974 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1970 1970 1969 1968 1967 1967 1967 1966 1966 1966 1964 1964 1964 1962 1962 1962 1961 1961 1961 1960 1960 1959 1959 1959 1958 1957 1955 1955 1955 1954 1953 1953 1952 1952 1951 1950 1950 1949 1949 1949 1948 1947 1947 1947 1947 1946 1945 1945 1943 1942 1942 1941 1940 1938 1937 1936 1934 1933 1931 1930 1929 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1912 1911 1908 1906 1905 1900 1893 1846 1846 NV NV NV
Drink By: 2002
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  • Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines
    Premier Grand Cru Classe. Ausone's partner at the top of the St. Emilion hierarchy presents a different but highly successful face of the 2000 vintage in this Right Bank appellation. Very deep, impressively concentrated but slightly tighter in construction, it is never so immediate as Ausone, yet its richness is plain. It is charged with a certain brightness and is built with the firmer frame of classic claret, and its essential fruit flavors carry beautifully despite the presence of some age-dem...
  • International Wine Cellar
    Bright full ruby. Extraordinarily sweet, liqueur-like aromas of black cherry, boysenberry, blueberry, violet, tobacco leaf, caramel and smoky oak. Extremely dense and powerfully concentrated, but with a texture like liquid velvet. Confectionery sweetness seems almost too much, but it's hard to imagine any taster turning down another glass of this elixir. As ripe and thick as this is, it boasts urgent, sappy fruit and great lift from the 50% cabernet franc. The extraordinarily long finish stains t...
  • CellarTracker Community Tasting Notes
    Community Tasting Notes (average 97.7 pts. and median of 98 pts. in 12 notes)
  • Wine Advocate
    Rating: (98-100) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 139 on Feb-02
  • Wine Spectator
    Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator
  • Robert Parker
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  • jan123
    WA100 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.
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