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Le Petit Cheval Blanc (Blanc) 2023

$17999

Distinct from the red second wine: Le Petit Cheval Blanc is Château Cheval Blanc's white wine, a Bordeaux Blanc Sec first produced in 2014 (first commercial vintage 2015), with the 2023 blended 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon. The fruit comes from the former La Tour du Pin parcels, just across the road from the château, which Cheval Blanc acquired in 2006 and replanted to whites. The 2023 is a strong vintage for the bottling, with linden, lime, grapefruit zest, and white florals over a precise, mineral frame. Tiny production, made with Cheval Blanc's customary obsession.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2023 Le Petit Cheval represents 10% of total production this vintage. It has a fragrant bouquet that is very pure, black cherries and wild strawberry, hints of cassis with peony and violet scents that percolate through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fine sapidity, quite assertive in terms of grip toward the finish with a touch of brine on the aftertaste. An upstanding Petit Cheval." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

91 points

"There are only 15,000 bottles of the 2023 Le Petit Cheval, a blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc that didn't have quite the plenitude of the grand vin. Offering up an attractive bouquet of minty berries, cherries, plums and petals, it's medium-bodied, pillowy and vibrant, with polished tannins and a bright core of fruit. I suspect that a bit of patience will be rewarded by more fat and texture." —William Kelley

Decanter

97 points

"Freshly zested lemon with grapefruit and orange aromas - so pronounced and really quite crystalline on the nose. At the back some green apple and white floral elderflower and acacia notes too. Clean and focussed, lovely precision and clarity to the flavours with such a strikingly poised texture. This has grip and zing but also just a touch of buttery, softness that adds weight to the body. Threads of nuttiness and wood enter giving accents and spiced edges. Piercing acidity adds lift and joins the layers of confit lemon, baked vanilla pecans, bitter grapefruit and soft cinnamon spice. Gorgeously complex and the flavour lasts for ages. It has everything you want from this cuvée which has found its rhythm."

Wine Spectator

93 points

"A bird of a different feather, this marries a polished feel with the nervy, underlying zip of sel gris and quinine notes, while its core of green almond, star fruit and white peach opens slowly. Shows subtle accents of tarragon and verbena on the finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon."

More about Le Petit Cheval

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon , White Blend

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Lobster with drawn butter; turbot with beurre blanc; scallop crudo; goat cheese soufflé.

Tasting Profile

Dry, medium-bodied, and precise. Lime, grapefruit, linden blossom, and a touch of stone fruit. Mineral, with a subtle tannic grip on the finish.

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