Deep ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Strong nose of black currants, plums, oak, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, eucalyptus, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, spices, chocolates, oak, licorice, light cola, vegetables and peppercorn.
Medium finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 8 year old Malbec based blend from the house of Cheval Blanc is starting to drink very nicely now. Feels like a Right Bank Bordeaux.
Soft, smooth and elegant. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex and interesting.
Needed 90 minutes in the decanter to open up properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Wine Advocate 97 points.
Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.
A blend of 62% Malbec and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in (50% new) French oak barrels for 15 months.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$110. — 5 months ago
49 cab 48 Malbec 3 petit Verdot. Aromas a bit fleshy perhaps. Generous length, finish, med+ tannins, med+ body; black fruit, cedar. — 21 days ago
A fascinating blend of Walla Walla Valley Syrah and Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, aged 18 months in 60% new French oak.
The nose opens with a subtle but distinct barnyard funk of leather, cured meat, and earthy spice layered over dried cherry and blackberry. The palate is cleaner and more composed, showing plum, cranberry, fig, and cedar. Silky tannins and lifted acidity carry a lingering savory finish.
A Grand Cheval on the New Year’s Day of the Year of Fire Horse. — 3 months ago


2018 vintage in August 2025
Really good. Gift from G & Y — 9 months ago
Very nice Northern Rhone red blend with some white wines as well. Drinking great and enjoyable but a lot going on at dinner. — 3 months ago
Collaboration VI Mourvedre, Syrah, Grenache — 6 months ago
Delicious Bordeaux — 2 years ago
Conrad Green

The purity is great. Lovely clarified fruit. Glossy and perfectly balanced. Wonderful stuff. — 22 days ago