12 bottles per lot
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Offered in original wooden cases
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1988
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A). Château-bottled
Tasting note: Just three notes. First, the April after the vintage: virtually opaque and, despite its youthfulness remarkably forthcoming with lovely fruit and extract. Six years later, at the Citibank tasting: still impressively deep; hard nose though sweet, with a hint of vanilla and tobacco; soft yet tannic, refreshing, harmonious. The following year (1997) at Wolf's big vertical, it was trying to mature. It had a crisp Cabernet Franc fruitiness, (Cabernet Franc was 65 of the blend in 1988) but I felt it lacked the usual Cheval-Blanc charm. 'Needs time.' More recently, at Penning-Rowsell's '10-year' tasting, much less deep in colour, and showing some maturity. The tobacco-like taste I previously noted (in 1996) was repeated. But overall a sweet and lovely wine. Last tasted July 1998 ***(*) Now-2015, possibly longer. Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine
12 bottles per lot
Recently removed from excellent cellarage
Château Cheval-Blanc--Vintage 1988
Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A). Château-bottled
Tasting note: Just three notes. First, the April after the vintage: virtually opaque and, despite its youthfulness remarkably forthcoming with lovely fruit and extract. Six years later, at the Citibank tasting: still impressively deep; hard nose though sweet, with a hint of vanilla and tobacco; soft yet tannic, refreshing, harmonious. The following year (1997) at Wolf's big vertical, it was trying to mature. It had a crisp Cabernet Franc fruitiness, (Cabernet Franc was 65 of the blend in 1988) but I felt it lacked the usual Cheval-Blanc charm. 'Needs time.' More recently, at Penning-Rowsell's '10-year' tasting, much less deep in colour, and showing some maturity. The tobacco-like taste I previously noted (in 1996) was repeated. But overall a sweet and lovely wine. Last tasted July 1998 ***(*) Now-2015, possibly longer. Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine
12 bottles per lot
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