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Château Cheval Blanc (French for "White Horse Castle"), is a wine producer in Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux wine region of France. Its wine received the highest rank of Premier Grand Cru Classé (A) status in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine , and is one of five wine-producing châteaux of right bank Bordeaux awarded First Growth status.
The original horseshoe staircase by Philibert de l'Orme in the Courtyard of Cheval Blanc (1559) Following the death of Francis I, King Henry II continued to expand the chateau. The King and his wife, Catherine de' Medici, chose the architects Philibert de l'Orme and Jean Bullant to do the work. They extended the east wing of the lower court and ...
Cheval blanc or Cheval-Blanc, French for white horse, may refer to: Château Cheval Blanc, a wine producer in Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux wine region of France; Cheval-Blanc, Vaucluse, in southern France Canton of Cheval-Blanc; Le Cheval Blanc (brewpub), in Montreal; Le Cheval Blanc (mountain), in the Alps
Sold for: $558,000. With only 600 bottles ever produced, this blended red wine marked the final harvest before the vineyard’s old vines were uprooted.Made during the tail end of World War II ...
Cheval Blanc, a Premier grand cru classé A wine. In 1955, the wines of Saint-Émilion in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux were classified. Unlike the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 covering wines from the Médoc and Graves regions, the Saint-Émilion list is updated every 10 years or so. Following the initial classification ...
The vineyards extended 9 hectares (22 acres), and was considered the more gravelly of the three La Tour properties, closer to the conditions of neighbours Figeac and Cheval Blanc. [2] The Grand vin was typically a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, as was the estate's second wine, Clos La Fleur Figeac.
Cabernet Franc is a significant contributor to the character of the Bordeaux wine Chateau Cheval Blanc from St-Emilion. In France, Cabernet Franc is found predominantly in the Loire Valley and in the Libournais region of Bordeaux. As of 2000, it was the sixth most widely planted red grape variety in the country.
Denis Dubourdieu (July 1, 1949 – July 26, 2016) [1] was a French winemaker and professor of oenology at the University of Bordeaux.He managed or co-managed several properties in Bordeaux, including Château Reynon, Château Doisy Daëne, Château Cantegril, Château Haura, and Clos Floridène. [3]