Petit Cheval Size:6x750ml

Petit Cheval Size:6x750mlBright medium red. Strawberry, redcurrant and violet on the nose. Juicy and vinous, with redcurrant and delicate coffee flavors showing good sweetness and plenty of early appeal. Finishes moderately long and a bit simple, with a hint of dusty minerals, repeating floral nuances and smooth tannins. A lovely wine expressing pristine aromas and flavors. Pierre Lurton and technical director Pierre Olivier Clouet told me that the final blend is 72% merlot

only Tempranillo is used (except for the white which is produced exclusively with Viura)

This is a wonderfully impressive wine that has the touch of youthful austerity that Champans always seems to display

Give this 5-8 years of time before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that

A much earthier mix of red and dark currant

and in need of patience

elegant and seamless of the two

velvety and opulent medium weight plus flavors are still notably youthful and muscular yet the abundant sap buffers the moderately firm tannic spine on the delicious

The old vines are very much in evidence as there is a true abundance of palate soaking dry extract that imparts a velvety mouth feel to the mid-palate and buffers the very firm tannins on the youthfully austere

sensual and powerful to the core

airy and admirably pure nose features crystal clear and transparent red pinot fruit and essence of stone

why hold off any longer

palate-staining cassis