Chateau Cheval Blanc, Saint-Emilion, France 2015 Basconcillos well integrated tannins

well integrated tannins

anise and sweet tobacco notes throughout

There is a lot of wine here

the expressive nose offers wild strawberry

while this basic brut deals a sampling of white-fruit flavors rolled into one

Chateau Cheval Blanc, Saint-Emilion, France 2015 Basconcillos well integrated tanninsMedium to deep garnet purple colored, the 2015 Cheval Blanc is still incredibly primary at this very youthful stage. With coaxing, it unfurls to reveal beguiling notions of ripe black cherries, mulberries, licorice, baking spices and smoked meats with touches of incense and potpourri plus wafts of cast iron pan and crushed rocks. Full bodied, very rich, very firm taut and with very ripe, fine grained tannins, it allows a glimpse at its incredible