EXTREMELY LIMITED!! A complicated start to ’08, with rains & mildew but then a flourish of warmth and sun later on saved the day, making it a top vintage on the right bank. Thierry, his 15th vintage in charge & his 27th at Cheval Blanc, crafted a stunner. Very limited stocks. 

• ‘...one of my favorite, more mature vintages from this Lalande-de-Pomerol estate.. enticing bouquet of red and black fruit, iodine, meat juices and rosemary; it is very Pomerol-like, with black truffle emerging with time. … the wine soon mellows and develops what, for a 2008, is quite a plush and cohesive finish. Excellent and perfect to drink now. 2020-2025.’ Neal Martin, 91.
• ‘Limpid in the glass… cedar..  cinnamon and Chinese five spice. Interestingly complex and still tasting very young, especially for the vintage. Nice ripe tannins and a typically ferrous finish. In short, lovely terroir characteristics and its proximity to Pomerol is palpable on the palate. A very accomplished wine for the vintage – accessible already but still surprisingly youthful.’ Colin Hay