Eigentümer : Bernard Arnault, Albert Frère

Verwalter: Pierre Lurton

Direktor : Pierre-Olivier Clouet & Nicolas Corporandy

Kellermeister : Thierry Garraud

Leiter Weinbau : Jean-Claude David

Oenologe : Gilles Pauquet

1st classified growth A. There are places in the world which are made exceptional by history and chance. Cheval Blanc is one example. In the 18th century, a large area of the current estate was covered in vines. This can be seen on a map drawn up by Bellayme in 1764. One century later, a period of slow renovation began. In 1871, adjacent plots were acquired, giving the vineyard its definitive layout, drainage system and planting of the Cabernet Franc variety. Were these simply experimental changes or visionary awareness of the potential of an outstanding soil? Chateau Cheval Blanc was acquired by Bernard Arnault (LVMH) and Baron Albert Frere, a rich Belgian businessman, in 1998. Powerful, without aggressiveness, spherical, silky, always with elegance and breed, a core of Cabernet Franc enveloped with Merlot, the wine of Cheval Blanc approaches the style of a Pomerol without resembling a Saint Emilion. With its freshness and cashmere-soft tannins, it ages marvelously, expressing the effect of its terroir, wich makes it more and more complex and subtle.