Is Cheval Blanc Merlot?

Is Cheval Blanc Merlot?

Cheval Blanc, on the other hand, is blessed with both types of soil in fairly equal proportions. The most is made of this natural advantage thanks to an original combination of grape varieties: 52% Cabernet Franc, 43% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Who is the winemaker at Cheval Blanc?

Pierre Lurton, the talented Bordeaux winemaker who heads Ch teau Cheval-Blanc, has become a consultant to a South African winery in his first endeavor outside Bordeaux.

What region is Cheval Blanc?

Bordeaux
Château Cheval Blanc (French for “White Horse Castle”), is a wine producer in Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux wine region of France.

Why is Domaine Romanée-Conti so expensive?

That Romanée-Conti is as expensive as it is, is related to both sublime quality and simple supply and demand theory. On average around 5,000 bottles of Romanée-Conti are produced each year, and since the vineyard cannot be expanded and directives prescribe a maximum harvest yield, the supply cannot be increased.