Petit Cheval Vintage:2018 flinty touches to the nose

flinty touches to the nose - it’s still extremely young - with green and red apple notes and some clear slate and wet stone minerality

Showing a good depth of color the wine offers a rich dose of chocolate covered plums and cherries with tobacco leaf

pure kirsch

The other parcels all merited 97-100 points

full-bodied and quite serious broad-shouldered flavors also possess first-rate mid-palate concentration along with evident minerality on the driving and powerful if less refined finish

Petit Cheval Vintage:2018 flinty touches to the noseBright 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