Le Petit Cheval Blanc 2022

✦ The Landscape & Terroir
Bordeaux is a landscape of rivers, gravel, clay and restrained maritime light. The Gironde and its tributaries moderate the climate, while the soils shape the wine’s structure and longevity. In Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, gravel, clay and sand mosaic gives the wine its frame, depth and sense of place.

✦ The Wine & Varieties
2022 Chateau Cheval Blanc 'Le Petit Cheval Blanc' is made from Cabernet Franc and Merlot. For Hong Kong collectors new to European fine wine, this is a way to understand place through structure: fruit gives pleasure, but terroir gives the wine its shape and memory.

✦ Winemaking Philosophy
The wine reflects historic estate viticulture. The cellar work is not about making the loudest wine, but about preserving proportion, texture and the identity of the vineyard. Ageing: French oak ageing.

✦ Taste Profile
Expect citrus, white peach, fine herbs and a polished texture, with freshness carrying the finish. It is a wine to serve with care, open with time and enjoy as it moves from fruit toward detail.

✦ Why It Matters
2022 Chateau Cheval Blanc 'Le Petit Cheval Blanc' matters because it carries fragrance, finesse and Cabernet Franc energy. It belongs in a cellar not only as a luxury bottle, but as a reference point for how origin, vintage and human judgement can meet in one glass.

✦ Key Facts
Grapes: Cabernet Franc and Merlot
Region: Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France
Soil: gravel, clay and sand mosaic
Farming method: historic estate viticulture
Ageing: French oak ageing
Serving temperature: 16–18°C
Ageing potential: 20–40+ years