Château Cheval Blanc

Dedicated to biodynamic viticulture and agro-forestry with fruit trees planted throughout the vines, the property is on the boundary of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, enjoying some of the same famous blue clay of the neighbour Petrus. This gives the signature style of their Cabernet Franc that represents about half of the blend. Co-owned by LVMH and Baron Albert Frère, when shares changed hands in 2009 the price was rumoured to be around 15 Million Euros per hectare - the most expensive per ha transaction in the history of Bordeaux.
Cheval Blanc declined to participate in the 2022 Saint-Émilion classification, but it really doesn’t need Premier Grand Cru Classé A on the label to keep its iconic status. The second wine, Le Petit Cheval is not made every year, in 2015 they were so pleased with the quality it all went into first wine. An AOC blanc Petit Cheval Blanc was introduced in 2014, originally from field-grafted clones of Sauvignon Blanc on vines from Château La Tour du Pin Figeac, it now includes Semillon planted after the Tour du Pin Figeac purchase in 2006.