Why this vintage
- 100/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2022 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionThe extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck100
- James Suckling99
- Vinous99
- Wine Advocate98
- Decanter98
- Wine Enthusiast98
- Wine Spectator93
The 2022 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
A very expressive, intense and complex nose characterises this sunny vintage. The fresh, floral notes of the Cabernet impact significantly on the expression of the wine. The sunny nature of the vintage is beautifully expressed on the palate with a full, generous attack. The powerful, precise tannins are perfectly integrated and harmonious on the rich and silky mid-palate. The mouthfeel is stunning with its completeness, balance and freshness.
Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 53 % Merlot
- 46 % Cabernet Franc
- 1 % Cabernet Sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet franc, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, malbec — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2022 sheet
- 28.9 hl/haYield
- 80,000 bottlesProduction
Label
Winemaking
The main guideline of the vinification at Cheval Blanc is based on a fresh ripening of the grapes, a pure parcel-by-parcel vinification, indigenous yeasts (selected on the estate), a gentle extraction, a long maceration, manual pumping over and a single delestage during 4 weeks of maceration. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vats, then the wine ages in barrels.
Ageing
Château Cheval Blanc 2022 will age for 16 months with 100% new barrels.
Terroir
Cheval Blanc's mosaic terroir of clay, sand and gravel is unique. Two good fairies watched over its cradle: Pomerol and Saint-Émilion. Soils and subsoils, configuration, sedimentation, water and mineral deficit — everything here combines to achieve the required concentration and to shape the wine's ageing. It is a very ancient history, going back to the Quaternary and to the sediments of the nearby Isle river. A geological union for an exceptional wine, for the quality of the soil determines the success of the grape variety. At Cheval Blanc, the conjunction of a terroir of the very highest quality with an unusual varietal mix gives the wine a unique organoleptic personality.
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Texts and documents 2022
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 28, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.