Le Petit Cheval 2009 bodegas-tapiz vegetables

vegetables

and ripe red blood plums

full-bodied and persistent styles

1 averagePRODUCTION LEVEL - 38 hl/ha averageHAND HARVESTED - 100%WHOLE BUNCH - 70%DESTEMMED - 30%FERMENTATION VESSEL - Combination of open top stainless steel tanks and French oakFERMENTATION - IndigenousBARREL TYPE - French oak barriquesNEW BARREL - 34%MATURATION - 14 monthsFINING - YesFILTRATION - NoBOTTLED - Jul 21ALCOHOL - 13

This wine has strong aging potential

Le Petit Cheval 2009 bodegas-tapiz vegetables"Chteau Cheval Blanc, which is translated into 'white horse', has a long, colorful history in St. Emilion that is traced all the way back to 1832. That was the year the Ducasse family purchased land from the much larger estate of Chteau Figeac. Prior to its rebirth as Cheval Blanc, the vineyard was better known as Le Barrail de Cailloux, which is loosely translated into 'the barrel of tiny stones'.