{"product_id":"chateau-cheval-blanc-premier-grand-cru-classe-a-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2016-magnum-1-5l","title":"Château Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classé A Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016 (Magnum 1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe one and only Cheval Blanc! A PERFECT 100 pointer from the modernly classic 2016 vintage, offered in wildly rare, inconceivably limited large-format bottles! No time to waste reading – get yourself to the cart before they’re gone in a flash!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in 1832, while everyone else in Saint-Émilion was obsessing over Merlot, the Laussac-Fourcaud family looked at their rare, gravel-clay soils and decided to make Cabernet Franc the star. It was a complete gamble that ended up defining Right Bank history. They ran the place for over 150 years before handing the keys to Bernard Arnault (LVMH), but the attitude never left. In fact, when Cheval Blanc famously stepped away from the Saint-Émilion classification in 2022, it merely confirmed that true greatness requires no official label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 vintage is an absolute tour de force and won a perfect 100 points from Wine Advocate. The blend is 59% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new French oak. Pierre Lurton and his winemaking team picked everything in a tight 10-day window to lock in maximum freshness alongside immense power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, you can expect nothing less than pure, soul-stirring magic. It’s dense and structured yet impossibly silky and still endlessly fresh at 10 years old (especially so in its large-format bottle, which extends the aging life of wine considerably). You’re getting massive waves of ripe cassis, black cherry, and plum reduction, laced with wild mint, crushed rocks, black truffle, and delicate violet notes. It’s got a killer line of acidity that gives it endless energy, with fine-grained, cashmere-like tannins that carry the finish for what feels like forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the ultimate showstopper, collector’s prize, and party centerpiece any serious wine lover needs in their collection. For hundreds off its typical retail price, plus free shipping, it’s yours to treasure. The only question is whether you’ll open it now, or sometime over the next 30 years?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS: This is the ultimate dinner party or celebration bottle. I’d whip up some wagyu beef sliders with truffle aioli to bring out all the myriad fruit and earth layers and flavors buzzing throughout this big, brilliant bottle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53350165119273,"sku":"1014868","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/ChateauChevalBlancMagnum2016_1014868_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1785772457","url":"https:\/\/firstbottlewines.com\/products\/chateau-cheval-blanc-premier-grand-cru-classe-a-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2016-magnum-1-5l","provider":"First Bottle Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}