Château Cheval Blanc is one of the most famous wineries located in the prestigious Saint Emilion wine region- Bordeaux. The Château is ranked as a Premier Grand Cru Classé A. The appellation offers some of the best classic Bordeaux wines in the world produced with the classics Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Generally, a grand cru wine in Chateau Cheval Blanc is lush and full-bodied and requires about 10 years of bottle age.

Bordeaux Wines

It's hard not to associate Bordeaux with fine wine. For centuries Bordeaux has built its fame and prestige as a wine region of excellence. Great chateaux lie on both banks of the river Gironde, as a result of what Bordeaux wines have achieved. The main grape varieties for Bordeaux classic reds are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot complemented by Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc that produce great white wines.

Cabernet Franc Wines

Cabernet Franc is a black-skinned grape variety from France that grows in almost all wine producing countries in the world. Cabernet Franc is famously known as Cabernet Sauvignon’s parent and as one of the grapes to be found in the world's finest Bordeaux Blend wines. Its nose is usually described as herbaceous with tones of tobacco, dark spice with its signature note: bell pepper. Besides France, Cabernet Franc is famous in Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa. USA, Canada, Argentina and Chile.