Michel Bettane: Excellent color; very classy cedary aromas; noble texture. Ideal type of ripeness for the harvest, of course—far above Le Petit Cheval! Great future and one of the best 2008s 18.5

Thierry Desseauve: Brilliant, fresh, precise; the balance is a perfect model: no heaviness, no thickness; aerial style, purity, and depth. Racy and energetic 19

Michael Schuster: Closed but fragrant nose; dense, minerally, and fine. Beautifully balanced wine, rich, elegant, finely tannic; deep, ripe, spicily fruited wine, fleshy within the tannin; long and fragrant and complex across the palate, and with great length. Classic, long-term Cheval Blanc that will need time in bottle to mellow and harmonize. A beauty in prospect. Drink 2022–35+ 18.5