Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Marvelously elegant tannins. The wine is long, svelte, bright, and very silky; it is exactly what a grand vin should be. One of the best Petit Chevals ever made. 17/17.5

Michael Schuster: Rich black-cherry fruit, gravelly behind; a beautifully balanced, fruit-packed pillow of a wine, with clear but very refined tannin; generous, seductive, long, plump, fleshy, graceful; and so fragrantly fresh from all that Cabernet Franc; a flavor that is very ripe, fine, and subtle, but also mineral-marked, and with a tannin that is firm but well covered and with lovely, spicy length. A complete and impressive Petit Cheval. Will need 6–8 years. 2016–30. 16.5/17