Continuing the trend at Andrew Will Cellars, the 2010 Ciel du Cheval bottling is more than a full percentage point lower in alcohol in this vintage than it was in 2009 (13.2 percent versus 14.5 percent) and presents a...
Continuing the trend at Andrew Will Cellars, the 2010 Ciel du Cheval bottling is more than a full percentage point lower in alcohol in this vintage than it was in 2009 (13.2 percent versus 14.5 percent) and presents a more reserved and classic profile on both the nose and palate as a result. The cépages this year is forty-eight percent cabernet franc and fifty-two percent merlot and the wine offers up a superb bouquet of cassis, black cherries, espresso, dark soil tones, cigar smoke, fresh herb tones and a sophisticated base of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely transparent, with fine mid-palate depth, ripe, well-integrated tannins, good acids and excellent focus and grip on the very long, nascently complex and elegant finish. This is going to be a terrific bottle of wine, but give it time in the cellar to blossom!