Le Petit Cheval Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2010 PURYEARSALE and the tannins have gone

and the tannins have gone soft and easy

never overworked

crushed minerals

and Waddington Ranch in Mendocino

Le Petit Cheval Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2010 PURYEARSALE and the tannins have goneNow drinking beautifully: the 2010 Petit Cheval is widely considered one of the greatest second wines ever made at Chteau Cheval Blanc, from one of Bordeaux's all time vintages. Roughly three quarters Merlot with the rest Cabernet Franc, made with about thirty percent of the estate's production. Fifteen years on, the wine is in a gorgeous place deep garnet, with warm black cherry, boysenberry, plum, mocha, and cigar box, the tannins resolved into a