Comments on: Great wine, great writing: the 1947 Cheval Blanc and Mike Steinberger http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/ wine talk that goes down easy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:22:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Croft Port - 1945, 1960, 2003 | Dr Vino's wine blog http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-112000 Croft Port - 1945, 1960, 2003 | Dr Vino's wine blog Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:53:17 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-112000 [...] last week of vintage ports from the producer Croft. Their 1945 is something of a legend — no ‘47 Cheval Blanc but you get the idea. So when I heard it was being poured at a press event in Manhattan, I was [...] [...] last week of vintage ports from the producer Croft. Their 1945 is something of a legend — no ‘47 Cheval Blanc but you get the idea. So when I heard it was being poured at a press event in Manhattan, I was [...]

]]> By: WinePress http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-79728 WinePress Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:36:52 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-79728 Found this excerpt here and had to give my two cents. I happen to live in a very affluent town (they call it a city here) and there are many wine lovers. Being a writer with a publication, i am asked to go to certain events. One that i will never experience again is tasting 24 vintages of Cheval Blanc. I say "never" not because i don't want to, but because it truly was a once in a lifetime experience. My scribble of notes is on my website which will be redesigned, hopefully soon. Regardless, if anyone wants to hear about the vintages, it's there. And yes, this was from the host's cellar. http://nashvillewinepress.com/blog/index.php Found this excerpt here and had to give my two cents. I happen to live in a very affluent town (they call it a city here) and there are many wine lovers. Being a writer with a publication, i am asked to go to certain events. One that i will never experience again is tasting 24 vintages of Cheval Blanc. I say “never” not because i don’t want to, but because it truly was a once in a lifetime experience. My scribble of notes is on my website which will be redesigned, hopefully soon. Regardless, if anyone wants to hear about the vintages, it’s there. And yes, this was from the host’s cellar.

http://nashvillewinepress.com/blog/index.php

]]> By: Tom Stephenson http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-71838 Tom Stephenson Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:46:36 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-71838 For a recent comparison of 1947 v. 1921 from more of a "seasoned taster's" perspective as far as old Cheval goes, check out this "Parker Board" thread: http://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/showthread.php?t=155932 published a few days before the Slate article. Mr. Rosania always has an interesting take on things, and has one of the more experienced consumer palates out there. For a recent comparison of 1947 v. 1921 from more of a “seasoned taster’s” perspective as far as old Cheval goes, check out this “Parker Board” thread: http://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/showthread.php?t=155932
published a few days before the Slate article.

Mr. Rosania always has an interesting take on things, and has one of the more experienced consumer palates out there.

]]> By: Marco http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-71542 Marco Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:50:00 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-71542 Thanks for the link to the Slate article. I was born the same year and haven't aged as well in some ways. Thanks for the link to the Slate article. I was born the same year and haven’t aged as well in some ways.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-70044 Dr. Vino Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:35:06 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-70044 Interesting, Fred. And, 1winedude, you know what they say: once you've had Blanc, everything else is plonk. Interesting, Fred.

And, 1winedude, you know what they say: once you’ve had Blanc, everything else is plonk.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-69963 1WineDude Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:42:15 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-69963 Killer article, just killer. I'm not sure how I'd recover from having my palate that recalibrated... Killer article, just killer. I’m not sure how I’d recover from having my palate that recalibrated…

]]> By: Fred McTaggart http://www.drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-69955 Fred McTaggart Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:18:23 +0000 http://drvino.com/2008/02/14/great-wine-great-writing-the-1947-cheval-blanc-and-mike-steinberger/#comment-69955 I've tasted the 1947 Cheval Blanc and don't agree that it's the greatest wine on the planet--although it certainly comes very close. I tasted the Cheval Blanc at a large pre-auction tasting in the early 1990s and it didn't even come in No. 1 (to me) at that tasting. As good as it was, the 1928 Palmer was even better. I doubt if there are many bottles of either around today. And if there were, I couldn't afford them. I’ve tasted the 1947 Cheval Blanc and don’t agree that it’s the greatest wine on the planet–although it certainly comes very close.

I tasted the Cheval Blanc at a large pre-auction tasting in the early 1990s and it didn’t even come in No. 1 (to me) at that tasting. As good as it was, the 1928 Palmer was even better.

I doubt if there are many bottles of either around today. And if there were, I couldn’t afford them.

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