Château Cheval Blanc
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Château Cheval Blanc, a Bordeaux property in Saint-Émilion. In 1832 Château Figeac sold 15 ha/37 acres to M. Laussac-Fourcaud, including part of the narrow gravel ridge that runs through Figeac and neighboring vineyards and reaches Château Pétrus just over the border in Pomerol. This became Château Cheval Blanc which, in the International London and Paris Exhibitions in 1862 and 1867, won medals still prominent on its labels. The château remained in the family until 1998 when it was sold to Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH, and Belgian businessman Albert Frère.
The vineyard is 41 ha, with 36 ha under vines: 66% cabernet franc vines, 33% merlot, and 1% malbec. The average production is about 11,500 cases. The wines made are good with few exceptions although, like other Saint-Émilions and Pomerols, they usually do not age as well as the top red wines from Médoc and Graves.
