The world’s most fabled wine
Wine lovers and collectors will soon have a unique opportunity to secure not just one, but eight bottles of one of the world’s most legendary wines, when we present the rare and coveted Château Cheval Blanc 1947 at Online auction in December.
This wine’s exceptional quality, history and scarcity have elevated it to near-mythical status. Place your bid on one of the most legendary and coveted wines in the world, Thursday 5. December
“Château Cheval Blanc 1947 exemplifies a wine that has achieved almost cult status among collectors. Representing a singular period in the viticultural history of Bordeaux, the wine’s craftsmanship cannot be reproduced. As the vintage was produced over 70 years ago, there are very few bottles left, making it extremely rare”.
Thomas Rosendahl AndersenHead of department and winespecialist at Bruun Rasmussen
A milestone in the history of Bordeaux
Château Cheval Blanc has always been one of the most revered wine estates in Saint-Émilion, one of Bordeaux’s premier wine regions. The 1947 vintage is considered a milestone, symbolising the magnificence of 20th century Bordeaux winemaking. 1947 was also a year characterised by extreme weather conditions in the Bordeaux region, with an unusually hot summer. The combination of high temperatures and drought conditions resulted in highly concentrated, sugar-rich grapes at many vineyards. This yielded wines notable for their intensity and sweetness. Thomas Rosendahl Andersen notes that these factors combined have made this vintage truly exceptional.
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“The production methods used to make Château Cheval Blanc 1947 were very different and predate modern winemaking technologies such as temperature-controlled fermentation. Though challenging, these limitations imbued the wine with a distinctive character that modern vintages cannot match. Château Cheval Blanc 1947 demonstrates perfectly how nature’s caprices can produce wine of unmatched excellence”.
Thomas Rosendahl AndersenHead of department and winespecialist at Bruun Rasmussen
Rare hammer prices
With only a handful of bottles sold globally each year, the wine’s rarity is evident. In February, two bottles of Château Cheval Blanc 1947 were sold at the American auction house Heritage Auctions for $16,605, while at the British auction house Christies, a single bottle was sold in June for $15,111. In a year that has seen just two other sales worldwide, we now offer collectors a third chance to acquire this legendary Bordeaux. Following Sotheby’s sale of six bottles of Château Cheval Blanc 1947 in November 2023, this marks the first opportunity in two years to bid on eight bottles of this wine as a single lot.
For further information, please contact
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Thomas Løbner-OlesenThomas Løbner-OlesenSpecialist / Wine / Glostrup |
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Thomas HegaardThomas HegaardSpecialist / Wine / Glostrup |