Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2014 Le Petit Cheval, a blend of 52% Merlot and 48% Cabernet Franc, has a crisp, tightly wound bouquet with blackberry, black olive (as per its primeur sample) and a subtle estuarine undercurrent that becomes more conspicuous with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit intermingling with white pepper, clove and a pinch of Chinese five spice. It has moderate depth, a sense of approachability in that the tannins do not really grip the mouth, and the latter half appears appealingly smooth and harmonious. There are no rough edges here, just a touch of frisson on the saline finish. Very fine, a Saint Emilion Deuxième Vin to drink over the next decade.

James Suckling

Very firm and fresh with blueberry, blackberry and chocolate. Full body, firm tannins. This is long and deep. A very beautiful second wine.

Decanter Magazine

Aged for the same time as the red wine; so approaching two years, but entirely in large-sized 400 litre barrels from Austria and Sancerre, this has a clear salinity to both the aromatics and the palate, coupled with a lovely rich weight on the palate. More intensity of flavour than many white Bordeaux, you certainly know that you are tasting a wine with ambition. Great first vintage with clean citrus flavours and an excellent retraction on the close of palate that gives the impression of minerality and freshness. Let’s hope Bordeaux has room for another icon white, as this is very much worth trying. Due for release end of September 2016

Jeannie Cho Lee

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Jean-Marc Quarin

VertdeVin

The nose is harmonious. It reveals notes of blackberry and cherry associated with slight notes of blackcurrant, violet and blueberry. The mouth is very harmonious, smooth, silky, nicely balanced. In the mouth it expresses notes of blackcurrant, blackberry and slight notes of raspberry associated with a touch of cherry and a slight flowery note. Tannins are ripe, slightly grainy. Good length.

Wine Enthusiast

Almost equal proportions of Merlot and Cabernet Franc have given a beautifully perfumed wine. It has quite a structure for a second wine, although this is balanced with the intense black fruits. The touches of wood have given this wine its light spice flavor. Drink from 2023.