1986 Chateau Cheval Blanc St Emilion from this lot has the following scores - Jamie Goode 95 points, Vinous 94 points, The Wine Advocate 94 points, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 94 points, Falstaff Magazine 94 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 94 points, John Gilman's View from the Cellar 93 points, Jean-Marc Quarin 93 points, CellarTracker 93 points, John Kapon Vintage Tastings 93 points. This is the tasting note for 1986 Chateau Cheval Blanc St Emilion from Robert Parker - Tasted at the château, the 1986 Cheval Blanc has a far superior bouquet to the 1996 Cheval Blanc when I tasted them side by side. The aromatics here are far more cohesive and complex, very delineated with expressive Cabernet Franc, hints of cooked meat, cranberry, juniper berries and wilted rose petals - just gorgeous. The palate is beautifully balanced with slightly furry tannin that is offset by a superb seam of acidity. It is nicely structured but not overbearing, leather and truffle filtering through the black fruit and while there is a little austerity on the finish, it is purely complementary. Though 1986 is not known as a Right Bank vintage, the 1986 Cheval Blanc pulled victory out of the bag and at 30 years, it continues to give immense pleasure.