Wine Legend: Château Cheval Blanc 1947
What makes it a wine legend?
 
Some of the rarest, finest wines ever made. Credit: James Jackson / Alamy Stock Photo
Decanter’s Wine Legend series uncovers the stories behind some of the greatest wines ever made.
 
				What makes it a wine legend?
 
				 
				A wine that caused a sensation when it was first launched...
 
				Why it joins our Wine Legends...
 
				A vintage that has stood the test of time...
 
				 
				What makes the Seña 1997 a Wine Legend...
 
				 
				'A stunner of a wine....'
 
				 
				Why this wine joins the other Wine Legends...
 
				 
				The first-ever monovarietal Pinotage bottled and released in South Africa...
 
				 
				What makes it a wine legend...?
 
				'A superb year for Champagne....'
 
				A lovely, old school, traditional Chilean Cabernet...
 
				Standing out for its elegance as well as richness...
 
				This superb vintage was 'a major leap forward'...
 
				