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Château Cheval Blanc 2005

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Scores

Two measures, kept apart on purpose. One is about the bottle, the other about the year.

Wine Score

96 / 100

Critic evidence
Critic 98 from 8 critics
Community evidence
Community 95 from 110 notes

40% critic · 60% drinkers

how we score

Region Vintage

90 / 100

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru · 2005

Not part of the Wine Score.

Method region_vintage_v1

Drinking window

2021now 20262055
Good to open now. The window runs 2021 to 2055. Published by 5 critics.

Price

Merchant price range, per 750ml

£1,346

Median £1,346 · 2026-10

Our own summary of 1 tracked offer in bottle, divided down to a 750ml comparable. It is not a merchant listing, and nobody will sell you a bottle at the median. The individual listings are below.

Price basis not confirmed, may or may not include UK duty and VAT.

Prices read 2026-10-15. We hold one dated snapshot of merchant prices rather than a series, so there is no retail price chart on this page. The one price history we do own is trade based: the market index.

By format

Prices by format, normalised to a per-750ml comparable.
FormatLowHighPer 750mlObs.Source
1x75cl£1,130£1,451£1,1303not tracked
3x75cl × 3not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
5x75cl × 5not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
6x75cl × 6not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
12x75cl × 12not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
1x150clnot trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
3x150cl × 3not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
6x150cl × 6not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
1x300clnot trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
1x500clnot trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
1x600clnot trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
1x900clnot trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
1x1200clnot trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked

Critic scores

  • 100/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
  • 100/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
  • 100/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).

Each score is shown as it was published, on its own scale: a 95/100 and an 18/20 are not the same claim.

We hold 5 further critic scores for this vintage and show the 3 above.

Where to buy

Retail route

3 observations from 1 venue, £1,130–£1,451 per 750ml. A shelf price is what a merchant listed on the date shown; no bidding, no premium.

Retail asks, cheapest first, with the venue and the source behind each one.
VenuePrice
selectionsommelier.com · £1,353per 750ml
selectionsommelier.com · £1,130per 750ml
selectionsommelier.com · £1,451per 750ml

Auction route

No auction activity in the tracked window.

No auction activity in the tracked window.

Work out the true landed cost →

What it has fetched at auction, year by year: Château Cheval Blanc 2005 price history.

LWIN 100810820050100750, the identifier for this bottling and format.