Ride the White Horse: Cheval Blanc 2010 Is Still the Right-Bank Thoroughbred the Market Undervalues

Bacchus forges a ghostly stallion from Saint-Émilion moonlight, then charges through myth and metrics to show why 100-point Cheval Blanc 2010 is the Right Bank rocket your portfolio craves.

A god, a moonlit forge and the birth of a white horse

Long ago I wandered the gravel and clay of Saint-Émilion under a super-moon so bright the vine shadows shone silver. I drew my bronze hammer, struck a limestone outcrop, and sparks scattered into the shape of a stallion that reared, whinnied and took flight across the rows. Wherever its hooves touched, Cabernet Franc sang with rose petals and Merlot thickened like midnight velvet. The locals named the slope after that shimmering charger: Cheval Blanc, the White Horse. The 2010 vintage carries its thunderous heartbeat in every pour.

Three data points that matter

1. Price gap: Average market price sits near 1 250 USD per bottle in the United States Wine-SearcherWine-Searcher – a solid twenty-percent discount to equally scored First-Growths like Lafite 2010.
2. Scarcity: Production hovers around 6 000 cases for the grand vin, far below Left-Bank peers and fixed by the estate’s 39 hectares bordeauxinvestmentwines.co.uk.
3. Critical firepower: Lisa Perrotti-Brown and Robert Parker awarded a perfect 100, and James Suckling matched the score, while consumer ratings average more than 96 on CellarTracker bordeauxinvestmentwines.co.ukJamesSuckling.com.

Market pulse in one paragraph

Despite soft sentiment, the Liv-ex Right Bank 100 was one of only two Bordeaux sub-indices to rise in June 2025, bucking broader declines Liv-ex. That resilience tends to funnel capital toward trophy Right-Bank labels when confidence returns. Cheval Blanc 2010 already shows a five-year uptick of about 18 percent, yet it still trails the 2009 and 2015 vintages in absolute price, giving room for catch-up as the wine cruises into its prime drinking window of 2025-2055.

Why the white horse still has room to run

• Built-in scarcity: Every cork popped in Singapore or San Francisco erases 0.017 percent of the vintage.
• Relative value: 2010 Ausone trades near 1 800 USD and 2010 Petrus well above 4 000 USD, yet Cheval Blanc offers comparable perfection at a gentler entry price.
• Liquidity channel: Cheval ranks among the most actively traded Right-Bank labels on Liv-ex, so exit times often beat comparable Napa or Burgundy icons.
• Brand security: Elevation to Premier Grand Cru Classé A and enviable allocations to top restaurants keep visibility constant even when broader Bordeaux demand stalls.

Risks: Bid-offer spreads widen during downturns and shipping in summer can scorch value. Mitigate by buying in original wood, storing in bond and tracking bottle IDs.

Bacchus’ verdict

Mount the White Horse while the road is clear. A three-pack tucked away today could canter past pricier Left-Bank stars once the market mood brightens, and you will already hold the reins of the moon-forged stallion that never tires.