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Dom. de Chevalier

Dom. de Chevalier Grand Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Leognan Rouge

Bordeaux

Pessac-Léognan

Showing how it's done in 2022, Domaine de Chevalier comes in strong with a deep ruby red colour, a vibrant rim, smoked oak on the nose, edges of tar, red roses, liquorice root, and a confident delivery of full-on tannic architecture that frames the cassis and bilberry fruit. Delivers vintage signature in a carefully controlled way, with enough slate, pummice stone, mint and eucalyptus to balance things out and slow down delivery. The fruits are fully ripe, heading towards baked plum and fig, but met step by step with a corresponding cooling flavour. 40th harvest of Olivier Bernard (meaning a special label).

Inside Bordeaux

A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge is deep garnet-purple in color. It prances out of the glass with show-stopping scents of wild blueberries, black raspberries, and redcurrant preserves, leading to suggestions of candied violets, cinnamon stick, and fragrant soil. The medium to full-bodied palate is elegantly styled, with bright, nuanced black and red berry layers beautifully supported by fine-grained tannins and wonderful tension, leading to a very long and perfumed finish on this stunning wine. pH 3.64.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Expert

Deep garnet-purple in color. Pops from the glass with wonderfully fragrant notes of red roses, cardamom, and mossy tree bark, leading to a core of cassis and red currant jelly. The light-bodied palate is energetic and shimmery, delivering fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and minerally.

Always one of the benchmark wines of a vintage, and here showcasing the quality of Cabernet Sauvignon in 2023 (as well as the potential for varying yields, as they are down at 30hl/h here). Well balanced, great depth of ink, cassis, bilberry and damson fruits, rises through the palate, with tannic grip and plenty of grilled but carefully judged oak. A great Chevalier, not perhaps at the very top of recent vintages here, but one that will give huge amounts of pleasure, and captures the great classicsm of the year. 35% new oak for ageing, Bernard family owners.

The 2020 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it charges out of the gate with pronounced notes of blackcurrant cordial, juicy blackberries, and mossy tree bark, giving way to notes of licorice, crushed rocks, and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate is taut with muscular black fruits and mineral accents, framed by firm, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and perfumed.

This is just gorgeous, you see exactly where it is going, with waves of unfussy but powerful black fruit aromatics, a beautiful wine that is full of density and complexity, pared back with restrained cassis and bilberry at this point. Hints of cocoa bean, tobacco, slate, truffle and smoked earth coming through, that will no doubt build over the next few years in bottle. Tasted twice, two months apart, both times hugely successful, easy to recommend. In organic conversion.

Smakt på Bordeauxmessen. Mørke bær, sigar og mørk sjokolade. Bjørnebær, skogbunn og sopp. Balanserte men tydlige tanniner som trenger tid.
Drikk 2028-2040

WSET 2

Solbær, bjørnebær, plommer, tobakk, sedertre, blyantkvess, lær, treverk og jordlige toner. Nesen er kompleks og i tråd med slottets profil, men aromaene noe «mutt» og vanskelig å få ut av glasset. Årgangens svakheter er langt mer åpenbar i munnen. Klemt mellom 2016 og (den ennå bedre) 2018 blir dette en Chevalier med lavere friskhet, konsentrasjon og lengde, samt en «erodert» tanninstruktur. Fremdeles en god og balansert vin, men 2017 er nok en årgang som vil bli raskt glemt i Bordeaux sine historiebøker.

Sommelier

Deep garnet in color, the 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge needs a little coaxing to reveal notes of baked black cherries, redcurrant jelly, and plum preserves with suggestions of unsmoked cigars, tapenade, and rosehip tea. The medium-bodied palate has intense red and black berry preserves layers with a firm structure of grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and perfumed.

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Amatør

Unfussy, with character to the dark berry fruits, soft tannins, tobacco, black tea and cold ash. During En Primeur owner Olivier Bernard explained the vintage as being ‘... like a tightrope, everything had to be done so carefully’. The result is enjoyable, although once again it's best to drink soon to make the most of the fruit. Harvest October 1 to 18, optical sorting machine used for the first time.

Classic dark fruit, tobacco, fine oak, vanilla and butterscotch, nice roundness and concentration, elegant fruit, tobacco, fine tannin and very good length.

Tannic grip still very much in control, still with the sculpted quality that you find in the 2009 Chevalier. Cocoa bean, cassis, wet stone minerality, a sliver of joy hiding among the intense concentrated black fruits and liquorice root, I suggest giving it another three or four years to get the architecture to really relax. A brilliant way to see the difference in character between the two vintages. Harvest October 6 to 19. 33% new oak for ageing.

Mørk rød på farge. Dufter av mørke bær, tørr tobakk, lær, skokrem, bjørnebær, cassis, høstløv og tørket våt sopp. Fremdeles meget ung, fast og fin syre som kan leve lenge. Har også en fruktighet som bærer preg av ungdom. Kompleks og delikat vin. Sitter lenge i munnen. Sees igjen om 5-10 år.

En aldeles silkemyk og delikat 2004 årgang med flott struktur og fløyelsaktig tanniner. Perfekt nå med deilige tertiære innslag. Heldigvis mange flere flasker igjen🥰

WSET Diploma

Pen mørk frukt og typiske lær, tobakk, sedertre aromaer på nese. Åpnet seg etter ca 10-15 min. God lengde og pen frukt til å nærme seg 25 år.

Ikke vurdert, - har 6 fl - ønsker andres vurderinger av denne.

Amateur

Alle gode ting tar cirka 15 minutter. Trengte et lite kvarter på å åpne seg. Til gjengjeld fikk du jordbær, støvete jord, mørke bær, mynte, rosmarin og sort te. Fortsatt høyst i live, med mange år foran seg

Certified Sommelier

Etter 40 år fortsatt frisk med mye spenstig rød frukt og syre. Strukturen er helt nedslipt og rund. Kompleks, men oppleves egentlig som en ganske lett vin. Får mye igjen for å la Bordeaux av denne kvaliteten ligge i fred lenge nok.

Kirsebær, tørkede jordbær, søtlig pipetobakk, fuktig lær, eksotisk treverk og florale toner over et tydelig jordsmonnspreg. Plenty av liv igjen i munnen her. Frisk, kjølig og elegant, med godt utviklede aromaer i midtparti. Konsentrasjonen noe lavere enn hva adressen leverer i moderne tid, men det er tross alt en 40 år gammel vin. Utgang med god lengde og behagelige, støvete tanniner. Balansert, bereist, tilstedeværende og veldig pen BDX som gjør en entusiast varm om hjerterota! 

Saturated, fully mature chestnut ruby, fading towards mahogany rim. Spiciness with lifted, classic Claret perfume of smoke, cassis, shoe polish, fish oil, and dark cherry preserves with damp earth and graphite minerals.⁠
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The flavor is pure and mellow, with a fully integrated and tender structure, featuring blue and black cherries, smoke, graphite, cinnamon, and cassis.⁠
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Fantastic sequence, and harmony between acidity, alcohol, and tannins provide plenty of moreish, satisfactory residue, especially in the mid and back palate.⁠
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Classy and refined wine, despite its age, I believe it can only get better with another 10 - 15 years of age. 93+⁠

Fine wine advisor

importert i barrique og flasket av Vinmonopolet - få kjøper 52 - en årgang som lovet veldig bra, men med mye regn under innhøstingen - Pomerol, Saint Emilion og Graves høstet før regnet og mange chateau laget topp viner. Denne med høy fruktsødme. Det skrives at vinene med høy merlotandel berget best i Graves. Bløt struktur. Intens. Tobakk, lær og varm jord. Pen friskhet. (93)

Kategori	Rødvin
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Produsent	Dom. de Chevalier
Årgang	2022
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Pessac-Léognan
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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