Frankrike

Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon

Dom. de Chevalier

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

Bordeaux

Pessac-Léognan

The white 2023 Domaine de Chevalier soars from the glass, after a swirl or two, with vivacious notes of white peaches, fresh pineapple, and juicy pears, leading to suggestions of coriander seed, honeysuckle, and candle wax. The medium-bodied palate is tight-knit and vibrant, with well-knit acidity and a long, chalky finish. The blend is 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Got to be the most consisent of all Pessac Léognan whites, sets out its stall immediately with fresh acidities and fennel spice, giving a kick and lift, classically nuanced and structured. White pear, sage, liqourice root, savoury as all hell, and so moriesh. Working with Stéphane Derenocourt since 2018 on the whites (longer on the reds).

Inside Bordeaux

After a little shaking, notes of fresh pears, lemon pie, and lime blossoms slowly emerge from the glass, leading to touches of coriander seed and wet pebbles. The light-bodied palate is tightly wound and intense with mineral and citrus layers giving way to a long, chalky finish. Classic great, age-worthy DDC Blanc!

Expert

A blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Semillon, the 2020 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc opens with very serious scents of preserved lemons, kumquat, cedar, and chalk dust, leading to  a fantastically fun undercurrent of passion fruit, orange blossoms, and sea spray. The palate is so, so tightly wound with tight-knit citrus, tropical, and mineral notes wrapped up in a silken-textured, racy frame, finishing with epic length and a whole firework display of minerals. What a fascinating wine!

The 2019 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is a blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon. Subtle notes of cedar and juicy peaches slowly emerge from the nose, followed by Golden Delicious apples and grapefruit oil at the core. The medium-bodied palate quivers with energy and tension, leading to a steely finish.

This is the wine that I opened the night the preview pages of my new website went live, which tells you that I consider it a special occasion wine, something to really sit back with and enjoy. Not only that, but I kept it in the fridge for a week, just having a glass every few days, and it delivered consistently through to the last drop, because there is structure and flesh to the lemon, white pear, lychee and freshly cut herb flavours, with oyster shell salinity. 30% new oak. 7ha of white grapes here, and one of the most consistenly ageable whites in Bordeaux. Harvesting always takes place over several trips through the vineyard with never more than 30% of the fruit picked at any one time.

Aroma av salt, ananas, sitron, epler, vanilje, 

Enormt kompleks, konsentrert, layered, bra lengde, 

Poeng 94+

WSET 2

Smakt på Bordeauxmessen. Sitrus, steinfrukt og melon. Utrolig frisk og rik, men et mineralsk preg. Hint av urter og en utrolig lengde og kropp. Har mange år foran seg og vil åpne seg mer.
Drikk 2021-2030

The 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc gives up pronounced notes of lemonade, fresh apricots, and lime leaves with suggestions of straw and crushed stones. The medium-bodied palate is generously fruited, with an approachably soft backbone of acidity and a minerally lift on the finish.

Just enough age to really showcase the ability that Chevalier white has to power through the years. Fleshy but precise white peach and green apple fruits. Now that it has a few years in bottle, the quince and white pepper notes are beginning to show themselves, and this is a white wine to make you smile, and to gulp back in way too short a time, with sappy acidity giving persistency, wet stone tension and mouthwatering pleasure. Poised and structured, and very good. Drunk on a boat at sundown, with great friends, a lovely moment of the year.

Middels gulgrønn farge. Rik konsentrert vin med gul frukt, moden stil med sitrus, mineraler og honningtoner på duft og smak. Medium pluss syrlighet og lang ettersmak. Dekanter gjerne vinen

Sommelier

klar ren rød og blå frukt, bjørnebær, kirsebær, solbær, lær, blyantspiss litt kjøttaktig. 

Smaker primær ren frukt, både rød og blå, noe skogsbær. Lett blyantspiss, skinnjakke og mineralsk. Fremstår ung og langt yngre på smak enn på nese,  klar mer harmoni mellom nese og munn. Fortsatt godt med bitt i denne, tåler sikkert god del år, medium fyldig, medium kompleks. Medium lang ettersmak der tørrstoffer og frukt danser pent sammen.

The second year running that a Domaine de Chevalier white has featured in my wines of the year (last year it was the 2014), but it is just such a consistently brilliant choice if you are looking for a white Bordeaux that is going to deliver both with food and without. The first hints of quince and waxy lemon arriving at 12 years old as it slides towards tertiary, with the fruit now fully white pear and peach, with touches of frangipane and flaky pastry. Served out of magnum, Olivier Bernard owner.

Pale lemon yellow. White flowers, creamy, apples, pear, litchi, exotic spice and minerals. Fresh acidity. Vibrant and playful. Powerful. Apples, honey, minerals. Balanced and very long.

If you have not tried white Bordeaux, please do! Superb wines and Domaine de Chevalier is one of the better producers of the whites. The second wine, L'Esprit de Chevalier, is usually also a very good one.

The nose is rich and fruity with yellow apples, nectarines, mangoes and tangerines. There are also kvae and camphor. It is very complex. 

The palate is medium-bodied, fruity, slightly sweet and intensely acidic. It is complex and beautifully balanced. The finish is long and acidic. It is lovely to drink now, but can be aged for at least another 10 years.

This one has 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon blanc. This is a wine that is very prone to premox, but this had a completely light color which is a good sign. The nose has ripe yellow fruit with yellow apples, mango and honey. It is complex and appealing. The palate is velvety, fruity and moderately acidic. It is incredibly elegant and appealing. The finish is long, acidic and complex. It is mature and lovely to drink now, but can also be aged for at least another 10 years. 95 points.

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Produsent	Dom. de Chevalier
Årgang	2023
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Pessac-Léognan
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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