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  • Country ranking ?

    1 059
  • Producer ranking ?

    25
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Story

Olivier Bernard's extensive project at Domaine de Chevalier has really come to fruition. After a bold and not to mention expensive re-planting program throughout the `80s and then a decade and a half of patience for the vines to gain maturity, we can really see the benefits. 2005, 2008, 2009 and now 2010 rank amongst the very best wines produced in this sprawling commune. Powerful but graceful, true to their terroir, and just so enjoyable to d...

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Wine Information

Domaine de Chevalier
Grand Cru Classé de Graves


The Domaine de Chevalier, located in Léognan, the capital town of the Graves region, has a long history. It appears on the map drawn in 1763 under the name of “Chibaley” (meaning knight, in the Gascon language).

The very notion of domain, that has been deliberately kept by the successive owners who never sought to replace it by the more recent appellation of “château”, is the heritage of...

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Written Notes

Pale lemon yellow. Fresh grapefruit and lemon nose with subdued minerals and some vanilla. Orange blossoms, layered and nuanced. Fresh acidity, mouthwatering and still very youthful. Very long and intense, yet transparent. Superb length. 95

  • 95p

OUTSTANDING SUCCESS !
The personality of this wine is truly amazing.
Sharpness and aromatic radiation are striking.
On the palate concentration and freshness give way to a perception of purity, finesse and mineral complexity giving the wine an unusual great class.
A bottle that will be a landmark in the history of Domaine de Chevalier.

Tasted eight times - last time in September 2013. Consistent notes. 85% Sauvignon Blanc + 15% Semillion. Very, very intense aromas of acacia flower, pear and pineapple on the nose, deep and refined. Exceptionally structured, strikingly fine acidity, very long and deep on the palate, excellent balance and aftertaste. Olivier Bernard believes this one is even better than 2002 vintage (regarded as one of the best white vintages in last 20 years), with better structure, and I agree with him.
  • 97p
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Origin

Bordeaux, Pessac Leognan

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