
Domaine de Chevalier 2016 rouge Pessac Leognan

The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a thrilling wine. Dense and beautifully layered. the 2016 is also quite a bit richer than it usually is. Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics and structure pulse through the wine. The red-toned fruit is incredibly primary at this stage. Readers should be prepared to cellar the 2016 for at least a handful of years. It has been nothing short of magnificent on the three occasions I have tasted it so far.

The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon. 35% Merlot. 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored. it rocks up with expressive warm plums. blueberry compote and cassis scents with suggestions of sandalwood. baking spices and potpourri. Medium-bodied and delicately styled yet with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins. it sports restrained earth-laced fruit and a long finish.

Aromas of blackberries. red and dark plums. cedar and gravel. as well as red flowers and brown-leaf tea. It offers a very sleek and powerful array of ripe dark fruit and a very plush. focused and elegant bed of fresh. fine and powerful tannins. Plenty of aging potential. this is still quite tight. A blend of 55 per cent cabernet sauvignon. 35 per cent merlot. five per cent cabernet franc and five per cent petit verdot. Try from 2024.
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94-96 / 100 Parker Punkte
Neal Martin bewertet den Domaine de Chevalier 2016 im April 2017:
The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon. 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot picked between 4-21 October at 45 hectoliters per hectare. and matured in 35% new oak. Oh yes! This is a perfumed bouquet that unfolds beautifully in the glass with blackberry. cedar. smoke and a light marine influence. not unlike Japanese nori. The palate is medium-bodied with such fine tannins that it bought to mind Burgundy rather than Bordeaux. There is a grainy texture here. quite saline in the mouth with an entrancing sense of symmetry. very classic but not austere on the finish. with a long and saline aftertaste. This is an outstanding Domaine de Chevalier from the busiest man in Bordeaux. Oliver Bernard. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
95-96 / 100 Punkte
James Suckling bewertet den Domaine de Chevalier 2016 im März 2017:
A dense and tight DC with minerals. crushed stones. cement and blackcurrants. Full. tight and racy. Gorgeous. Leaf and tobacco undertones. Complex.
93-96 / 100 Punkte Winespectator
James Molesworth bewertet den Domaine de Chevalier 2016 im April 2017:
Intense raspberry and boysenberry fruit drives along. flecked with anise hints and scored with roasted apple wood details. A touch toothy on the finish. with a loamy note. but the fruit takes an encore. which is a great sign for the future. —J.M.
94-96 / 100 Parker Punkte
Neal Martin bewertet den Domaine de Chevalier 2016 im April 2017:
The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon. 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot picked between 4-21 October at 45 hectoliters per hectare. and matured in 35% new oak. Oh yes! This is a perfumed bouquet that unfolds beautifully in the glass with blackberry. cedar. smoke and a light marine influence. not unlike Japanese nori. The palate is medium-bodied with such fine tannins that it bought to mind Burgundy rather than Bordeaux. There is a grainy texture here. quite saline in the mouth with an entrancing sense of symmetry. very classic but not austere on the finish. with a long and saline aftertaste. This is an outstanding Domaine de Chevalier from the busiest man in Bordeaux. Oliver Bernard. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
95-96 / 100 Punkte
James Suckling bewertet den Domaine de Chevalier 2016 im März 2017:
A dense and tight DC with minerals. crushed stones. cement and blackcurrants. Full. tight and racy. Gorgeous. Leaf and tobacco undertones. Complex.
93-96 / 100 Punkte Winespectator
James Molesworth bewertet den Domaine de Chevalier 2016 im April 2017:
Intense raspberry and boysenberry fruit drives along. flecked with anise hints and scored with roasted apple wood details. A touch toothy on the finish. with a loamy note. but the fruit takes an encore. which is a great sign for the future. —J.M.