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Domaine de Chevalier

Pessac-Léognan

Cru Classé de Graves

last update : Sunday 03 January 2010
 

The Bernard family bought Domaine de Chevalier in 1983 and entirely renovated, replanted, and drained the vineyard, as well as building a new cellar with state-of-the-art winemaking facilities. The château makes excellent red and white wines, which are both classified growths. This estate has fine gravel soil on a clay-ironpan subsoil. The topography is relatively flat. Yields are [...]

Domaine de Chevalier

WINE PRODUCED BY THE ESTATE

Domaine de Chevalier, l'Esprit de Chevalier (second wine)

 

Domaine de Chevalier, bottle

GRAPE VARIETIES

COMPARISON WITH AOC - PESSAC-LÉOGNAN

Vintage Absolute score Relative score to the Appellation Standard deviation
2008 92.4 102.3 1.71
2007 91.1 102.3 2.3
2006 91.6 101.8 2.1
2005 88.5 100.4 5.01
2004 89.6 103.1 3.24
2003 85.7 99.6 3.88
2002 87.0 101.7 3.79
2001 86.0 101.4 3.95
2000 87.6 101.4 4.09
1999 86.9 101.2 4.19
1998 89.5 102.3 2.61
1997 84.8 100.2 2.13

TASTING NOTES

Alex Rychlewski - 09/2008

Dry white
C: Once again, superbly brilliant pale gold
N: Stellar. Subtle, well integrated, and classy oak. Ethereal.
P: Great structure. Chewy. Lovely long, harmonious aftertaste. The finest young dry white Bordeaux I can ever remember having tasted (including Haut Brion). A wine to convince die-hard Burgundy lovers that Bordeaux also produces world-class white wines.


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