Domaine De Chevalier – Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2016
RM585.0
The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc that saw an extended maceration, malo in barrel, and 18 months in just 35% new French oak. This deep purple-hued beauty boasts a powerful bouquet of tobacco smoke, damp earth, gravelly, rocky minerality, wood smoke, and loads of dark fruits. Full-bodied, deep, concentrated yet incredibly elegant and seamless on the palate, it’s a legendary Chevalier in the making. It has some upfront charm but needs 4-5 years of cellaring and will keep for 3-4 decades.
No23 of Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2019
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Description
The history of the Domaine de Chevalier goes back to the archives of the XVIIth century which recall that the small estate of Chivaley (knight in Gascony) includes “houses, outbuildings, gardens, land, vines, woods and meadows” and thus represents a farm in which the vine cohabited with breeding and food crops. The name of the Domaine de Chevalier would be linked, without knowing exactly why, to the presence of the very old Way of Saint Jacques de Compostelle which still borders the property.
In 1983, Olivier Bernard took over the running of the estate, and he still manages this family property with passion today. The message was clear. It was a question of continuing the work undertaken one hundred and twenty years earlier and to inscribe in the long term a patrimonial and qualitative approach, of a product full of history, rich in a unique image.
Additional information
| Weight | 1 kg |
|---|---|
| Alcohol Level | |
| Size | 750ml |
| Brand | Domaine De Chevalier |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Grape Variety | 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc, 55% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Family | Red wine |
| Vintage | 2016 |
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