DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER PESSAC-LÉOGNAN 2016 Score 96-97
A dense and tight DC with mineral, crushed stone, cement and black currant. Full, tight and racy. Gorgeous. Leafs and tobacco undertones. Very tannic. Tight and so structured. Complex.
Publish Date: Friday, March 24, 2017
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DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Pessac-Léognan Red 2016 Score: 93-96
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.
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016 18/20 96/100
Le meilleur jamais fait. Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez aromatique, subtil et complece, avec pour la première fois une dimension plus crémeuse. Subtil et complexe. En bouche, c’est le Domaine de Chevalier à la texture la plus raffinée que je connaisse. Il fond au palais et après le milieu le vin se mêle à la salive complexe et profond dans une grande finale séveuse et noble. Beaucoup de précision et de charme. Bravo !
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. Rating 94-96
Drink date : 2025-2060
Dom de Chevalier 2016 Red 17 ++
Concentrated and luscious. Real life and savour on the (at the moment slightly inky) end. One of the most youthful samples I encountered. Dry sandpaper end but perhaps it's a more honest sample than most?
Drink 2028-2048
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Domaine de Chevalier 2016, red 95
Dard purple red with violet hue and black core. Elegant nose with aromatic character, fine fruit, blackcurrants, elderberries and hints of blackberries, mild spices, vanilla, discreet toasting aroma, quite complex. On the palate, sweet fruit, firm but ripe tannins, aromatic spiciness and hints of dark chocolate, convincing length. 95
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2016 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge– Silky tannins, sweet, ripe, elegant, polished, and refined, this is a top vintage for Domaine de Chevalier. The tobacco, dark, red berries and spice are really shining this year. The wine has that elusive quality of freshness, length, purity and character. This will age quite nicely for decades. The wine was produced from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon , 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot . The fruit was picked from October 4 to October 21. 96 – 98
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016 97
96–98. Barrel Sample. Mint aromas and flavors signal the new wood in which this wine is aging. It has impressive fruit, opulent and dense, balanced by fine acidity, crisp edges and solid tannins. A serious wine that will last for a long time.
Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016 96
Rich, round and beautiful, there really is distance between red and white this year. This has all the signature welcome and power of the very best vintages of Domaine de Chevalier, one of the 'clue' châteaux you should follow to track the quality of reds and whites in Bordeaux in any given vintage. Here you see that 2016 hits it out of the park with the reds. Rich damson, deep black cherry, slate, wet stones and curls of cold ash - this has beautiful complexity and texture. Stunning.
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016
Son terroir plus frais a préservé de splendides saveurs de fruits. Les cabernets lui confèrent profondeur et longueur.
19-20/20
D’une superbe couleur, le vin affiche une grande structure de tanins, avec une expression incroyable du raisin par son croquant et la fermeté classique de la finale. Le niveau tannique est aussi élevé qu’en 2010. La matière généreuse est portée par les cabernets, la signature de Chevalier en 2016.
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016
93-96 The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a wine of total precision and class. Today, the flavors are remarkably primary, while the tannins, unusually, are totally buried by the fruit. It will be many years before the 2016 is ready to show all of its cards, but it is a brilliant wine in the making. Dark red cherry, blood orange, mint, white pepper and rose petal infuse the strikingly delineated, vibrant finish.
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Domaine de Chevalier 2016 red: Although Olivier Bernard and his team now have a hand in a number of increasingly successful Pessac-Léognan estates, this is the 'original' Bernard wine. The assemblage in 2016 is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, picked October 13th to the 21st, 30% Merlot, picked October 4th to the 12th, and 5% Petit Verdot, picked October 10th to the 12th. The yield was 48 hl/ha, and the alcohol is declared as 13.5%. A very impressive nose, fresh and very aromatic, filled with readily expressed violets and ripe sweet plums, wonderfully pure, fresh and bright, with a creamed fruit intensity. The palate shows a very polished, creamed plum character, the sweet fruit mixed with notes of black bean, olive and violets, underpinned by a wonderful bed of ripe tannins, unobtrusive but wrapped tenderly around the fruit, and a delicate acid lift. A delicious, charming style in this barrel sample, with super potential. The wine of Domaine de Chevalier has shown brilliantly at the primeurs in several recent vintages, and in 2016 it seems that this trend has been continued. 17.5-18.5/20 • 95-97/100
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016 C’est un jus de raisin pur offrant des touches fumées et une explosion de fruits. Tout en assurant une structure tanique bien prononcée, travaillée avec classe et douceur. Un style brut et efficace, avec beaucoup de délicatesse. De longues années devant lui. 18,5/20
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2016
18.5/20
Fruits rouges frais, Zan, floral. Vin gourmand, fruité, ample, tannins très ronds.
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Domaine de Chevalier, Rouge 2016
96-97/100
Grande robe, corps complet, tannin racé, entre le cèdre et la violette, magnifique expression de ce terroir froid mais si expressif dans ce type d’année.
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Domaine de Chevalier rouge : 96
Note boisée, fruits rouges bien mûrs, beaucoup de fraicheur, serré, tanins fermes, un peu racinaire, profond, bien bâti avec beaucoup de finesse.
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2016 Domaine de Chevalier – delicate and noble, almost seamless, sheer elegance and finesse, great complexity and long finish. 94-95p.
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Gault & Millau (Y. Castaing)
Domaine de Chevalier - Pessac-Léognan - 2016 - Rouge
Floral, cassis, épices aussi pour un nez complexe et gourmand. Bouche juteuse et puissante, du volume, de la matière, une grosse charge tannique que le terroir de sables restreint un peu avec de la fraicheur. - 17/18,5
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Bernard BURTSCHY
Domaine de Chevalier rouge 18,5
La robe est sombre avec un nez fumé et les belles notes de cèdre habituelles. Le vin est dense, élégant avec beaucoup de fraîcheur, l’ensemble est d’une belle persistance. Il ne possède pas tout à fait la densité du 2015, mais sa fraîcheur fait merveille avec une belle finale épanouie, il est plus long et possède plus de classe. Il a été élaboré avec 65 % de cabernet-sauvignon, 30 % de merlot et 5 % de petit-verdot.
Le Jury était constitué de :
Domaine de Chevalier primeur 2016 Blanc _ Revue de presse
DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER PESSAC-LÉOGNAN BLANC 2016 Score 96-97
A white with sliced apple, pear and lemon character. Medium to full body, layered and so long. Tight and exciting. So salty and minerally. Structured. Phenolic intensity and all wound up. What a white!!
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Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc 2016 96/100
Complexe, ample, pas encore complètement ouvert au nez, mais bien dans la continuité de son style habituel et dans un très beau millésime.
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Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2016 17,5 / 18,5
Le profil parfois très ciselé des blancs de Chevalier s’éclipse légèrement au profit d’une maturité plus poussée des sauvignons, lui donnant un gras et une majesté originaux.
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Domaine de Chevalier blanc : 94
Nez discret, cédrat, fruits exotiques, gras, suave, tendu, puissant sans opulence, long, complet.
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Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2016 17/20 94/100
Couleur pâle, aux reflets dorés. Nez intense, fin, subtil et floral. Bouche délicatement moelleuse d’un bout à l’autre de la dégustation. Cette année le vin est plus marqué par une note de fruits exotiques (mangue) plutôt que de sauvignon blanc. L’ensemble est délicieux, caresse et s’achève incrachable. Le boire jeune. Assemblage : 70 % sauvignon, 30 % sémillon.
Domaine de Chevalier blanc 2016 94
This is clearly one of the more impressive whites on display here. They have teased out a sense of verticality, and you can feel the walls and scrape the flesh of the citrus. If it wasn't for the heights that we know Domaine de Chevalier can ascend to, you would be sighing over the structure of this wine. White peach and rich pear are seasoned with beautiful spicing, but it just lacks the grip and drama of the best vintages.
Drinking Window 2019 – 2035
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Bernard BURTSCHY
Domaine de Chevalier blanc 18,5
La robe est pâle avec un nez qui affiche déjà une grande complexité. En bouche, le vin est d’une belle puissance, long, concentré, un peu boisé et avec beaucoup de volume. Une immense réussite surtout si l’on considère les difficultés du millésime, élaborée avec 75 % de sauvignon et 25 % de sémillon.
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Dom de Chevalier blanc 2016 17++
Succulent but so dry and low key… Wait a decade at least and it should please enormously…
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Domaine de Chevalier 2016, Blanc 95
Bright yellow colour, green hue. Aromatic nose, Williams pear, lemon zest, rosé grapefruit, pineapple, and hints of passionfruit. On the palate well balanced, sweet fruit, crisp acidity, excellent length. A wine with very good potential.
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2016 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc – Blending 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Semillon produced a richly textured, fat, sweet, lush, ripe wine with a mineral and yellow citrus driven character that is on display in the finish. 94 – 94
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Domaine de Chevalier blanc 2016
96
95–97. Barrel Sample. Rich and smooth, this is an impressively structured and concentrated wine. It has pleasant freshness and a crisp lemon flavor, but that is just a small part of this intensely ripe wine. It should last for many years.
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Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2016: From about 5 hectares of vines, which are 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon, Olivier Bernard and his team have fashioned an imposing wine in this vintage. The Sauvignon Blanc was picked from September 10th to the 25th, and is 75% of the blend, while the Semillon was picked September 15th to the 30th, and accounts for the other 25%. The yield was 45 hl/ha. This has a surprisingly grainy character to the nose, with a citrus fruit freshness and tension behind. The palate is substantial, broad, rather cool, with white peach, orange zest, lychee and honeysuckle nuances, but wrapped in a very fine, tense, acid frame, along with a serious depth of grip. An imposing, serious, very reserved style, battened down a little by oak at the moment, but impressive, fresh and pure. Great grip in the finish, savoury, dry, biting, and very long. 16.5-17.5/20 • 93-95/100
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Domaine de Chevalier blanc 2016 Le plus bourguignon des Pessacs ! charmeur au nez, c’est une peau de pêche, un bouquet de fleurs blanches. C’est sans compter sur la bouche, qui monte en puissance au fur et à mesure de son ouverture : entre le charme entre le charme exotique et la précision saline, on goûte le citron confit, les fleurs de tilleul, on se laisse envahir. La rétro longue et puissance n’en finit pas, impressionnant. 18,5/20
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2016 Domaine de Chevalier white - as always refined and sophisticated, excellent acidity, complexity and structure. 95-96p.
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Domaine de Chevalier blanc 2016,
17.5/20
Fruits jaunes frais, poire, buis, bel amer miellé, sapide, salin et gourmand.
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Gault & Millau (Y. Castaing)
Domaine de Chevalier - Pessac-Léognan - 2016 - Blanc
Frais, mentholé, fleurs blanches aussi avec un beau boisé. Suave, une belle chair pour le millésime, de la vibrance aussi. - 17/18
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