Domaine de Chevalier rouge - Pessac-Léognan 2017 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/17/2020

The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier is deep garnet-purple in color with a nose of baked plums, black cherry compote, fruitcake and violets plus wafts of fragrant earth and rosehip tea. Medium-bodied, the palate has loads of fruit with plush, rounded tannins and a lively finish. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this vintage spent 18 months in French oak, 35% new. Drinking Window : 2022 - 2039

Vinous

89 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe3/11/2020

The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier remains a mystery. In multiple tastings I have found the 2017 to be soft and supple, but also lacking complexity and the pedigree that make the finest vintages so exciting. There is good energy at the outset, but then the wine narrows on the mid-palate and finish. Tasted three times.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

byJames Molesworththe2/7/2020

Ripe and full in feel, with a swath of cassis, plum paste and fig preserve flavors that holds sway from start to finish, allowing roasted apple wood, licorice snap and black tea accents to chime in along the way. The fruit takes a solid encore on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2023 through 2036. — JM

Jamessuckling.com

96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe1/13/2020

Lots of blueberry, hot-stone, slate and walnut aromas. Terracotta, too. Iodine. Full-bodied, round and dense with layers of fine tannins. Lovely depth and intensity. Extremely long and focused. Needs three or four years of bottle age just to start. Try after 2024.

Le Point

16 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe6/20/2018

Confiserie, le boisé lui confère des notes un peu bonbon à ce stade, bouche légère, élégante, joli fruit, bonne longueur.

Jeb DUNNUCK

94-97 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/12/2018

Tasted no less than four times, the 2017 Domaine de Chevalier is going to be up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. Based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot aging in 35% new French oak, its deep purple color is followed by an incredibly classic bouquet of crème de cassis, crushed rock, pipe tobacco, smoked earth, and leafy herbs. Similar in style to the 2008, yet with more generosity and charm, it’s medium to full-bodied, silky, and elegant, with ripe tannin. Give it a few years and enjoy over the following two decades or more.

Vinifera

93 / 100

byJacques Perrinthe5/28/2018

Mûr et très miellé, exempt de variétal, bouche magnifiquement pleine et onctueuse, sans manquer de nerf. Un exemple de vinosité.

Vinous

88-91 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/15/2018

The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier is rather dense and powerful, but it is also not quite put together. Specifically, the focus and delineation that are such signatures of this wine are not present today. There is something about the wine's balance that is just not right. The coarse tannins and disjointed feel suggest fruit that may have been shocked during the April frost. Tasted three times.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/11/2018

Smoke, incense, blackberry, dark cherry and a slight hint of fig in the background create an aromatic profile. This wine shows ripe fruits, sweetness, freshness and gentle tannins. In a perfect scenario the finish would be longer but this is truly a very fine wine that will shine with just a few years in the cellar. Made from a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, the wine reached 13.5% alcohol. The higher than usual percentage of Cabernet in the blend is due to damage from the frost.

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/1/2018

The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge was cropped at 34hl/ha between 11 and 29 September and is matured in 35% new oak for 18 months. It has a vivacious bouquet with quite generous black fruit, raspberry, brine and black olive that is well-defined and focused, if not possessing the complexity of the previous two vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, slightly edgy tannin – layers of black fruit interlaced with melted tar and graphite, closing in a little towards the finish with a gentle grip. I appreciate the deft manner in which this fans out and leaves a mineral residue on the finish. A Domaine de Chevalier of refinement rather than power, one with “buvabilité” or “drinkability”.

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/27/2018

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Domaine de Chevalier opens with a cedary waft giving way to a good core of crushed black currants, blackberries and mulberries with suggestions of black truffles, tilled soil and black olives plus a hint of smoked meats. Medium-bodied with a good, solid frame of ripe, fine-grained tannins and oodles of freshness, it is elegantly fruited yet well sustained on the mid-palate and long finish.

WeinWisser

18 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/25/2018

70% Ca­bernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. 34 hl/ha. Salles Purpurrubin. Dufti-ges Bouquet, saftige Schattenmorellen, rei-fe Walderdbeeren, mitteldunkle Rbstnoten und Schokopastillen. Stoffiger Gaumen mit stutzenden Musketn und eleganter Statur, feinspriide werdend, die intensive Frucht zieht sich bis zum langen, gebündelten Fi­nale mit betürendem Rückaroma durch. Ein Wein, der mit dem Jahrgang spielt und durch Finesse besticht. Gehbrt in seiner Kategorie zu den Klassenbesten und kann noch zulegen.              
18+/20 2028 — 2053

Jean-Marc QUARIN

17 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/17/2018

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2018

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/6/2018

This is really delicious and round with soft and ripe tannins. Full body and juicy fruit. Shows ripeness and balance. A pretty wine to watch for the future.