Descripción

Domaine de Chevalier Rouge es un Grand Cru Classé de Graves de la reputada denominación Pessac-Léognan. La bodega está dirigida desde hace más de cuarenta años por Olivier Bernard, quien perpetúa ese espíritu de equilibrio y el afán constante por la perfección que han sido el sello distintivo de este excelente vino. Domaine de Chevalier es una de las fincas emblemáticas de los grandes crus clasificados de Burdeos.

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2019
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
60% Cabernet sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 6% Petit verdot, 4% Cabernet franc
Origen
Pessac-Léognan

Cata

Nariz
Compleja y especiada, de gran finura. La expresión de la mezcla es pura y vibrante, y muestra una madurez que florece en frescura.
Boca
Plenitud inmediata y sedosa. Una estructura concentrada, elegante, de gran refinamiento. Muy largo, preciso, puro y fresco. Equilibrio impecable.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Superficie
50 hectáreas.
Edad
30 años de media.
Suelo
Gravas sobre suelos arcilloso-pedregosos.
Clima
Continental.
Rendimiento
40 hectolitros por hectárea.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual.

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

Beautiful, ripe redcurrants, bay leaf, violets and raspberries on the nose. Full-bodied with firm and very tight tannins that are polished and layered. Crushed stones highlight the beautiful blue fruit. Poised and refined. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 6% petit verdot and 4% cabernet franc. Try after 2026.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2019 Domaine de Chevalier is a magical wine in the making, wafting from the glass with aromas of wild plums, crushed blackcurrants and violets mingled with hints of pencil shavings, subtle spices and coniferous forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, with a vibrant core of fruit, beautifully refined tannins and lively acids, it's exquisitely elegant and harmonious, concluding with a long, perfumed finish. Stylistically, this wine exhibits a much closer affinity with the great Domaine de Chevalier of yesteryear than much of what was produced here in the early 2000s. It's a masterclass in what contemporary Bordeaux can deliver, and worth a special effort to seek out.

Wine Enthusiast:

The latest release of this legendary white wine comes from a mere 17 acres of the 165-acre vineyard. Wood aged and rich in ripe Sauvignon Blanc, the wine bursts with energy and white fruits, touched by spice and with a long aging ahead of it. Drink this wine from 2025. Roger Voss