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2020 Domaine de Chevalier, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan
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Why We're Buying
If your smoke alarms aren’t going off, you have a problem because Domaine de Chevalier is on fire. For the last decade, this Pessac-Léognan estate has strung together remarkable wine after remarkable wine, earning critic scores that consistently flirt with the elusive 100-point mark. The 2020 vintage merely serves as Domaine de Chevalier’s pièce de résistance. The Bordeaux-style red blend comes bounding out of the gates with energy and brightness. Notes of dark fruit, violets, wildflowers, sage, cedar, and cloves soar over surprising richness and complexity. It contains 65 cabernet sauvignon, 27 merlot, 5 petit verdot, and 3 cabernet franc, each contributing to a structure that can only be described as a brick house. With the style and substance to last the test of time, expect 2020 Domaine de Chevalier to age gracefully for three to four decades. The Final Sip: Domaine de Chevalier is an up-and-coming estate but might not be much longer following the acclaimed 2020 vintage.
Critics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Domaine de Chevalier comes skipping out of the glass with energetic scents of ripe red and black currants, fresh blackberries and boysenberries, plus nuances of wild sage, cloves and cedar with a waft of lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate surprises and delights with an unexpected richness and depth that remains locked away on the nose, revealing layers of fragrant earth and floral notions framed by fantastic freshness and firm, finely grained tannins, finishing with the most gorgeous, long-lingering perfume.
Jeb Dunnuck
From an estate that’s been on fire over the past decade, the 2020 Domaine De Chevalier is another brilliant wine in the making and checks in as 65 Cabernet Sauvignon, 27 Merlot, 5 Petit Verdot, and 3 Cabernet Franc. Offering impressive cassis and darker berry fruits, it has complex notes of crushed flowers, violets, and damp earth-like nuances. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with ultra-fine tannins and a silky, layered, seamless texture, it shines for both its richness and its balance. It also shuts down quite quickly, so if you’re going to drink bottles, try one in its youth. Otherwise, be sure to give bottles 7-8 years in a cold cellar. It should have 30-40 years of overall longevity.
James Suckling
Iron, black mushroom and dark berry with some burnt orange peel. Flowers, too. It’s full-bodied with round tannins that turn linear and tight at the end. Excellent energy. Brightness and purity.
Decanter
Concentrated ruby red colour, a little subdued on the nose, built with structure and power, concentrated and should age well. Classical, powerful, not exuberant, an impressive Chevalier that has tannins and fruit and freshness, nothing shouting too loud. As it opens, you see a peony floral edge that is very attractive. Easily among the best in Pessac.
Vinous
The 2020 Domaine de Chevalier is going to need a number of years to unwind. Rich, heady and super-concentrated, the 2020 is so impressive, right out of the gate. Crushed rocks, rose petal, cedar, pomegranate and mint all build as the 2020 shows off its vibrant, layered personality. Domaine de Chevalier remains one of the most under the radar wines in all of Bordeaux. The 2020 is an absolutely brilliant effort from Olivier Bernard and his team. Tasted two times.