1966 Domaine de Chevalier
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Tasting notes
The 1966 Domaine de Chevalier was poured blind at the château by proprietor Olivier Bernard and it put in a great showing. Quite deep in color, it has a floral, violet-scented bouquet that is very well defined, nicely focused with hints of brine and seaweed infusing the decayed black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied and very refined, supple in the mouth with beautifully judged natural acidity. It seems to have a fleshy, almost Merlot-driven finish that swayed me towards the Right Bank, but that earthiness on the aftertaste swings you back to Pessac-Léognan. Like many 1966s, there is a masculine trait to this Domaine de Chevalier that still shows plenty of vigor and as such, I can see this swarthy wine offering another 15-20 years of pleasure - subject to provenance. This is certainly worth looking out for. Tasted April 2016.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
More reviews and scores
Mid colour with pale aged rim. Very complete if not especially assertive. Quite leafy. Lovely freshness and racy Graves aromas. Round and complete. Very flattering – [perhaps just a bit more obvious and earthbound than the 1964 but very good and rather similar. Very long. (JR)
About the producer
Since buying the property in 1983, the Bernard family has cemented Domaine de Chevalier’s reputation as one of the Graves’s finest red and white wine producers, known for their sophisticated and elegant wines.