2007 Domaine de Chevalier
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Harvested 27 September to 16 October. Bright garnet hue. Subtle red- and dark-fruit notes. Clearly, better maturity than any of the others in this flight so far. Mid-palate sweetness. Tannins present but refined. Drinking well but should hold. (JL)
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Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Domaine de Chevalier was tasted from two bottles. I returned the first as it felt a little volatile on the nose, but the second was as it should be. This has a very refined bouquet with scents of warm gravel and black olives permeating the dark berry fruit, all very well defined and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very fresh and generous in the mouth with superb mineralité and tension towards the tertiary finish. What a lovely Domaine de Chevalier—à point—but with the substance to suggest that it will not go downhill in any hurry. Tasted February 2017.
Dark core and narrow ruby-brick rim. Chocolate-oak sweetness and spice on the nose and just a light note of maturity. Chewy but rounded texture. (JH)
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.