1964 Domaine de Chevalier
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Tasting notes
Deep crimson. Aromatic and brisk on the nose. Very pure with just a little spiciness. Wonderfully classical. Nothing out of place. Lovely to drink now – great purity but great fruit weight too – fills the entire palate. Absolutely classic claret. Very clean. Bettane called it perfectly refined Peynaud wine. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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When I wrote about this wine in the first edition of this book, I gave it an adequate review. Two bottles tasted since were significantly better. Both exhibited dark ruby color, with some amber/orange at the rim. Both had bouquets that displayed a roasted, rich, intensely concentrated character, indicative of a hot vintage. In the mouth, the wine was extremely full bodied and alcoholic for a Domaine de Chevalier, but rich, full, intense, and velvety. Clearly I underrated this wine. While not as superb as the 1964 La Mission-Haut-Brion, the 1964 Domaine de Chevalier is still a gorgeously fragrant, hedonistic wine with gobs of plump, fat flavors. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 11/89.
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.