Vertical tasting of Domaine de Chevalier (Rouge)

Institute of Directors, London
Tasted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 by Rupert with 1,514 views

Introduction

This tasting really brought out the character of the wine - pretty much every vintage showed a leafy nose, earthy tobacco fruit and high levels of tannin and acidity. The wines were very classic and I liked them very much.

Flight 1 (12 Notes)

  • 2005 Domaine de Chevalier

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Markedly less exuberant than the other 2005s I've had, this had plummy fruit, was salty and very sharp - little sign of new oak, which perhaps is why I found it tougher than other 2005s

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  • 2001 Domaine de Chevalier 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Direct, mouthwatering cedar nose, leather and funk, confirmed on palate with lots of tobacco and earth - high acid, but overall this is a high class and characteristic graves

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  • 2000 Domaine de Chevalier

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Evasive on the nose, sharp cedar fruit on the palate, muscular - lacking charm today, but there's plenty of substance there for the future

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  • 1998 Domaine de Chevalier 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Cold tea nose, berried fruit and, like the preceding wines, showing cedar, tobacco and high acidity - more pinched than the 2001

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  • 1970 Domaine de Chevalier 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Browning, brown sugar sweetness on the palate, still some grip - very attractive

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  • 1964 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Some suggestion of TCA at first, but this blew off, and by the end of the evening had blossomed with a lovely sweet tobacco fragrance, fresh, balanced and long

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  • 1978 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Intensely leafy nose, then a bit of a hollow, but then there was this long, lingering, layered finish, dry and tannic and on and on it went - fascinating

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  • 1961 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    A dark healthy colour, a huge, penetrating iodine nose, on the palate, vigorous, very fresh - the tannins still grippy - a wild, but enticing wine

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  • 1989 Domaine de Chevalier 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Stood out from the other vintages for being ripe and sweet, so charming, complex, sweet, fat - the only wine tonight not to have sharp and rough edges

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  • 1983 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Iodine again (like the '61), lovely richness on the palate, fresh and lively

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  • 1937 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Cloudy, but the palate was beautiful, fresh, sweet, citrus tones, mellow

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  • 1949 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Deep red brown, youthful looking, vigorous medicinal nose, rich, ripe, and still very tannic

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