Bordeaux 2022 en Primeur and some recent vintages: A very grand wine the 2019 (96pt), which is rare with a SauvBlanc at least for my palate. Great aromatic fireworks. Deep, with herbs, citrus and grassy notes. One of the best Sauvignon Blanc blends I've ever had and in a completely different league than the other whites today. Having had many oxidized Domaine de Chevalier white wines, I asked the estate whether this problem was finally addressed. I was proudly shown a Diam cork and explained that this was the result of a larger investigation. Inconsistent, unstable corks. Let's see. I would love for this great wine to stay in this shape for many more years. The 2022 (95pt) was also top, perhaps not quite as extravagant as the 2019 but in a similar league.
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Bordeaux 2022 barrel tasting event (Papiersaal Sihlcity, Zürich): Main takeaways: 1/ Despite a considerable amount of hype, this came across as bi-polar vintage with for every insanely good wine at least one dead-on-arrival counterpart. 2/ High alcohol levels, over-extraction and cooked fruit appear to be common pitfalls. 3/ Top wines were 1. Figeac (98), 2. Brane Cantenac (97), 3. Les Carmes Haut Brion (96). Full list of 20 wines and scores in included in the tasting story.
Tasting note: Mostly gooseberry fruit with a decent intensity to it. Aromas of spice add some complexity, but not more. Slightly creamy texture, but I felt the this struggled with the acidity which felt insufficient.
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Voluminous nose, generous and resonant, full of tropical fruit. This is so grand and so opulent on the palate; maybe it could use a touch more acidity to match, but it seems to work quite nicely and it will be fun to follow this over the years.
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Squeeze grapefruits over crushed rocks, and you get the idea of the perfume. The palate is packed with all the sweet, juicy, ripe pineapples, Granny Smith apples, tangerine skins, pomelo, and honeysuckle you could ask for. The wine provides the perfect blend of fresh, juicy citrus, sweetness, lift and creaminess. Drink this young for its youthful exuberance, or age it a few years for more secondary development. The wine blends 70% Sauvignon Blanc with 30% Semillon, 13.8% ABV, 3.28 pH. The harvest took place August 26 - September 5. Drink from 2025-2037. 96-96 Pts.
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96 vvPunkte / Natürlich war ich nach dem ausgezeichneten Rotwein von Domaine de Chevalier auf den Weissen gespannt. Dieser zeigt einen bezaubernden Duft, reife Frucht, zitrisch geprägt, auch Litschi und Papaya schwingen mit, darüber eine zarte Vanillenote, nicht aufdringlich, sondern super anregend. Im Gaumen mit Cremigkeit und Schmelz, top Struktur, sensationelle Frucht, das ist knackig, frisch zeigt eine grosse, aromatische Komplexität und viel Länge. Auch dieser Wein besticht, lässt keine Zweifel, top gelungen und mit grossen Reserven. (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 / Syndicat Viticole de Pessac-Léognan / Château La Garde ) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch
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7/12/2023 - chatters wrote:
Langton's Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 tasting (Langham Hotel, Kent Street, Sydney): Cream, gooseberry, a little sweet spice, slight leesy notes, tiny stone fruit almost peachy in fact. Nice nose. Juicy, fleshy, tangy, persistent silky burr supports the fruit long, serious. Nice
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5/14/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
Bordeaux 2022 en Primeur and some recent vintages: A very grand wine the 2019 (96pt), which is rare with a SauvBlanc at least for my palate. Great aromatic fireworks. Deep, with herbs, citrus and grassy notes. One of the best Sauvignon Blanc blends I've ever had and in a completely different league than the other whites today. Having had many oxidized Domaine de Chevalier white wines, I asked the estate whether this problem was finally addressed. I was proudly shown a Diam cork and explained that this was the result of a larger investigation. Inconsistent, unstable corks. Let's see. I would love for this great wine to stay in this shape for many more years. The 2022 (95pt) was also top, perhaps not quite as extravagant as the 2019 but in a similar league.
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5/11/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 90 Points
Bordeaux 2022 barrel tasting event (Papiersaal Sihlcity, Zürich): Main takeaways: 1/ Despite a considerable amount of hype, this came across as bi-polar vintage with for every insanely good wine at least one dead-on-arrival counterpart. 2/ High alcohol levels, over-extraction and cooked fruit appear to be common pitfalls. 3/ Top wines were 1. Figeac (98), 2. Brane Cantenac (97), 3. Les Carmes Haut Brion (96). Full list of 20 wines and scores in included in the tasting story.
Tasting note:
Mostly gooseberry fruit with a decent intensity to it. Aromas of spice add some complexity, but not more. Slightly creamy texture, but I felt the this struggled with the acidity which felt insufficient.
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5/9/2023 - englishman's claret wrote:
Voluminous nose, generous and resonant, full of tropical fruit. This is so grand and so opulent on the palate; maybe it could use a touch more acidity to match, but it seems to work quite nicely and it will be fun to follow this over the years.
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5/8/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
Squeeze grapefruits over crushed rocks, and you get the idea of the perfume. The palate is packed with all the sweet, juicy, ripe pineapples, Granny Smith apples, tangerine skins, pomelo, and honeysuckle you could ask for. The wine provides the perfect blend of fresh, juicy citrus, sweetness, lift and creaminess. Drink this young for its youthful exuberance, or age it a few years for more secondary development. The wine blends 70% Sauvignon Blanc with 30% Semillon, 13.8% ABV, 3.28 pH. The harvest took place August 26 - September 5. Drink from 2025-2037. 96-96 Pts.
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5/1/2023 - vvWine.ch wrote: 96 Points
96 vvPunkte / Natürlich war ich nach dem ausgezeichneten Rotwein von Domaine de Chevalier auf den Weissen gespannt. Dieser zeigt einen bezaubernden Duft, reife Frucht, zitrisch geprägt, auch Litschi und Papaya schwingen mit, darüber eine zarte Vanillenote, nicht aufdringlich, sondern super anregend. Im Gaumen mit Cremigkeit und Schmelz, top Struktur, sensationelle Frucht, das ist knackig, frisch zeigt eine grosse, aromatische Komplexität und viel Länge. Auch dieser Wein besticht, lässt keine Zweifel, top gelungen und mit grossen Reserven. (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 / Syndicat Viticole de Pessac-Léognan / Château La Garde ) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch
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