Domaine de Chevalier Birthday lunch
McLeay Street Bistro, Potts Point
Tasted Sunday, February 25, 2018 by chatters with 304 views
Introduction
As I'm getting old I have decided to celebrate this years solid half century with a number of lunches/dinners/tastings pulling stuff out of the cellar. The first of these is Domaine de Chevalier - a massive personal favourite of mine - so I got a bunch of friends together and we went to lunch with the following (except the 2010 blanc) plundered from my cellar
Flight 1 - Bracket one - white (5 Notes)
clumsy idiot that I am I dropped the 72 which meant I could only salvage a glass from the whole bottle. The 2010 and 2012 were both very good though. The 2002 a little too tired. I also opened a 2013 and 2014 though didn't get an opportunity to taste them.
Flight 2 - Bracket two - red (15 Notes)
What an embarrassment of riches. It was such a pleasure to see these wines at a single sitting. Too many highlights to mention. I uncorked everything about 90 minutes before consumption and only decanted the 1990 (because of a crumbling cork).
Closing
The paucity of my note taking is more based on the space and convivial company than the impact of the wines……scrawled between courses and conversations…It was a lovely messy lunch and most of these wines were superb. It was a pleasure to see chums do a double take comparing the aging process in the wines, especially the reds...
1972 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Ooh, lots of fruit! Apricots, peaches, lemons backed by honey, cream and a moderate oxidative note. On the palate, though, it's sharply acidic. So sharp that it rather dominates proceedings.
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2002 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Oxidised and maderised though still drinkable. Apple and honey, slight stone fruit, juicy tangy, slight lemon and apple. Nice despite it's forwardness.
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2010 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Gooseberries and cream, slight herbaceous note, touches of green apple Juicy but quite rich, a little spice and fruit tang. Long. Nice
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2011 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
apples and lemons, slight herbaceous notes.
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2012 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
tangy, juicy, slight herbaceous notes. More sour than I remember from my Coravin tasting.
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