April 3, 2024 - Needs at least a couple of hours of decanting to open up the wine. Medium-bodied with nice depth. The berry flavors are quite prominent right now.
March 17, 2024 - Tasted over two days, alongside the same vintage Pontet-Canet.
Purity of fruit, backed by expressive representation of place, define this seductive offering. It has softened considerably since release, and although it has retained its extraordinary suavity, it has shed its Burgundian characteristics. Distinctive fruitiness creates a strong impression of modernity. Yet the sense of place, balanced oak treatment, and imperceptible alcohol, mark this as Old School.
Easy drinking now, particularly after decanting for two hours. If the softening continues apace, this might reach full maturity by 2035. This noted, at least equal chances that it will hold through 2045. 95-96.
March 11, 2024 - This drinking fine now. Very good.
February 17, 2024 - The nose opened up with several hours in the decanter. Getting some red fruit here, with raspberries, of course dark fruit as well, black currant and blackberry. Floral aromas and the oak while integrated is very expressive. A well balanced palate, medium plus acidity, dark berries, vanilla, medium plus tannins. Already enjoyable, but will certainly gain points with further aging. 93-94
February 13, 2024 - This struck me as extraordinarily complete, alive and vibrant. This producer so often needs more time to show, but this was already showing great. Very pretty and enticing. Tasted alongside a half bottle of the '19, which was certainly closed at first but also opened up.
January 25, 2024 - Delicate, subtle wine with a long aftertaste.
November 2, 2023 - An interesting and gratifying journey. Poured straight from freshly opened 375ml bottle. Very dark peerless and fresh colour and similarly promising nose. Initially tasted like a gooseberry and cherry jujube somewhat like a very fruity Pinot. Rapidly transformed into a dark fruited structured beauty. Very dense and powerful but always with a Bordeaux reminiscent taut frame and savoury complexity - never quite ‘hot’ or too full. Black currant and cassis, with almost at times burnt wood/tar, liquorice, savoury spice. My wife sensed a xmas cake array of fruit and spices. Tremendously gratifying. 95-96. Enjoyable now but still years in it.
October 24, 2023 - Very nice, and better with 2-hours of decanting.
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium. The wine finishes medium.
October 22, 2023 - Nice wine. Well made and somewhat open for business after a couple of hours in the decanter etc. Black and red fruits, tannins a little AWOL. Enjoyed it, but not blown away. Still 93-94 on this one. Not clear how it improves from here
October 20, 2023 - Coravin fun - Domaine de Chevalier rouge (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Perfumed black hued fruits, plenty of sweet spice, very slight alcohol prickle, pretty, there is still a little jubey underpin to the generous fruit. Juicy, fleshy, equally fruit generous on the palate, tannins are woody drying and saturated with fruit. Long, a tiny red fruit notes keeps things fresh. Lovely.