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1996 Domaine de Chevalier
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 98
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Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 93 points
December 23, 2023 - Classic Graves tobacco on the nose on pouring (after a 90 minute decant) with some air there's a raspberry bonbon sweetness too. Some plum fruit and a hint of iodine. Palate is very savoury and more-ish with some meatiness and some autumnal leaves. Lovely if not quite at the heights of an 1989 enjoyed ten days ago.
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Tartiflette Likes this wine: 92 points
December 5, 2023 - 3 hours decant. This bottle seems like in a perfect place right now. A little barnyard in the beginning but it vanished after half an hour. Lovely fat texture with Blackberries, tobacco, leather, chocolate and an earthiness dominating. Very little acidity and tannin left and drying a bit in the end.
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jskuek Likes this wine: 94 points
September 3, 2023 - No decant needed, improved over 2 hours drinking from bottle. Tobacco, capsicum, layers of wet stone, superb. Complex and long finishing.
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Tartiflette wrote: 91 points
August 24, 2023 - Opened and drank immediately Beautiful light red color and wonderful mature nose. Thick viscosity. When in the mouth you feel the age. Still a good glass but on the downhill. Plums and raisins on the fruity side. But the tertiary notes dominating. An earthy and mature fell dominating (and I like it) Vanilla, leather, tobacco, acetone. Short aftertaste. It’s very easy to drink due to its lack of tannins and acidity. The bottle was almost empty before the meal was ready :-(
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Hugo Hilde Likes this wine:
May 24, 2023 - Blackberry, smoke, vanilla, musk, cigar box.
Chewy tannins, nice density and a long, somewhat oaky finish.
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By Georgina Hindle
Domaine de Chevalier: 40-year-vertical tasting, 9/22/2023 (link)(Domaine de Chevalier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Lawther MW
9/22/2023 (link)(Dom de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
September 2023, 9/1/2023 (link)(Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2011 (link)(Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/8/2006 (link)(Dom de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/18/2006 (link)(Dom de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
October 2004 (link)(Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine de Chevalier
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
- UPC Codes 3550871209486, 3760115295650
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (1%)
- In Cellars 581 (62%)
- Consumed 349 (37%)
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- ProducerDomaine de Chevalier
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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