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Manage Subscriptions1982 Domaine de Chevalier
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
Community Tasting Notes 57
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nywine68 wrote: 92 points
December 29, 2023 - I recently acquired a few bottles of this and did not realize how maligned this wine was by the critics. While it is not a blockbuster by any means, the criticism seems overdone. It lacks some depth but still has plenty of life left in it with good vibrant acidity and typical mature Bordeaux flavors. Medium body and finish.
After a few hours of air, this took on considerably more weight. Pretty strawberry aromas wafting from the glass. Added two points to my earlier score. -
GrapeScott wrote: 86 points
April 22, 2023 - My third bottle from a case that I've been slowly working through whenever the craving for an underripe, weedy BDX strikes me. This particular bottle, fortunately, was more like my first and therefore, modestly enjoyable. The nose is vegetal, herbal, a bit like "ditchweed" as some call it, with a bit of tobacco and hints of cassis lingering underneath. Astringent and clearly made from underripe and/or poorly sorted fruit (hail damage was at play, apparently), this is for fans of wines like Belair and Loire cab franc.
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grapist Likes this wine: 94 points
November 5, 2022 - Ullage was base neck. Color was good, with no bricking. Aroma was rich, floral and inviting. The wine showed the complexity of maturity, but, incredibly, no signs of age. Tannins present but “dusty”. Balance and structure were excellent and mouthfeel and finish were excellent.
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GrapeScott wrote:
October 20, 2022 - My last bottle of this wine was pleasant, if not necessarily worthy of the vintage or this estate. This one, however, was ugly, and makes me understand many of the other more negative reviews. The bottle variation here seems to be unpredictable, as these were two from the same case and with similar fills and corks in very good condition. This bottle shows the hallmarks of hail damage, extremely green, vegetal, thin and astringent. Like if you took a bottle of Belair and robbed it of any remaining fruit. Note even my anti-flavor wine elite palate found this enjoyable.
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FransS wrote: 93 points
August 29, 2022 - My friends Loek & Saskia married three years; a lovely dinner at Zoldering Amsterdam: the first impression was a fragile wine, but wit air the colour grew as a refined bouquet, still fresh, but not because old acidity, a smooth midtaste with the, fore me, open 'Domaine de Chevalier' style. 92 Points for the concentration and 1 point 'en plus' for the overall balance and condition. I guessed the wine and the vintage with a(n) indication/confirmation 'left bank'.
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By Neal Martin
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Jul/Aug 2015, Issue #58, Domaine de Chevalier: Great White Bordeaux and Once Upon A Time, Home To the Graves’ Most Elegant Red Wine(Domaine de Chevalier) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1982
- 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
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
- In Cellars 332 (60%)
- Consumed 211 (38%)
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- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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