Domaine de CHEVALIER 2017

Description

Yves Beck 94 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Dégusté le 04.11.2019 par Yves Beck
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Robe dense aux tons grenat avec une touche violacée. Bonne intensité du nez où fraîcheur et fruits font ménage commun. Touche fumée. Agréable fraîcheur en attaque également où je perçois des arômes de cassis et de menthe. Le vin est juteux, crémeux et soutenu par des tannins compacts, aux grains fins et une structure vive. Finale fruitée. Belle réussite.  2023-2042

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 94 points www.robertparker.com 16th Mar 2020
The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier is deep garnet-purple in color with a nose of baked plums, black cherry compote, fruitcake and violets plus wafts of fragrant earth and rosehip tea. Medium-bodied, the palate has loads of fruit with plush, rounded tannins and a lively finish. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this vintage spent 18 months in French oak, 35% new.

Neal Martin 93 points www.vinous.com
The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier was impressive from barrel. Bottled since June 2019, it has clearly retained that gorgeous nose with delineated scents of blackberry, black olive, shucked oyster shells and orange rind. Wonderful vigour here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, lithe and very focused. It is not a powerful nor indeed a long-term Domaine de Chevalier, ergo my lower score than 2016. Bottom line is that it is just a delicious wine to consume. Still, it will offer 20 years of drinking pleasure. Tasted twice with consistent notes. Drinking Window 2021 – 2045

Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, avec un fond de cuir mouillé typique du lieu. Délicat à l’attaque, suave en milieu de bouche, très aromatique, avec un corps fondant et une texture minutieuse, ce vin marque des points en finale quand il s’étire longtemps sur un grain fin.

Jane Anson 94 points  www.decanter.com (at UGC London, 21 Sep 2019)
Rich, deep ruby in colour, and once again Chevalier proves that it has a better handle on difficult vintages than so many other chateaux. It remains austere at this point, even after two years ageing in barrel, and is clearly going to take time to come around, but there is plenty of cigar, slate and cassis character to sink your teeth into. Drinking Window 2024 – 2040