Domaine de CHEVALIER 2025

Description

Yves Beck 95-97 points www.yvesbeck.wine
D’excellente intensité, le bouquet du Domaine de Chevalier 2025 s’illustre par sa pluralité et par son aptitude à créer le lien entre des notes de fruits mûrs et des nuances florales, tandis qu’une touche d’élevage agit subtilement en arrière-plan.
Le caractère onctueux de l’attaque prépare le terrain pour un cheminement linéaire et sans accroc. Les tannins se révèlent progressivement pour atteindre le point culminant de leur puissance en fin de bouche. Ils offrent une assise exceptionnelle et consolident les arrières communément avec une acidité autant structurante que rafraîchissante. Un vin ample et expressif mené par des traits de caractère incisifs et lumineux. 2030 – 2060

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com
Beau rouge sombre, intense. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité et suave. Délicat en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, le vin évolue juteux sur un toucher fin, vers une finale légèrement serrée, mais aromatique et persistante. Assemblage : 65 % cabernet sauvignon, 30 % merlot, 5 % petit verdot. Degré d’alcool : 12°5.

Neal Martin 94-96 www.vinous.com
The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier was picked from 11 to 26 September at 38 hl/ha with an alcohol level of 12.5%. This is perfumed on the nose with raspberry, cassis and light iris flower scents, just a touch of truffle in the background. You need to wait because this « grows » in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with granular tannins. Very harmonious, quintessentially Pessac, gravel-tinged black fruit, almost pillowy in texture, yet there is certainly decent structure here with just the right amount of grip towards the finish. It will require less bottle age than, say, the 2020 or 2022, yet it is endowed with real complexity and classicism. It is Domaine de Chevalier, after all.

Antonio Galloni 95-97 www.vinous.com
The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier is a total stunner. The oak imprint is a bit strong, but the 2025 possesses notable richness and textural depth to handle it all. Signature red-toned fruit and floral overtones soar through the layered, expansive close.

Panos Kakaviatos 95 points  www.decanter.com (at Château Olivier, 16 Apr 2026)
Aromas of plum, raspberry, loam and wet stone minerality suggest the pedigree beneath. The palate is decidedly structured, almost reminiscent of grape skins tasted at harvest, with a firm, tightly wound tannic frame. A more muscular style of Domaine de Chevalier. At 12.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.71, the wine walks a fine line: the freshening acidity (particularly on the finish) both lifts and accentuates the abundant tannins. For now, it remains firm, but the underlying material is strong and should harmonise with élevage, making full barrel ageing key to unlocking a full expression. Tasted three times with two more positive impressions, the score reflects the wine’s anticipated evolution rather than its current state.

Yohan Castaing 93-95 points www.erobertparker.com
The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier, a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, was harvested between September 11 and 26—an unusually early finish—with yields of 35 hectoliters per hectare. It reveals a bouquet marked by oak, with notes of spice, dark berries, lead pencil and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and deep, it’s built around a substantial chassis of tannins and framed by powdery, youthful structure, concluding with a long, firm and structured finish, reflecting the wine’s inherent density.