Domaine de CHEVALIER BLANC 2022

Description

Yves Beck 94-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine

70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillon

Belle pluralité du bouquet avec des parfums de poires, de pêches et de citronnelle suivies de nuances d’élevage. Bel équilibre en bouche où le vin a du gras et une belle expression aromatique. Un vin bien structuré, fin, idéalement soutenu par une structure acide incisive qui assure tempérament et persistance. Beaucoup de finesse dans ce vin, c’est une belle réussite !  2025-2037

Jean-Marc Quarin 96 points www.quarin.com
Couleur pâle, aux reflets verts. Nez intense, fin, fruité, mûr, suave, pur et floral. Touche subtile de citron vert. Délicat en entrée de bouche, particulièrement aromatique au milieu, avec une saveur complexe de fruits rouges et de fruits blancs, le vin se développe ascendant, sans cesse gras, vers une longue finale savoureuse et noble, sans acidité marquée, juste rafraîchie par la menthe. C’est superbe ! Assemblage : 70 % sauvignon blanc, 30 % sémillon. Degré d’alcool : 14° – pH : 3,28. Rendement : 40 hl/ha.

Antonio Galloni 95-97 www.vinous.com
The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is stunning. It exudes textural depth, intensity and pedigree from the very first taste. I imagine it will still be stellar in another few years’ time. For now, it is a wine to think about cellaring. Time brings out dried lemon peel, sage, mint, chamomile, salt and crushed rock scents that lend both vibrancy and complexity. In most vintages, the Blanc is either incredibly steely or ample in feel. In 2022, it is both. Tasted four times.

Georgina Hindle 94 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
Round, full, compelling, charming and confident, this has a width and density that is really well worked, calm, not super vibrant but really rich in terms of fruit expression with coolness, white stone fruit flavours and some subtle toasting. Feels structured and well worked, serious but not as tense as many with more fruit persistence and depth than a lot of the whites this year. Perhaps missing a touch of acidity bit this is very good indeed and ends with a zestiness that is really appealing. Tasted twice. Derenoncourt consultants.

Johan Castaing 93-96 points www.erobertparker.com
The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc offers up aromas of pear, nectarine, crushed mint jasmine and lemon, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated palate with a mineral-driven profile. It’s lively and bright, with a delicate, penetrating finish animated by racy acids. This blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, matured entirely in large wooden foudres and 500-liter barrels instead of the traditional barriques, is one of the finest white wines of the vintage, and one of the few that transcends its limitations.

Neal Martin 92-94 www.vinous.com
The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc was picked from 22 August to 1 September. It has an instantly satisfying bouquet as it « launches » scents of passion fruit, lemon rind and patisserie scents, very well-defined and focused. The palate is intense on the entry and impressive in weight and density. Perhaps there’s not quite the tension of the previous vintage, but it is long and thickly textured on the finish. Excellent.