Domaine de CHEVALIER BLANC 2021

Description

Yves Beck 96-97 points www.yvesbeck.wine

75% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Sémillon

Que de densité et de pluralité dans le bouquet du Domaine de Chevalier. Il se distingue par sa fraîcheur et ses nombreuses facettes ; nuances de limes et d’écorces d’oranges suivies par des notes de garrigues et de menthe poivrée. A l’image du bouquet, le palais se veut complexe également ; ainsi, l’attaque est saline et juteuse puis elle est rapidement relayée par une belle ampleur parfaitement en phase avec le tempérament de la structure acide. Le vin s’en retrouve salin et dense tandis que la finale souligne la persistance aromatique, idéalement plussoyée par une élégante amertume. Un grand Domaine de Chevalier qui a un bien bel avenir devant lui.  2024-2046  

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com
Couleur pâle. Nez intense, fin, fruité et floral. Délicat en entrée de bouche, avec beaucoup de goût entre le milieu et la finale, le vin grandit et vient s’achever ample, mûr, profond, sans aucune acidité mordante. C’est très bon. Assemblage : 75 % sauvignon, 25 % sémillon. Degré d’alcool : 13°5. Rendement : 40 hl/ha. Propriété en conversion bio.

Antonio Galloni 95-97 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc dazzles from start to finish. Bright, sculpted and sizzling with saline-infused vibrancy, the Blanc offers a beguiling mix of citrus, floral and mineral notes, delivering tremendous flavor intensity with no excess weight at all. There is a feeling of airiness and precision here that is simply mind-blowing. Readers will find a Blanc of tremendous pedigree that evokes the great vintages at this property. There was some variation in samples, but barrel samples are especially finicky at this stage, especially whites. This is a tremendous showing.

Georgina Hindle 95 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
A rich honeyed apple and apricot nose with soft white blossom notes. So lifted and expressive on the palate, creamy lemon, pear, red apple and apricot. Gently round, this has a nice delicacy but also good weight – a refined palate with a soft creaminess. Easy to drink and enjoy with excellent structure and density for the vintage, you get enough acidity and texture to give a full mouthfeel without anything being too much or over the top but still with enough flavour that it’s interesting and compelling. A top buy.

William Kelley 94-96 points www.erobertparker.com
The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is shaping up brilliantly, bursting with aromas of citrus oil, gooseberries, crisp stone fruit, white flowers and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, it’s a concentrated, textural wine that displays terrific cut and tension, allying racy acidity with chalky, structuring dry extract.

Neal Martin 95-97 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, picked September 13–23 at 40hL/ha, has a captivating, complex bouquet of yellow flowers, white peach, wet limestone and just a faint hint of elderflower in the background. The taut palate is well-balanced with a superb line of acidity. Conveying tangible energy from start to finish, this builds in the mouth toward a persistent finish that fans out gloriously. One of the best Domaine de Chevalier whites that I have tasted in 20-plus years.