Domaine de Chevalier, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 2012
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2012
- ColourRed
- ProducerDomaine de Chevalier
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionPessac-Leognan
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN10094082012
- Avg. Critic Score4★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
The 2012 Domaine de Chevalier from magnum is very similar to the bottle on the nose with lovely loamy, red berry fruit. Very fine definition. The palate is well balanced with fine-boned tannins and well-judged acidity. There is an almost Burgundy-like texture towards the finish that lingers long in the mouth. Certainly, this larger format shows better than the bottle at the moment. Tasted at Bordeaux Index's Ten-Year On tasting.
- Drinking Window: 2022 - 2045
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: September 2022
Very floral and elegant with raspberry and blackcurrant fruit mixed with toasty oak/vanillin, followed by a medium to full-bodied, stylish, polished wine that is the quintessentially refined style of Pessac-Léognan. Nevertheless, the complexity and nuance has yet to fully emerge. This medium to full-bodied Domaine de Chevalier is poised for a bright future. It is tight and backward now, as well as restrained aromatically, but everything is there for the future. Forget it for 5-7 years and drink it over the following 30 years.
- Drinking Window: 2020 - 2050
- Reviewer Name: Robert Parker
- Review Date: April 2015