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Tasting Notes

Tasting notes
FINE+RARE Tasting Note

High level of ripeness with jammy black fruit character. Rich, viscous texture, sinewy, soft even-set tannins, resolved but abundant and expansive on the palate. A lovely refreshing backbone of acidity balances the ripe fruit profile. This is really elegant, medium bodied Pessac. Very pure fruit character – fresh blackcurrant and blackberry – no raisining of fruit but moderate in concentration with plenty of finesse. Gentle wine, with nice sustain on the finish. Very elegant and balanced. Medium bodied Pessac.

Critic Scores

Critic scores
96
96/100

Average Score

97
96-97/100

James Suckling

95
95/100

Decanter

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96 - 97 points
James Suckling
Score 96-97/100 · James Suckling, May 2020

The chocolate, walnut, dark-fruit and stone character is attractive. It’s full-bodied and very tight and linear with chewy yet polished tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Lots of intensity and complexity here, as always.

95 points
Decanter
Score 95/100 · Decanter

A lovely Chevalier, with rich tannins, juicy cassis and bilberry fruit, sage and pepper spice and a slate finish. Similar in style to warm but well-built years like 2000. Not the power of 2016 but this is an excellent wine, with lots to enjoy. Harvest finished October 12.

17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Jancis Robinson MW

Appetising and fresh, the fruit juicy and perfectly pitched. Dark-fruit note with a hint of vanilla oak but subtle and integrated. Finely etched tannins. Firm, long finish. Nothing forced. (JL)

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Domaine de Chevalier

Since buying the property in 1983, the Bernard family has cemented Domaine de Chevalier’s reputation as one of the Graves’s finest red and white wine producers, known for their sophisticated and elegant wines.

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Wine

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Still wine

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