2017 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 750 ml
Country: France /
Region: Bordeaux /
Style: Wine /
Size: 750 ml /
Vintage: 2017 /
Sku: 30342125
James Suckling96 Points
The Wine Advocate94 Points
The Wine Spectator94 Points
Suggested Food Pairing:
Beef
Charcuterie-Cheese
Game
Lamb
Reviews
James Suckling96 Points
The Wine Advocate94 Points
The Wine Spectator94 Points
JS James Suckling: 96 Points
Lots of blueberry, hot-stone, slate and walnut aromas. Terracotta, too. Iodine. Full-bodied, round and dense with layers of fine tannins. Lovely depth and intensity. Extremely long and focused. Needs three or four years of bottle age just to start. Try after 2024.
WA The Wine Advocate: 94 Points
The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier is deep garnet-purple in color with a nose of baked plums, black cherry compote, fruitcake and violets plus wafts of fragrant earth and rosehip tea. Medium-bodied, the palate has loads of fruit with plush, rounded tannins and a lively finish. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this vintage spent 18 months in French oak, 35% new.
WS The Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Ripe and full in feel, with a swath of cassis, plum paste and fig preserve flavors that holds sway from start to finish, allowing roasted apple wood, licorice snap and black tea accents to chime in along the way. The fruit takes a solid encore on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2023 through 2036.