2001 Domaine de Chevalier
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Tasting notes
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Harvested 21 September to 11 October. Deeper and more youthful in colour than 2000. Less evolved as well. Reticent nose but bright and focused on the palate with good line, length and persistence. Drives along and still has a way to go. (JL)
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The 2001 Domaine de Chevalier has a more flattering bouquet compared to the 2000, featuring gorgeous, very pure black cherry, blueberry and mint aromas that gain intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with similar tannic structure to the 2000, firm and maybe a little austere, displaying fine grip but, atypically for this estate, quite recalcitrant at the moment, so afford it more time in the cellar.
Lovely cedary nose. Dry and correct. Lots of evolution already but the track record suggests it will have a long life too. Mint fresh, very long. More evolved and definitely lighter than most. Classic claret. (JR)
This property is surely underpriced? Still quite uncommunicative on the nose. Trademark freshness. Very lively. Positively prancing. Still youthful. Gives the (probably accurate) impression of being extremely youthful. Racy. Archetypal Graves. (JR)
About the producer
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.