2008 Domaine de Chevalier
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66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot. Harvested 6 to 25 October (latest harvest in Chevalier’s history). Good, bright colour to the rim. Red- and dark-fruit aromas. Mid palate full but fresh. Minerally and stony as well. More in the ‘classic’ mould with plenty of Graves character. Clean finish. (JL)
A gorgeous perfume of blackcurrants, chocolate, tobacco leaf, and gravelly minerality emerges from the 2008 Domaine de Chevalier, which is a blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and hit 13.5% natural alcohol. It’s broad, full-bodied, and seamless on the palate, and is a beautiful, beautiful wine that stretches out nicely on the finish. This is classic Graves! I love it today, and it has another 10-15 years of prime drinking (and I’m sure a gradual decline after that).
Tasted blind. Intense and bone dry. Still lots left to give. Desperately dry and needs food. (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.