Few Bordeaux great growths have their own blog.
However, I felt that I would like to share events that have left their mark on Chevalier, and thus my own life…
These events will be regularly photographed, described, analysed, and sometimes even filmed.
I thus cordially invite you to keep abreast of what's happening at Domaine de Chevalier via this blog.
Le célèbre magazine américain Wine Spectator vient de révéler son classement annuel : il a placé le Domaine de Chevalier 2016 à la 23ème place de sa sélection parmi l'ensemble des vins de la planète dégustés au cours de l'année.
Domaine de Chevalier 2016 in the World "Top 100" by Wine Spectator:
The famous American magazine has just revealed its annual ranking: Domaine de Chevalier 2016 is in the 23rd place of its selection among all the wines of the planet tasted during the year.
"About the List:
We’ve revealed the Top 100 of 2019! Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines reviewed over the previous 12 months and select our Top 100, based on quality, value, availability and excitement. This annual list honors successful wineries, regions and vintages around the world." (Wine Spectator)
Domaine de Chevalier 2016: The core of fruit flavor here is sappy and dense, with lots of kirsch, raspberry pâte de fruit and plum reduction notes, yet this stays fresh and racy overall, with a bright iron spine, flashes of tea and tobacco and a long finish that shows a wonderful infusion of alder and tobacco flavors. Offers a lovely combination of prodigious fruit details, with a tug of earth. Best from 2024 through 2038_ JM 96
10 years ago, we started experimenting technological cork.
At first we implemented this solution with rosés, then l’Esprit de Chevalier, Domaine de La Solitude, Château Lespault Martillac, Clos des Lunes, Château Suau (2nd Cru Classé Barsac…).
A few thousand bottles in the first place, and then due to the success, the number quickly increased.
In the past 10 years, we did not receive any negative feedback on this corking system.
Through all the comparative wine tasting, results have always been in favor of technological cork :
So, we decided to extend technological cork to our “Grands Vins”.
We did so, last year, with 100 % of the Domaine de Chevalier Blanc for the 2015 vintage. And this year with with the Domaine de Chevalier Rouge and Blanc 2016 (Diam 30)
Olivier BERNARD
Soirée des Accabailles organised by the Crus Classés de Graves
Dinner in honnor of the great restoration.
by Chef Christopher COUTANCEAU * * from La Rochelle
200 guests, from 79 restaurants, welcomed by Olivier and Anne Bernard at Domaine de Chevalier.
November 5, 2017
Dinner theme : Seafood
Château Haut-Brion
Château Bouscaut
Château Carbonnieux
Domaine de Chevalier
Château Couhins
Chateau Couhins Lurton
Château de Fieuzal
Château Haut-Bailly
Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Château Latour-Martillac
Château Malartic-Lagravière
Château Olivier
Château Pape Clément
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
photos Artiste Associé Photographe
Happy Easter :-)
Olivier, Anne, Adrien et Hugo Bernard
Photo © F. Lot
"Bordeaux’s 2014 vintage is one of the biggest surprises of my 34-year career" writes James SUCKLING in his report:
BORDEAUX ROARS BACK TO RELEVANCE (AND EXCELLENCE) WITH THE 2014 VINTAGE
Monday, February 13, 2017
" The reds show harmony and finesse with solid cores of fruit and extremely polished tannins. There are no cabernet and merlot-based wines in the world with similar refinement and tension.."
98 "This is so solid and structured. It’s bigger and better than most 2014s! What a wine. Full body with flavors of stones, dried apples and pears. Goes on for minutes. Yes man!"
94 "Anyone who says that the 2014s aren’t elegant needs to taste this beautifully balanced wine. Ripe redcurrant and delicate herbal aromas with just a hint of spicy oak on the nose precede a fresh, medium-bodied palate with underplayed power and a lot of subtle nuances on the long finish."