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James Suckling: "2014 vintage is one of the biggest surprises of my carreer..."

"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.."

• DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER  BLANC 2014:

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!"

• DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2014:

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."

Domaine de Chevalier 2014: new tasting comment and score by Antonio Galloni

BY ANTONIO GALLONI | FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I was deeply impressed with these wines from Domaine de Chevalier. The red has a slight upper hand in 2014, but both wines are distinctive and full of character. Olivier Bernard owns one of the crown jewels of Bordeaux, as these wines clearly make evident.

Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2014:

The 2014 Domaine de Chevalier is a total knockout. Precise, brilliant and finely sculpted, the 2014 possesses superb intensity. Freshly cut flowers, mint and sweet red berries, along with finessed but persistent tannins, give the wine its regal personality. The 2014 needs a number of years to shed some baby fat and develop the full breadth of its aromatics, but it is a fabulous wine by any measure. The 2014 is 65 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 % Merlot and 5 % Petit Verdot that spent approximately 35 days on the skins. Olivier Bernard noted that the Merlots were brought in between October 10 and 17, which is quite late by the domaine's standards. Tasted two times. 96  (2024-2044) (Feb. 2017) [Note En Primeur April 2015: 92-95]

Domaine de Chevalier blanc 2014:

The 2014 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc comes across as very young and in need of cellaring. Then again, that's the way it is in most vintages with the Blanc. White flowers, mint and orchard fruit are some of the signatures. In 2014, the Blanc is a wine of power, texture and depth, some of which is found in place of the brighter, more citrus-driven character found in other vintages. In 2014, the blend is 70 % Sauvignon Blanc and 30 % Sémillon. Tasted two times. 94 94 [Note En Primeur April 2015: 91-94]