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Domaine de Chevalier 2024

Standard - 75cl

Domaine de Chevalier 2024
€37.45 IB
per bottle
6x75cl

ETA: +2 years

€224.70In Bond per case
€276.70inc VAT per case

Wine Critic Reviews


18+
Matthew JukesMatthew Jukes

Toned and honed, DdC is a little shy on the nose, and the finish is reluctant to express itself fully, but I expect it to put on weight around the midriff during its élévage, resulting in a cool, calm wine with a quizzical outlook and a cultured and sleek chassis. This enigma of a wine never disappoints, so pop back in six years, and the elements will have found their equilibrium. I don’t expect this will be a long-lived DdC, but it will be ever so debonair when it straightens its jacket and sets off down the catwalk!

  • Reviewer Name: Matthew Jukes

Fine cocoa powder, cedar, minerals, currants and blue fruit. Juicy and medium- to full-bodied with fresh, firm tannins and a long, crunchy finish. It lingers well. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 5% petit verdot.

The 2024 Domaine de Chevalier is soft, fruity and relatively simple, given its typical personality. Plum, black cherry, licorice, chocolate and sweet oak are pushed forward in this open-knit, easygoing Pessac-Léognan. There may be more here than meets the eye. We will see. Today, the 2024 is on the light side. Tasted two times.

  • Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni

The 2024 Domaine de Chevalier was cropped at 48 hl/ha between September 20 and October 8. This is almost Burgundian in style, with a fragrant bouquet revealing pure blueberry and blackcurrant aromas alongside crushed violet and iris flower scents emerging with aeration. It is very comely and alluring. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. It's very harmonious and already in this prenatal stage, seductive. With finely chiseled tannins and more mineralité compared to the L'Esprit, this seems to glide on the finish. Just a lovely Pessac-Léognan for the vintage, though this year it must accept the silver medal as Olivier Bernard's white takes the gold.

  • Drinking Window: 2031 - 2048
  • Reviewer Name: Neal Martin

Stands out for its deep ruby red colour, soft grilled cedar and sandalwood aromatics, and its slow build through the palate, with juice and character, a ton of gorgeous slate and liquorice. Not at the peak of 2023 or 2022, but this has depth and balance, and estate character. Great job from the team at Domaine de Chevalier. Harvest 20 September to 8 October. 30% new oak for ageing, Olivier Bernard owner.

  • Reviewer Name: Jane Anson