Country: France

Region: Bordeaux - Pessac-Leognan

Vintage: 2019

Cépage: Cabernet Sauvignon (65%); Merlot (30%); Petit Verdot (5%)

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 97 (RP); 97 (JD); 97 (JS)

"The 2019 Domaine de Chevalier is a magical wine in the making, wafting from the glass with aromas of wild plums, crushed blackcurrants and violets mingled with hints of pencil shavings, subtle spices and coniferous forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, deep and seamless, with a vibrant core of fruit, beautifully refined tannins and lively acids, it's exquisitely elegant and harmonious, concluding with a long, perfumed finish. Stylistically, this wine exhibits a much closer affinity with the great Domaine de Chevalier of yesteryear than much of what was produced here in the early 2000s. It's a masterclass in what contemporary Bordeaux can deliver, and worth a special effort to seek out."

William Kelley (RP) - 04/22