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Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2009

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pessac-LĂ©ognan
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietySauvignon Blanc/Semillon

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Tasting Notes

This wine has closed down since I saw it prior to bottling. A blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon from one of the great estates in Pessac-Leognan, the wine has notes of white currants, melon, and flint/crushed rock with a delicate hit of orange and lemon zest. Give it another 4-5 years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades.

95+
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (199), March 2012

Tasted at the chateau. A very primal nose with touches of red apple, pear, a touch of beeswax and apple-blossom. Well defined but perhaps lacking the edginess displayed by the 2007 at this stage. The palate is well balanced and light on its feet, well-judged acidity, a slight creaminess on the entry, broadening out nicely on the palate and showing more complexity than might have been aromatically implied. Very pure on the finish. Excellent. Tasted April 2010.

90/92
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2010

This is fabulous, long and superintense, with dried pineapple and sliced apples. Dense and powerful, with a great backbone of acidity and a long, long finish. Wonderful structure in this baby white.

95/98
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, April 2010

Some nerve as well as some fat on the nose here. Firm and mineral on the finish. Real structure to this bone dry wine. Not unlike de Fieuzal but a bit richer. I feel confident that more interest will develop.Date tasted 2nd April 2010. Drink 2013-2020.

17.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2010

Lemon yellow, quite restrained floral nose, fresh pears, green apples, shows complexity and vineyard depth, great purity and quite succulent length while retaining its restrained and impressive class. Drink 2013-20.

18.5
Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com, April 2010
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96/98
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (188), April 2010
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