L'Esprit De Chevalier2018
RED WINE
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Producer
Domaine de Chevalier
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Blend
55% Cabernet Sauvignon
40% Merlot
5% Petit Verdot
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Country
France
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Region
Bordeaux
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Appellation
Pessac-Leognan
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UPC
3760111816156
Reviews
James Suckling 95
This is an extremely polished and refined young wine with gorgeous blackberry, blackcurrant, licorice, dark-chocolate and bark character. It’s full-bodied with ever so fine tannins and a long, long finish. Fantastic second wine of Domaine de Chevalier.
by JS, James Suckling , 2021
Wine Spectator 91
Packed with plum paste, cherry reduction, bramble and melted licorice notes that are enlivened by sanguine and iron hints through the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2022 through 2032.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2021
Wine Enthusiast 93
The second wine of Domaine de Chevalier, this shows all the richness of the vintage, with weighty tannins and a generous future. Blackberry fruits and a core that promises plenty of potential as the dryness softens contribute to what will be a richly structured, complex wine.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2021
Technical Details
Description
Since 1986, the planting of young vines has meant that the Domaine de Chevalier had to craft a second wine, in both white and red. L’ESPRIT… The Spirit is also a way of making a wine. The Bernard Family, by calling its second wine L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, wanted above all for it to carry the hall-mark of Chevalier and to reflect the « Spirit » of the estate, combining powerfulness and complexity but also finesse and elegance in total respect of the terroir. The red L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER is aged for 14 months in oak barrels, one third of which are renewed each year. It is an appealing wine, ready to be appreciated between 3 and 5 years earlier than the main wine.
Estate
The Domaine de Chevalier located in Léognan, the Capital town of the Graves Region has a long history. It appears on the famous map of Pierre de Belleyme in 1783. In 1983 the estate was purchased by the Bernard Fami-ly, N° 1 in France on the spirits market and a major negociant of premium Bordeaux wines. It has been run ever since by Olivier Bernard who perpetuates that spirit of balance and the constant drive for perfection which have been the hallmark of this outstanding wine. The red Domaine de Chevalier, the flagship of the Pessac-Léognan appellation belongs to the elite of the great classified growths of Bordeaux. The white Domaine de Chevalier is recognized as one of the world’s finest dry wines.
Vinification
Hand-picked, in small crates. Grapes are carefully sorted in the vineyard as well as before and after destemming. The final wine is then aged for 14 months in barrels.
