Domaine de Chevalier

Pessac-Léognan

2016

Blend

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Domaine de Chevalier, Red, 2016
Category: Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé des Graves, Bordeaux

Food pairing

It pairs perfectly with duck breast or red meats grilled over vine cuttings.
Data sheet

Domaine de Chevalier

Pessac-Léognan

2016

Tasting notes

A wonderfully complex, subtle, expressive nose offering floral, fruity, and mineral notes, with a palate that lives up to expectations, featuring a satiny texture, silkiness, and amplitude, but without any harshness. Length, power, refinement, freshness, and balance—it has it all. A truly great wine, the very embodiment of what we think of as a great Pessac.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 50 hectares
Soil composition: Mixed gravel surface with a clay-gravel subsoil.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Three vats (stainless steel vats, concrete tulip vats wooden vats).
Maceration technique: 3 week vatting time.
Aging: Oak Barrels
16 to 18 months with 33% new oak barrels
Type of oak: French
Bottles produced: 100 000
Winemaker: Kevin Chapon
Consulting œnologist: Stéphane Derenoncourt

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Dating back to the 17th century, when the domaine was referred to Chivaley. Domaine de Chevalier would be linked to the Saint-Jacques de Compostela path that borders the edge of the estate. In 1983, Olivier Bernard would take control of the estate, bringing it to new heights.
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Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

A vineyard run according to sustainable agriculture, the objective being to optimize economic performance by controlling inputs, to limit their environmental impacts. Additionally, half the estate is conducted using organic practices, with the idea to slowly convert the entire estate.