Domaine de Chevalier

Pessac-Léognan

2017

Blend

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Domaine de Chevalier, Red, 2017
Category: Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé des Graves, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pairs with charcuterie, poultry, meats, game, lamb, hard cheeses, soft cheeses, desserts.

Data sheet

Domaine de Chevalier

Pessac-Léognan

2017

Tasting notes

Intense, brilliant burgundy color. Open, refined nose, fruity and spicy. Black cherry blackberry and blueberry. Fine peppery and vanilla spices mingle with the bouquet. On the palate, the flavor is concentrated, complex and well-balanced. Roundness and supple structure with fine, dense, noble tannins. noble. No weaknesses, on the contrary energy and freshness. Superb fruity finish very elegant. Great purity of maturity and balance for a wine that needs to evolve (10 years) in the cellar.

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: Thomas Stonestreet

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.

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.