2001-DOMAINE-DE-CHEVALIER-Cru-Classé-Pessac-Léognan

DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER

2001 Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan

Grapes Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
District Left Bank
Sub-district Graves
Village Pessac-Léognan
Classification Cru Classé

A very young blue-edged look. Not a monster, as one would expect, but still fat, fleshy and harmonious - really attractive. Denser than some, but the fruit is there - there is good intensity and acidity. A very good classic Domaine de Chevalier. L&S (Mar 2005)


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The 2001 Domaine de Chevalier has a more flattering bouquet compared to the 2000, featuring gorgeous, very pure black cherry, blueberry and mint aromas that gain intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with similar tannic structure to the 2000, firm and maybe a little austere, displaying fine grip but, atypically for this estate, quite recalcitrant at the moment, so afford it more time in the cellar. Drinking range: 2023 - 2045 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Sept 2021)

(65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 5% cabernet franc; 13.2% alcohol): Bright red with an amber rim. Ripe red cherry, coffee, camphor and leather on the nose, plus a hint of game. Supple and drinkable already, showing an animal component to the exotic smoky oak, dark berry and herb flavors. Finishes slightly earthy, with chunky, grainy, drying tannins and a lingering note of tobacco. This is a disappointing wine in the context of an excellent, underrated year in Bordeaux: drink up. Stéphane Derenoncourt began consulting here with the 2002 vintage, and perhaps this less-than-stellar 2001 expedited that decision. Rating: 87 Ian d'Agata, www.vinousmedia.com (Apr 2013)

The fragrant floral character of black fruits gives lots of charm. The mid palate is sweet the cassis and black plum intermingling with fresher redcurrant. The tannins although giving structure feel ripe and the flavours linger on the finish. There is the feeling of style rather than power. Rating: 91 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Mar 2011)

Domaine de Chevalier

Domaine de Chevalier, located in Léognan and surrounded by forest, enjoys a particular microclimate. Unlike some of the Pessacs which are surrounded by urban development which raises the average temperature, Chevalier is quite a cool terroir.

Olivier Bernard has owned and run the estate since 1983, and has done much to improve the quality of the wines. The white has always been one of Bordeaux's finest, and is even better now, and Bernard has dramatically increased the quality of the red, especially in the last ten years.

Domaine de Chevalier has a soil of dark sand and fine white gravel. It is planted at 10,000 vines per hectare averaging 35 years old.
There are 7 Hectares planted for white with 70% Sauvignon and 30% Sémillon.
There are 60 Hectares planted for red, comprising 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc.

At the harvest the white grapes are picked in baskets with successive picking through the vines.
The red grapes are also picked in baskets, with triple sorting: first in the vines, then the complete bunch on the sorting table and third by optical sorting machine, berry by berry.
The white is pressed slowly, and settlement (débourbage) and alcoholic fermentation occur in the barrel, with 35% new wood. The wine is aged on the lees in barrel with stirring (batonnage), for 18 months.
The red grapes are vatted by gravity without pumping. The alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel and coated steel temperature-controlled vats. Maceration for 2 to 3 weeks with a maximum fermentation temperature of 30° C and manual pigeage. The wine is aged for 18 months (four months on the lees), with 35% new wood.

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