Domaine de Chevalier - Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru 2010 (750ml)
Price: $74.00
| Producer | Domaine de Chevalier |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pessac-Leognan |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 119110 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 96 Points
Dark fruits such as raspberries and blueberries with subtle perfume on the nose. Full body with super well-integrated tannins and a fresh and clean finish. Racy young wine. Shows classy structure and richness. Try in 2018.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
This is one of my all-time favorite wines from Domaine de Chevalier a silky rather classic Pessac-Leognan with notes of scorched earth tobacco leaf and black and red currants but no hard edges. Fragrant complex aromatics are followed by a savory expansively flavored wine made from a final blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine hit 13.5% natural alcohol which must certainly be among the highest they have ever achieved even eclipsing the 2009. An opulent precocious style of wine that seems much more developed complex and delicious than I thought from barrel this beauty can be drunk in 5-6 years or cellared for 20 or more.
Vinous: 93+ Points
Saturated bright ruby-red. Vibrant aromas of cassis plum and minerals plus a hint of hot stones. Then juicy but tight and imploded in the mouth showing terrific concentration and grip to its flavors of black fruits minerals and licorice. Very cabernet in its precision and cut. Finishes with a solid spine for two or three decades of positive evolution in bottle. I would not want to touch this until at least 2020.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
This has drive and intensity displaying lots of steeped currant anise and blackberry coulis notes pushed by tar and briar flavors. The ample finish sports roasted juniper and iron accents with nicely inlaid acidity to drive it all home. Should unwind nicely in the cellar. Best from 2015 through 2030.
