Domaine de Chevalier rouge 2017

- 94 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Lisa Perrotti-Brown: „The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier is deep garnet-purple in color with a nose of baked plums, black cherry compote, fruitcake and violets plus wafts of fragrant earth and rosehip tea. Medium-bodied, the palate has loads of fruit with plush, rounded tannins and a lively finish. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this vintage spent 18 months in French oak, 35% new.“

- 94 Punkte WINE ENTHUSIAST, Roger Voss: „Packed with ripe fruit, this shows juicy blackberry and spice flavors. They are balanced with the core of dry tannins that will allow this fruity, structured wine to age. Drink this wine from 2023.“

- 94 Punkte WINESPECTATOR, James Molesworth: „Ripe and full in feel, with a swath of cassis, plum paste and fig preserve flavors that holds sway from start to finish, allowing roasted apple wood, licorice snap and black tea accents to chime in along the way. The fruit takes a solid encore on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2023 through 2036.“

- 93 Punkte VINOUS, Neal Martin: „The 2017 Domaine de Chevalier was impressive from barrel. Bottled since June 2019, it has clearly retained that gorgeous nose with delineated scents of blackberry, black olive, shucked oyster shells and orange rind. Wonderful vigour here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, lithe and very focused. It is not a powerful nor indeed a long-term Domaine de Chevalier, ergo my lower score than 2016. Bottom line is that it is just a delicious wine to consume. Still, it will offer 20 years of drinking pleasure. Tasted twice with consistent notes.“

- 92 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: „Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung und Bukett, reife Kirschen, ein Hauch von Zwetschken, dezent nach Kräutern und etwas Edelholz. Straff, elegant, rotbeerig und frisch, finessenreich, eher ein Leichtgewicht, harmonisch, Nougat im Nachhall, wird jung zu trinken sein, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter.“

- 94 Punkte DECANTER, Jane Anson: „Rich, deep ruby in colour, and once again Chevalier proves that it has a better handle on difficult vintages than so many other chateaux. It remains austere at this point, even after two years ageing in barrel, and is clearly going to take time to come around, but there is plenty of cigar, slate and cassis character to sink your teeth into. Drinking Window 2024 – 2040“

- 17 Punkte JANCIS ROBINSON, Tom Parker: „Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Bursting with red cherry and hints of violet on the nose, there is intrigue and joy here. The palate shows much flesh and vibrancy, with plump red berries at the core. The acid is positively zesty yet lifts the fruit into floral tones rather than washing away the flavour. Fleet-footed and long on the finish. A wine that transparently exhibits the better elements of this vintage.“

- 18 Punkte Rene Gabriels BOREAUX TOTAL, Andre Kunz: „Kunz Fassprobe 18: (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 34 hl/ha, 13.5% vol. Alkohol) Samtenes, dichtes, komplexes, elegantes Bouquet, blaue und schwarze Beeren, Heidelbeeren, fein Pflaumen, Tabak, Duftholz, Korinthen. Dichtverwobener, eleganter Gaumen mit dichter, feiner Frucht, viel feinem Tannin, vielfältiger, süsser, dunkler Aromatik, sehr langer, frischer Abgang mit vielen Rückaromen. Kann noch zulegen.“

- 95 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: „A gem that readers should snatch up is unquestionably the 2017 Domaine De Chevalier, which is based on 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot that spent 18 months in just 35% new French oak. This deeply colored effort offers classic blackberry and blackcurrant fruits as well as medium to full body, complex notes of tobacco, gravelly earth, and chocolate, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. This is a classy, flawlessly balanced 2017 that offers up pleasure even today, yet it will keep for 30+ years. Having just had the good fortune to drink a bottle of the 1920, now at 100 years after the vintage, the longevity of this cuvee should not be underestimated.“

- 96 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: „Lots of blueberry, hot-stone, slate and walnut aromas. Terracotta, too. Iodine. Full-bodied, round and dense with layers of fine tannins. Lovely depth and intensity. Extremely long and focused. Needs three or four years of bottle age just to start. Try after 2024.“

- 17 Punkte VINUM: „Fruchtige Noten von Kirsche, dann ausbaugeprägter; harmonischer Bau, ideale Dichte und Länge, feinkörniges Tannin; hat zu erfreulicher Harmonie gefunden.“