Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2016
| Distrikt | Péssac-Léognan |
| Druvor | Merlot, Petit Verdot |
| Årgång | 2016 |
| Fyllighet | 9 |
| Fruktsyra | 9 |
| Strävhet | 9 |
| Procucenter | Domaine de Chevalier |
| Artikelnr | Domaine de Chevalier 409 |
| Lagerstatus | |
| Förpackningsmaterial | Trälåda OWC |
| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
| Avnjutes mellan | 2021 - 2039 |
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Andreas Larsson - Tasted
Youthful, intense nose with fine layers, elegant oak and mild smokiness, coffee, classical inky dark fruit and tobacco notes. The palate is dense but rounded with grainy extract, voluminous and layered with tobacco scented dark fruit with a very long and fine-tuned finish.
VertdeVin
The nose is fruity, aromatic, elegant, straight and offers freshness. It reveals slight notes of crushed blackberry, crushed strawberry and slight notes of cassis associated with hints of pepper, slight notes of cacao/coffee, racy minerality and a slight grilled hint/smoke. The palate is fruity, fine, well-balanced, fluid, elegant and offers a nice tension, richness (but well-balanced thanks to a beautiful freshness), a beautiful finesse, a beautiful straightness as well as a beautiful structure. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, cassis and slight notes of fresh wild strawberry associated with woody hints, cacao/dark chocolate and slight notes of racy minerality. Tannins are fine and well-built. Good length. Beautiful potential!
Wine Enthusiast
This elegant wine wears its firm tannic structure lightly. It is densely textured, just starting on its road to maturity. Black-plum and berry fruits give the wine its weight as much as the tannins. It will age well over many years. Drink from 2026.
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
There is a depth of color and an even better depth of flavor. Smoke a Cohiba Behike in a fruit orchard and you get the idea of the perfume. On the palate, there are layers of elegant, silky textured fruits with sweetness, purity and richness. The finish keeps on going. The wine here is known for aging, so give it 12 years or more before opening a bottle and drink over the next 20-25 years, at least! There is no doubt, this is the finest vintage of Domaine de Chevalier Rouge ever produced, although the 2018 could be even better in the years to come!
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it rocks up with expressive warm plums, blueberry compote and cassis scents with suggestions of sandalwood, baking spices and potpourri. Medium-bodied and delicately styled yet with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, it sports restrained earth-laced fruit and a long finish.
James Suckling
Aromas of blackberries, red and dark plums, cedar and gravel, as well as red flowers and brown-leaf tea. It offers a very sleek and powerful array of ripe dark fruit and a very plush, focused and elegant bed of fresh, fine and powerful tannins. Plenty of aging potential, this is still quite tight. A blend of 55 per cent cabernet sauvignon, 35 per cent merlot, five per cent cabernet franc and five per cent petit verdot. Try from 2024.
Druvor
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot & 5% Cabernet Franc.
Tasting note
'The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it rocks up with expressive warm plums, blueberry compote and cassis scents with suggestions of sandalwood, baking spices and potpourri. Medium-bodied and delicately styled yet with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, it sports restrained earth-laced fruit and a long finish.'
Robert Parker Wine Advocate