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Domaine de Chevalier 1989
HED86139
75 cl
13.5%
£135.00
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Domaine de Chevalier is a prestigious wine property in the Pessac-Léognan appellation of the Graves region. The winery and vineyards are located south of the city of Bordeaux, in the commune of Léognan. This is the estate’s grand vin from the 1989 vintage. An unusually warm and dry growing season for the region, Bordeaux 1989 saw an early harvest which produced wines with acidity, fruit and tannins in beautiful equilibrium.
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The 1989 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge is a vintage that I have encountered several times previously and certainly has more charm than the 1995. Quite deep in colour, it has a winsome bouquet with black fruit, warm gravel, black truffle and smoky notes, becoming increasingly animally with time. The palate is medium-bodied and actually reminded me of the 1989 Haut-Brion, albeit without the same structured and depth. Notes of raspberry preserve, veins of earthiness with leather and cedar towards the finish, this is probably now à point. It is not quite the best bottle of the 1989 I have drunk, yet it remains a really lovely Domaine de Chevalier.Neal Martin1st August 2018
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In addition to its highly renowned first wine, the domaine also produces a second wine from young vines, L’Esprit de Chevalier, and small amounts of a third wine, Pessac-Léognan de Domaine de Chevalier. Key varieties include the traditional Bordeaux grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc for reds and Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon for whites.