Domaine de Chevalier blanc - Pessac-Léognan 2015

Vinifera

4 / 5

le 31/05/2016

Nez cristallin, magnifique, notes minérales, balsamiques, menthe fraîche, fleurs blanches. Corps au diapason, avec une belle tension et de l’énergie. Élancé dans sa forme, très belle finale complexe.

Decanter.com

95 / 100

par Jane Anson le 02/05/2016

Clearly working in a reductive environment during ageing, emphasising a lovely sense of precision. Mouthwatering, watermelon juiciness, with round citrus underneath. A clear seam of freshness that runs through, and the palate is on an upward trajectory from start to finish with a slow build of wet stones. Yet another superb vintage that proves this is one of the very best white wines in Bordeaux.2017-2028

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-96 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 30/04/2016

Bright and lively with an open, grapefruit, lemon zest, green apple and honeysuckle character, this wine is fresh, rich, refreshing and long with a crisp, stony, sweet, citrus-filled finish.

Jancis Robinson

18 /

par Jancis Robinson le 28/04/2016

Smoky, stony nose - obviously 'serious'. Very distinctive. Very mineral. Bone dry. Juicy. An absolutely model dry-white-bordeaux-style wine. Oakiness not an issue. All vineyard. Drink 2019-2030

Vinous

93-96 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 27/04/2016

One of the clear wines of the vintage, the 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is a stunner. Rich and intense, yet also finely cut, the 2015 dazzles from the very first taste. A host of lemon confit, white peach and slate notes race across the palate. Remarkably fresh and vivid, the 2015 offers an alluring interplay of textural creaminess and energy. I imagine the 2015 will age effortlessly for decades, as these wines do. The 2015 is 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, fermented in barrel, with blocked malo. Domaine de Chevalier's Blanc remains a reference point, perhaps the reference point, for dry white wine in Bordeaux. Don't miss it!

timatkin.com

93 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 20/04/2016

René Gabriel

19 / 20

le 10/04/2016

Jamessuckling.com

97-98 / 100

par James Suckling le 05/04/2016

Incredible depth of fruit and density. Full and powerful with so much fruit and richness yet remains fresh and clean. Purity. Massive yet vibrant and electric. Minerality length. Love the to taste this.

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

par James Molesworth le 04/04/2016

A distinctive style, with a rich core of tangerine, peach and Jonagold apple flavors that stretch out through the long finish, picking up salted butter, honeysuckle and mineral accents. Somewhat Burgundian in style, with more than enough stuffing to cellar once bottled.—J.M.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Neal Martin

The 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, which is matured in around 40% new oak, has a refined bouquet with gooseberry, lime, almond and grapefruit aromas, the oak neatly interwoven, gradually unfolding in the glass yet remaining focused. The palate has an almost flinty opening, very edgy but not shrill, a tensile and linear Domaine de Chevalier Blanc that is driven by the acidity, touches of crustacea coming through on the energetic finish. There is a twist of sour lemon and chalk popping up on the aftertaste. This is a great, intellectual, comparatively more reserved white from Olivier Bernard. Drink 2019-2040