"...endowed with real complexity and classicism...94-96 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com
"...a total stunner...95-97 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com
2025 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge is released this afternoon, at £216 per six in bond. Scores from the major critics are excellent, as high as 97-98 points from James Suckling. The style this year epitomises the 2025 vintage, with the finished wine at just 12.5% abv, described by Neal Martin as offering "real complexity and classicism".
The 2025 is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, was harvested between September 11 and 26—an unusually early finish—with yields of 35 hectoliters per hectare. This vintage is all about precision and finesse and, judging by our experience of tasting the '25, we think you will love it too.
Offered en primeur, on allocation. Landing spring 2028.
Magnums available with £25 ex-VAT bottling surcharge per six, please enquire for other formats.
All previous offers of 2025 Bordeaux can be found here.
Producer Profile
Domaine de Chevalier
Domaine de Chevalier is a Grand Cru Classé de Graves estate in the commune of Pessac-Léognan. The estate dates to at least the late 17th century. In 1983 it was purchased by the Bernard family and 23 year old Olivier Bernard took charge, expanding the vineyards and carrying out extensive replanting.
Today the estate has 45 hectares under vine, 40 for red grapes and 5 for white. The vineyards are planted to 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot for the red wines and 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon for the white wines.
| RED | 2025 | Domaine de Chevalier | 75cl | £216 per case of 6 | Domaine de Chevalier 2025 / / 75cl £216 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Beautiful depths, precision and clarity on the aromatics, delivers juice and depth with clarity of cassis and blackcurrant flavour. There is still the grip of the vintage in terms of its structure, but this is an estate where you can feel totally confident that things will widen and deepen over ageing. 3.71pH. Harvest September 3 to 29. 30% new oak. In organic conversion. Derenoncourt Consultants, Olivier Bernard owner working with his sons Adrien and Hugo. Tasted twice. 2030-2040. 94 points" janeanson.com------"The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier, a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, was harvested between September 11 and 26—an unusually early finish—with yields of 35 hectoliters per hectare. It reveals a bouquet marked by oak, with notes of spice, dark berries, lead pencil and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and deep, it’s built around a substantial chassis of tannins and framed by powdery, youthful structure, concluding with a long, firm and structured finish, reflecting the wine’s inherent density. 93-95 points" Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com------"The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier was picked from 11 to 26 September at 38 hl/ha with an alcohol level of 12.5%. This is perfumed on the nose with raspberry, cassis and light iris flower scents, just a touch of truffle in the background. You need to wait because this "grows" in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with granular tannins. Very harmonious, quintessentially Pessac, gravel-tinged black fruit, almost pillowy in texture, yet there is certainly decent structure here with just the right amount of grip towards the finish. It will require less bottle age than, say, the 2020 or 2022, yet it is endowed with real complexity and classicism. It is Domaine de Chevalier, after all. 2030 - 2060. 94-96 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com------"The 2025 Domaine de Chevalier is a total stunner. The oak imprint is a bit strong, but the 2025 possesses notable richness and textural depth to handle it all. Signature red-toned fruit and floral overtones soar through the layered, expansive close. 2035 - 2075. 95-97 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"The depth of fruit comes through clearly, with a medium body and plenty of berry, chocolate, walnut and bark aromas. Creamy and polished, with a lovely texture and a long and rather endless finish. Soft and precise. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 5% petit verdot. 97-98 points" jamessuckling.com |
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