2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
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A real star in 2022, Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is a blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon. Rich and layered on the palate, ripe apricot, tangerine and lemon oil notes are punctuated by fresh tarragon and chervil. While the wine is rich and weighty, with a round mouthfeel, lively acidity brightens the wine, giving it great energy. Dense, stony minerality adds an interesting textural component. A lively yet serious style that contradicts the heat of the vintage.
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James Suckling
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
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The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc was picked from 22 August to 1 September. It has an instantly satisfying bouquet as it "launches" scents of passion fruit, lemon rind and patisserie scents, very well-defined and focused. The palate is intense on the entry and impressive in weight and density. Perhaps there's not quite the tension of the previous vintage, but it is long and thickly textured on the finish. Excellent.
The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc does not have the bandwidth of La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc on the nose, slightly more malic, though it gains complexity in the glass, with touches of nettle and orange blossom emerging. The palate is slightly honeyed on the entry, a more powerful and sunny expression of the growing season, weighty with a pleasing oiliness and spiciness towards the finish. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
About the producer
Since buying the property in 1983, the Bernard family has cemented Domaine de Chevalier’s reputation as one of the Graves’s finest red and white wine producers, known for their sophisticated and elegant wines.