Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac Léognan, 2010
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is a worthy sable-mate to the exceptional Rouge. Intensely mineral, stoney bouquet, with notes of cut grass, flowers, citrus, fruit stone and limestone. Splendid creamy texture, packed with melon notes and bright citrus flavours. This has wonderful tension and balance of ripe fruit, bright acidity and lovely saline finish.
critic reviews
The second year running that a Domaine de Chevalier white has featured in my wines of the year (last year it was the 2014), but it is just such a consistently brilliant choice if you are looking for a white Bordeaux that is going to deliver both with food and without. The first hints of quince and waxy lemon arriving at 12 years old as it slides towards tertiary, with the fruit now fully white pear and peach, with touches of frangipane and flaky pastry. Served out of magnum, Olivier Bernard owner.
Pale straw-yellow. Lemon, chamomile, vanilla, ginger and a faint lactic nuance on the restrained, minerally nose. Pliant and sweet in the mouth, offering good concentration and fat to the vinous lemon, guava and grapefruit flavors. Very minerally on the long finish, showing lingering notes of peach, vanilla and coconut. This should age splendidly and will probably be at its best between 2020 and 2035.