Sans commentaire de ma part…

Les notes sont, comme d’habitude, nichées dans un mouchoir de poche : entre 93 et 97.

Anthocyanes doit être vert de rage de n’être point cité.

B&D est mutique

Vinifera : 93/100

Intensité et richesse de texture pour ce vin velouté, marqué par sa densité de fruit, assez plein et juteux, sérieux. Très beau cru au style sûr, qui sera selon son prix sans doute à nouveau une priorité d'achat.

J. Suckling : 96-97/100

Iron, black mushroom and dark berry with some burnt orange peel. Flowers, too. It’s full-bodied with round tannins that turn linear and tight at the end. Excellent energy. Brightness and purity.

Bettane & Desseauve : 96/100

Vinous – A. Galloni : 95-97/100

The 2020 Domaine de Chevalier is going to need a number of years to unwind. Rich, heady and super-concentrated, the 2020 is so impressive, right out of the gate. Crushed rocks, rose petal, cedar, pomegranate and mint all build as the 2020 shows off its vibrant, layered personality. Domaine de Chevalier remains one of the most under the radar wines in all of Bordeaux. The 2020 is an absolutely brilliant effort from Olivier Bernard and his team. Tasted two times.

Jeb Dunnuck : 95-97/100

From an estate that’s been on fire over the past decade, the 2020 Domaine De Chevalier is another brilliant wine in the making and checks in as 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc. Offering impressive cassis and darker berry fruits, it has complex notes of crushed flowers, violets, and damp earth-like nuances. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with ultra-fine tannins and a silky, layered, seamless texture, it shines for both its richness and its balance. It also shuts down quite quickly, so if you’re going to drink bottles, try one in its youth. Otherwise, be sure to give bottles 7-8 years in a cold cellar. It should have 30-40 years of overall longevity.

Wine Advocate : 95-97/100

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Domaine de Chevalier comes skipping out of the glass with energetic scents of ripe red and black currants, fresh blackberries and boysenberries, plus nuances of wild sage, cloves and cedar with a waft of lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate surprises and delights with an unexpected richness and depth that remains locked away on the nose, revealing layers of fragrant earth and floral notions framed by fantastic freshness and firm, finely grained tannins, finishing with the most gorgeous, long-lingering perfume.

Terre de Vins : 95-96/100

Decanter : 95/100

Concentrated ruby red colour, a little subdued on the nose, built with structure and power, concentrated and should age well. Classical, powerful, not exuberant, an impressive Chevalier that has tannins and fruit and freshness, nothing shouting too loud. As it opens, you see a peony floral edge that is very attractive. Easily among the best in Pessac.

Le Figaro Vin : 94-97/100

Un nez vibrant de fruits rouges et noirs entrant en résonnance les uns avec les autres, et une délicatesse florale d'iris et de pivoine tout à fait ensorcelante. En bouche, une merveilleuse alliance de tabac chaud, et une texture assez fine malgré le bois. Un vin plus cavalier que chevalier, où l'on sent la chaleur d'un mois d'août, et une belle finale saline.

JM Quarin : 94/100

Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr et suave, avec un fond de cuir mouillé et de crème. Moelleux à l’attaque, juteux en milieu de bouche, très caressant, le vin prend de l’ampleur avec douceur entre le milieu et la finale. Il s’achève savoureux et long, délicatement tramé, sans angle tannique.

Jacques Perrin : 93+/100

Nez discret, avec une belle profondeur. Bouche raffinée, très belle dimension tactile sur ce vin, un peu retenu, très fin, très élégant, éthéré.

Vinous - A. Galloni : 94-96/100

The 2020 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is fabulous. Bright and airy in the glass, the 2020 bristles with energy. Lemon confit, crushed rocks, mint and white pepper all pulse with tons of vibrancy. This finely-cut, chiseled white is going to need a number of years to be at its best, but it is so impressive and so full of potential. Bright saline notes punctuate the dazzling finish. Time in the glass brings out the wine's texture and layers. The Blanc is one of the world's great wines, hands down.

Decanter : 95/100

An excellent white with precision, flesh and confidence, sure to age well. A ton of white pear and some soft pepper spice keeps up the pace and lift from beginning to end, and the intensity continues to build after the wine has left the palate - a sure sign of something special happening. A yield of 43hl/ha. Tasted twice. Unusual for me to score the red and white Chevalier at the same level, but both are extremely successful in this vintage.