2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc - Pessac-Leognan Grand Cru Classe

Decanter.com – 94 pts – GH: *Round, full, compelling, charming and confident, this has a width and density that is really well worked, calm, not super vibrant but really rich in terms of fruit expression with coolness, white stone fruit flavours and some subtle toasting. Feels structured and well worked, serious but not as tense as many with more fruit persistence and depth than a lot of the whites this year. Perhaps missing a touch of acidity bit this is very good indeed and ends with a zestiness that is really appealing. Tasted twice. Derenoncourt consultants.* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 94 pts – PM: *Helles Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Zarte Kräuterwürze, Nuancen von Pfirsich und Passionsfrucht, Mandarinenzesten und Blütenhonig sind unterlegt. Saftig, gute Komplexität, weißer Tropenfrucht, feiner Säurekern, mineralisch und anhaftend, verfügt über Länge und Potenzial.* - 01/2023

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20 pts: *Komplexe, zurückhaltende Ausbaunoten; voller Ansatz, satte Entwicklung, gut abgestimmte, tragende Säure, grosse Länge: Sehr schöner, harmonischer Wein.*

WeinWisser – 18,5+/20pts – GL, TW: *70 % Sauvignon Blanc, 30 % Sémillon. Delikates Bouquet, Mandarinenzeste, Nektarine, Marokkominze, ein Hauch Jasmin, edler Kreideton. Am eleganten Gaumen mit pfeffrigem Extrakt und balancierter, perfekt stützender Rasse und edlem mineralischem Kern. Im gebündelten, feinaromatischen Finale weiße Blüten, Quitten und Wachsnoten. Der Wein wirkt sehr beruhigend und punktet mit seiner unglaublichen Raffinesse.* – 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 17+/20pts – JR: *70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillon. Cask sample. Light nose but a very convincingly mineral palate. Some real delicacy. How did they manage that? Sleek and smoky. A wine for white-burgundy lovers … Very juicy. I suspect this will go through many stages.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (95-97) pts – AG: *The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is stunning. It exudes textural depth, intensity and pedigree from the very first taste. I imagine it will still be stellar in another few years’ time. For now, it is a wine to think about cellaring. Time brings out dried lemon peel, sage, mint, chamomile, salt and crushed rock scents that lend both vibrancy and complexity. In most vintages, the Blanc is either incredibly steely or ample in feel. In 2022, it is both. Tasted four times.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (92-94) pts – NM: *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.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 96 pts – JL: *Squeeze grapefruits over crushed rocks, and you get the idea of the perfume. The palate is packed with all the sweet, juicy, ripe pineapples, Granny Smith apples, tangerine skins, pomelo, and honeysuckle you could ask for. The wine provides the perfect blend of fresh, juicy citrus, sweetness, lift and creaminess. Drink this young for its youthful exuberance, or age it a few years for more secondary development. The wine blends 70% Sauvignon Blanc with 30% Semillon, 13.8% ABV, 3.28 pH. The harvest took place August 26 - September 5. Drink from 2025-2037.* - 05/2023