2020 Domaine de Chevalier L'Esprit de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan Rouge
Since 1986, the planting of young vines has meant that the DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER had to craft a second wine, in both white and red.
L’ESPRIT… The Spirit is also a way of making a wine.
The Bernard Family, by calling its second wine L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, wanted above all for it to carry the hall-mark of Chevalier and to reflect the « Spirit » of the estate, combining powerfulness and complexity but also finesse and elegance in total respect of the terroir.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Pessac-Léognan Blanc |
| Winery | [L&A] Domaine de Chevalier |
| Vintage(s) | 2020 |
| Color | Red |
| Varietal(s) | Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 30%, Petit Verdot 5% |
Since 1986, the planting of young vines has meant that the DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER had to craft a second wine, in both white and red.
L’ESPRIT… The Spirit is also a way of making a wine.
The Bernard Family, by calling its second wine L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER, wanted above all for it to carry the hall-mark of Chevalier and to reflect the « Spirit » of the estate, combining powerfulness and complexity but also finesse and elegance in total respect of the terroir.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Pessac-Léognan Blanc |
| Winery | [L&A] Domaine de Chevalier |
| Vintage(s) | 2020 |
| Color | Red |
| Varietal(s) | Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 30%, Petit Verdot 5% |
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| Closure | Technical Cork |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 14.0% |
| Product Code | 6DCV4PLEC20 |
| UPC | 3760290643000 |
| Inventory | In Stock |
Tasting notes
Very intense color, black in the middle.
Deep and ripe nose of red and black berries, spic-es and fresh peat humus and heather.
Concentrated palate of black fruits and superb tightly-woven tannins developing fresh and liquo-rice flavors of pine forests.
The lively fruity flesh coats and sheaths these tan-nins. Structured, dense wine, promised to keep well. Very good overall balance, in line with a great wine.
Viticulture
CURRENT SPECIFICATION SHEET OF THE DOMAINE
Appellation : Pessac-Léognan
Soil : gravel on clay-gravel subsoil
White wine 7 ha – great wine 18 000 bottles
Red wine 60 ha – great wine 100 000 bottles
Currently in organic conversion:
White : 2020 - > label in 2023
Red: 2021 - > label in 2024
Vinification
The red L’ESPRIT DE CHEVALIER is aged for 14 months in oak barrels, one third of which are renewed each year.
It is an appealing wine, ready to be appreciated between 3 and 5 years earlier than the main wine.
Winery Description
The Domaine de Chevalier located in Léognan, the Capital town of the Graves Region has a long history. It appears on the famous map of Pierre de Belleyme in 1783. In 1983 the estate was purchased by the Bernard Fami-ly, N° 1 in France on the spirits market and a major negociant of premium Bordeaux wines.
It has been run ever since by Olivier Bernard who perpetuates that spirit of balance and the constant drive for perfection which have been the hallmark of this outstanding wine.
The red Domaine de Chevalier, the flagship of the Pessac-Léognan appellation belongs to the elite of the great classified growths of Bordeaux.
The white Domaine de Chevalier is recognized as one of the world’s finest dry wines.