2014 Domaine de Chevalier 6 Pack

97 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Superb colour: a very deep red/purple hue. The bouquet is big, rich, ripe, voluminous. Some vanilla and chocolate, plus rich black fruits. The palate is full-bodied, lush and again voluminous, loaded with fruit and tannin. A superb wine of long-term potential. Lots of oak but not overdone. Impressive wine. (30% merlot, 5% petit verdot)

93 POINTS

Neal Martin - Wine Advocate

The 2014 Domaine de Chevalier has a wonderful bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry coulis and iodine-tinged aromas that seem to envelop the senses. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, superb acidity and a sense of symmetry that is uncommon in the 2014 vintage. This is a sophisticated, precise wine from Olivier Bernard that could be one of top wines of the vintage. There is an approachability to this Domaine de Chevalier, which you do not always find, however I would be inclined to give this 3-4 years in bottle.

93 POINTS

Neal Martin - Vinous

The 2014 Domaine de Chevalier has a classy, quite sophisticated bouquet with blackberry, boysenberry, graphite and brine aromas that feel very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, quite saline in the mouth with a brisk, lightly spiced, white pepper sprinkled finish that lingers long in the mouth. Olivier Bernard has crafted quite a sublime 2014 Pessac-Léognan. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

93 POINTS

Jane Anson - Decanter Magazine

Seriously dark purple in colour, this is crowded aromatically in the best possible way, offering an array of dark fruits, rosemary and cinnamon spice. Opens up on the palate eventually but still clearly young, needs time to soften the edges, a touch of austerity and hardness to the fruit at first, the angles are still closed and tight, but great persistency points to the quality, and this is going to age well.

92 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Focused, with a graphite edge that runs from start to finish alongside the dark plum and blackberry purée flavors. Reveals a pretty echo of anise through the finish, which has latent depth. Solid. Best from 2018 through 2026. 10,000 cases made.