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2024 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sauvignon Blanc 70%, Sémillon 30%
Not ready (Drink 2026 - 2037)
Jane Anson
94/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
95-97/100
Antonio Galloni
95-97/100
Shuai Zekun
96-97/100
Neal Martin
94-96/100
James Lawther MW
17+/20
Yohan Castaing
92-94/100
Jeb Dunnuck
92-95/100
Georgie Hindle
94/100
Product: 20241173547

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2024 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

Description

70% Sauvignon Blanc; 30% Sémillon.

This wine is so self-assured, intense with wonderful notes of guava, lime and citron on the fruit scale; with savoury herb, ginger and peach-stone to counterbalance. What stands out is the wine’s wonderful persistence, completeness, detail and endlessly unfolding layers. This will show well early, but it will last an age. Owner Olivier Bernard’s face during our tasting said it all; he has less of a poker-face than his colleague Rémi Edange. He knew he had something very special here, calling it “powerful and caressing”.

Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2024
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Not ready (2026 - 2037)
Grape List Sauvignon Blanc 70%, Sémillon 30%
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine De Chevalier

Critics reviews

Jane Anson 94/100
Full of character, intense, grippy, green apple, white pear, white peach, unripe mango, sage and saffron and just so juicy on the finish. Great potential, clear ageing ability, fragrant and confident. Harvest 4 to 19 September. 33% new oak.
Drink 2025 - 2038
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (Apr 2025)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 95-97/100
After a little shaking, notes of fresh pears, lemon pie, and lime blossoms slowly emerge from the glass, leading to touches of coriander seed and wet pebbles. The light-bodied palate is tightly wound and intense with mineral and citrus layers giving way to a long, chalky finish. Classic great, age-worthy DDC Blanc!
Drink 2027 - 2047
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (May 2025)
Antonio Galloni 95-97/100

The 2024 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc has it all. Powerful yet elegant, deep yet light on its feet, the 2024 is a wine of contrasts and harmony that will thrill readers for many years to come. Nothing in particular stands out, rather it is the wine's balance that carries the day. Chamomile, crushed flowers, chalk and a hint of new oak run through a core of citrus-tinged fruit. The long, sustained finish is remarkable. Superb. Tasted two times.
Drink 2030 - 2054
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Apr 2025)
Shuai Zekun 96-97/100
Beautiful perfumed aromas of fine cream, meringue, ripe guava and spices. Bright and acid-driven with medium to full body and a long, scented finish. Bone-dry and textured. Not a year of huge concentration, but a lot of freshness, length and energy make this a wine to consider seriously. 75% sauvignon blanc and 25% semillon.
Shuai Zekun, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2025)
Neal Martin 94-96/100

The 2024 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc was cropped between September 4 and 16 at 48 hl/ha, with just a tad more Sauvignon in the blend this year. There is impressive intensity on the nose with scents of apple blossom, orange cordial and hints of yellow flowers. It unfolds wonderfully in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a winsome, slightly resinous texture, notes of ginger-infused orange pith and wild peach flavours. Very harmonious and tensile on the finish, this is gearing up to be a superb Domaine de Chevalier Blanc that could well end up at the upper end of my banded score.

Drink 2028 - 2050
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Apr 2025)
James Lawther MW 17+/20

75% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Sémillon. Cask sample.

Aromatically a little reserved. Citrus notes as it opens. Palate dense and structured, the fruit full and precise with plenty of tension behind. Lots of lift and length. Should age as well.
Drink 2027 - 2038
James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2025)
Yohan Castaing 92-94/100
A blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, the 2024 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc reveals aromas of crisp stone fruit, confit citrus and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and layered, it's sappy and bright with a gently oaky frame and a long, ethereal finish.
Drink 2026 - 2044
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate (Apr 2025)
Jeb Dunnuck 92-95/100
Always a classy white from this great estate, the 2024 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is based on 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon, and is aging in equal parts new, once-used, and twice-used barrels. It shows bright, racy acidity and outstanding length, with vibrant notes of crushed citrus, honeyed minerality, mint, and subtle spice. Medium-bodied and impeccably balanced, it should continue to fill out nicely over the course of its élevage. Tasted multiple times.
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2025)
Georgie Hindle 94/100
Citrus zest, nice texture and weight here, really classy and refined but still with a filling mouthfeel and cool freshness. Mouthwatering acidity, sherbet elements with a real grip in the mouth. Great ageing potential with aromatic and flavour intensity.
Drink 2025 - 2035
Georgie Hindle, Decanter.com (Apr 2025)

About this wine

Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan

In 1986 a new communal district was created within Graves, based on the districts of Pessac and Léognan. Pessac-Léognan has the best soils of the region, very similar to those of the Médoc, although the depth of gravel is more variable, and contains all the classed growths of the region. Some of its great names, including Ch. Haut-Brion, even sit serenely and resolutely in Bordeaux's southern urban sprawl.
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