Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2023
Pessac-Léognan
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£275.00
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Arriving: Spring 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2030 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2050 |
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Critic scores
96 RP, 95 NM, 96 AG, 96 JS, 95 JA
Critic reviews
"The 2023 Domaine de Chevalier has turned out beautifully in bottle, offering aromas of sweet cherries, dark wild berries, licorice, mulberries and peony. Medium- to full-bodied, it is rich yet supple, layered and textured, framed by powdery tannins and concluding with a long, precise and perfumed finish. A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, it should gain an additional dimension of depth and complexity with time in the cellar."
Yohan Castaing, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Domaine de Chevalier has a very refined and focused bouquet with blackberry, black olive and light tobacco scents that discreetly unfold in the glass. Wonderful delineation and sense of classicism. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit. Good body and grip, a symmetry here that is almost unique among the Pessac-Léognan '23s tasted. Beautiful. NB: A second bottle at the château was tighter and more backward, suggesting a long-term Domaine de Chevalier."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Domaine de Chevalier is terrific. Silky, aromatic and elegant, the 2023 is a fine effort for the year. Crushed flowers, pomegranate, blood orange, cinnamon and dark raspberry all build in the glass. The 2023 does not quite reach the level of the very best vintages, and yet it has a lot to offer. Time brings out lovely minerality, energy and persistence. I loved it. Tasted three times."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"The aromas of tobacco, thyme, black currant, and black berry with dark earth follow through to a medium body with creamy and polished tannins that caress your palate and deliver a beautiful young Pessac. So pretty and lively. 63% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 2% cabernet franc. Better in a few years but already so beautiful and polished."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"As good as it was En Primeur; perhaps a little more reticent at this point, with firm tannins and the depth and signature that is going to carry it through the years. Classically balanced, finessed, juicy, cassis and pomegranate with coiled promise, one of those wines that at at 8 to 10 year mark you are going to be so thrilled you own. 35% new oak for ageing, Bernard family owners. 30hl/h yield, in organic conversion. Tasted twice."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com
Yohan Castaing, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Domaine de Chevalier has a very refined and focused bouquet with blackberry, black olive and light tobacco scents that discreetly unfold in the glass. Wonderful delineation and sense of classicism. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit. Good body and grip, a symmetry here that is almost unique among the Pessac-Léognan '23s tasted. Beautiful. NB: A second bottle at the château was tighter and more backward, suggesting a long-term Domaine de Chevalier."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Domaine de Chevalier is terrific. Silky, aromatic and elegant, the 2023 is a fine effort for the year. Crushed flowers, pomegranate, blood orange, cinnamon and dark raspberry all build in the glass. The 2023 does not quite reach the level of the very best vintages, and yet it has a lot to offer. Time brings out lovely minerality, energy and persistence. I loved it. Tasted three times."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"The aromas of tobacco, thyme, black currant, and black berry with dark earth follow through to a medium body with creamy and polished tannins that caress your palate and deliver a beautiful young Pessac. So pretty and lively. 63% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 2% cabernet franc. Better in a few years but already so beautiful and polished."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"As good as it was En Primeur; perhaps a little more reticent at this point, with firm tannins and the depth and signature that is going to carry it through the years. Classically balanced, finessed, juicy, cassis and pomegranate with coiled promise, one of those wines that at at 8 to 10 year mark you are going to be so thrilled you own. 35% new oak for ageing, Bernard family owners. 30hl/h yield, in organic conversion. Tasted twice."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com